Joint disease is a relatively common health issue. If you are over 30, an athlete, and/or a person at risk of inflammatory joint disease, you often talk about finding the best supplements for joints to improve joint health and joint issues. If you do not want to take medication, you can boost your diet with natural supplements, such as Genuwell™ for Joint Health as well as make certain lifestyle changes.

Factors Affecting Joint Health

Aging, injury, and overuse may lead to worn cartilage, weakened joints, and joint disease. This often results in loss of flexibility, stiffness, pain, and inflammation. The knee, hip, hand, shoulder, and spinal joints are more often affected. They may become stiff due to loss of fluid in the tissue or loss of tissue elasticity.
Once they become stiff, you may experience trouble walking, bending, or twisting, or loss of mobility. This can interfere with daily activities and your overall quality of life.
If you have family members who suffer from joint problems, your genes might put you more at risk of developing similar joint discomfort, pain and swelling now or in the future. You may wonder if the best supplements for joints can help you prevent, delay or reduce those symptoms.

Common Joint Diseases

Arthritis is the most common form of joint disease and it can happen to anyone. Common types of arthritis include:

• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): JIA is the most common type of arthritis in children and teens. The autoimmune disease causes joint pain and inflammation, especially in the hand, wrist, elbow, knee, or ankle.

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): RA is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes joint and tissue inflammation. It is more common in middle age but can happen at any age. Genetics is a major risk factor and there is a 60% chance of inheriting the disease if your parents carry this bad gene. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, and swelling of the joints in the hand, wrist, or feet, especially in the mornings.

• Osteoarthritis (OA): OA is the most common form of arthritis, and symptoms appear around middle age. It happens when the cartilage between two joints wears down. This makes the bones rub together, resulting in stiffness, swelling, and pain.

Gout: Gout is a painful, complex form of inflammatory arthritis that can affect anyone. In general, it affects one joint at a time and most often the big toe and is due to a build-up of uric acid crystals in the joint. The symptoms are sudden and severe episodes of tenderness, pain, swelling and redness in the affected area.

There are other inflammatory disorders such as psoriatic arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus that can also lead to chronic arthritis and joint pain.
Consider asking your doctor about the best supplements for joints if you are at risk of inflammatory joint disease.

Choosing the Right Joint Health Option

Acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, are first-line treatments for joint inflammation and pain. But these medications are not meant to be taken long-term due to harmful side effects.
There are also natural or herbal supplements for joint and arthritis such as glucosamine, omega-3, chondroitin, and Genuwell™. These supplements are used to support joint health, reduce the rate of cartilage degradation and/or provide anti-inflammatory effects. These supplements are generally well tolerated and more adapted for chronic use.
Genuwell™ is a formulated Boswellia serrata extract (BSE). Boswellia has been clinically tested on OA patients and proven to reduce osteoarthritis symptoms, such as knee pain and swelling, and improve joint function. Boswellia actively reduces the level of enzymes causing both inflammation and pain.

Joint Health Tips

You can maintain strong healthy joints by:

• Staying active but balancing activity and rest

• Having a healthy weight

• Eating foods rich in calcium, vitamin D, and anti-inflammatory compounds

• Doing low-impact exercises such as yoga or Tai-Chi

• Practicing proper body mechanics

• Taking the best supplements for joints

Joint Health Matters at Kondor Pharma

If you are interested in learning more about Genuwell™ for Joint Health, you can find more information about this approved natural health product on the Kondor Pharma website. You can also contact us at +1-800-892-6981.