Joint Supplements For Arthritis Pain
There's no known cure for osteoarthritis, but many people looking for pain relief are turning to joint supplements that contain glucosamine and chondroitin. In fact, Americans spent $753 million on those over-the-counter supplements last year alone, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. Consumer Reports tested 16 popular glucosamine-chondroitin supplements, evaluating three samples of each. First the samples were tested to see whether they contained the amount of glucosamine and chondroitin that the label indicated. Testers also conducted a dissolution test, which measures how well tablets and caplets break down in water within an hour, and they tested for heavy metals such as mercury and lead. Tests show that none of the supplements contained worrisome levels of lead or other toxic metals and all of the products contained their labeled amounts of glucosamine, but Nature Made Triple Flex Triple Strength averaged only 65 percent of the labeled amount of chondroitin. Six othe...