What is osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is aquite common disease that mostly affects people past the age of 50.

Which joints are most affected?

Osteoarthritis affects many areas but some joints are more targeted. There is primarily osteoarthritis of the knee, gonarthrosis, and osteoarthritis of the hip, coxarthrosis. Both of these patients often require a fairly extensive surgical procedure.

Is osteoarthritis a disease?

It is not not a bone disease but a disease of the cartilage. Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of cartilage . The latter is the substance that covers the bones and allows them to slide properly over each other.

What does conventional medicine offer as a treatment?

A physician will usually prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs (Voltaren, Ibuprofen,...) to osteoarthritis patients. However, for me, these products all have the same problem: although these anti-inflammatories relieves the patient, they also worsen their case by promoting the degradation of articular cartilage. The worst of them? Cortisone. It is remarkable as a painkiller but it radically destroys the cartilage. It is therefore necessary to avoid these treatments and to turn earlier to the possibilities offered by natural medicine.

What are the possibilities offered by natural medicine?

To treat osteoarthritis in my osteoarthritis patients, I will recommend two natural products:

1. The first contains glucosamine and a derivative of applepectin. This association has shown a reconstituting and restructuring effect on cartilage. Glucosamine has been used with great success for many years.
2. The second one contains an extract of New Zealand green-lipped mussels. The latter cumulates 3 very interesting properties that make it an exceptional product:
   1) Anti-inflammatory action: Arthrosics suffer 'inflammation at the level of the joints.
   2) Protective action of my stomach mucosa: Contrary to chemical anti-inflammatories, the green
   lipped mussel does not have a harmful effect on our stomach. There is no need to fear taking this mold long term, you
   ll not get an ulcer at the stomach.
   3) Joint protective action: It helps repair joints that are worn out.

How to be sure of the effectiveness of the green lipped mussel?

One of the best proofs of its effectiveness is that we use it with extremely dramatic results in animals. If your four-legged pet is elderly, bedridden or has difficulty moving around, you put it on a green-lipped mold. You will see afterwards that he is going to gambol again like in his best years.