| One of the most common questions I
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| | there and work our way outward to a
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| receive: "I'm having pain in my knees and
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| | solution? I think so.
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| joints. My knees even hurt when I get on
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| | Have your hormone levels checked. A few
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| the bikes at the gym. Is there a certain
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| | simple blood tests will let your doctor
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| exercise that can help in strengthening
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| | know if you are hypothyroid (be sure to
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| my knees, or any other advice you can
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| | run free and reverse T3/T4 - many doctors
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| give? Someone said to take fish oil."
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| | only run TSH, which is not adequate) or
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| Osteoarthritis, or "wear and tear
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| | if you have other hormonal issues.
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| arthritis", is actually common at any
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| | Resolve those first.
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| age, although more common as we get older
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| | Again, and I cannot stress this enough,
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| and remain physically active.
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| | many hormone issues are resolved
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| May people suffer joint pain because of
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| | naturally through exercise and nutrition.
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| the opposite - inactivity. In fact, I
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| | Trust me, as I have ALL of them. My
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| believe this is the root cause of most
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| | hormones took an early nosedive in my
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| joint issues that have nothing to do with
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| | 20s. Even though I require natural
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| injury. Like anything else, we either use
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| | hormones to make up for a defective
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| our joints or we loose our joints. Over
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| | pituitary, my hormone requirements are
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| the years, if you've lived a sedentary
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| | now less than half of what they were.
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| life, you'll find that the body shifts
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| | Through training and eating properly, I
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| its biochemistry to support only what you
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| | have managed to cut my medications in
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| are requiring it to do.
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| | half from the time when I was obese.
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| One of the things I speak about is how
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| | That's the power of exercise and
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| the body and mind work together.
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| | nutrition.
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| Unfortunately, this is one of those times
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| | Let's assume that your hormones are fine.
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| when the mind has a mind of it's own. I'm
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| | What if you're just having "natural" wear
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| going to go out on a limb here and voice
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| | and tear? Well, there are some great
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| my enthusiastic opinion on what's going
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| | places to start before you go diving
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| on. Some doctors will pitch and scream
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| | head-long for the cortisone injections.
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| about this, but others back me 100%. I'll
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| | First, do consider fish oil. Fish oil
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| let you decide. Then I'll give you some
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| | (EPA/DHA in the correct ratios, such as
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| great solutions for helping knee and
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| | in Carlson's Brand) works wonders for the
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| joint pain that's not being caused by a
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| | joints and connective tissues, as well as
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| chronic injury.
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| | being one of the healthiest substances
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| First, there's our old friend calcium.
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| | you can put in your body. Fish oil has
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| Calcium is touted heavily for conditions
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| | been shown to reduce inflammatory markers
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| such as osteoporosis - however, the media
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| | related to heart disease, reduce blood
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| is only giving you one segment of the
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| | pressure, lessen the likelihood of
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| story. The real culprit here is your
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| | stroke, and even control blood sugar
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| hormones. As you age, unless you remain
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| | levels. Many Type 2 diabetics have
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| physically active (even more-so than when
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| | removed themselves (under a doctor's
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| you were young), the body alters its
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| | care) from medication with the help of
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| hormonal production. Thyroid levels and
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| | fish oil, exercise and proper nutrition.
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| testosterone levels decrease. Low
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| | Again, "proper nutrition" is not a
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| testosterone has been directly linked to
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| | one-size-fits-all prescription. If you're
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| problems with bone density. The lower the
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| | 55 and obese, you do not want to role
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| levels, the more brittle the bone can
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| | model a 25-year-old personal trainer
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| become.
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| | whose only fat resides between his ears.
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| Enter osteoporosis.
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| | Listen to someone who's been there. That
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| These hormones also cause a drain on the
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| | makes for certainty, and certainty is the
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| body's nutrients, including calcium.
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| | key to success.
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| However, replacing calcium will no more
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| | Next, look into a three-supplement
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| cure the problem in many cases than, say,
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| | "stack" I recommend to some of my clients
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| replacing water from a bucket with a hole
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| | who really suffer from joint pain: MSM
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| in it. You have to plug the hole - and
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| | (Methylsulfonylmethane), Glucosamine and
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| that is best done through hormonal
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| | Chondroitin. Each works is a slightly
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| management, dietary shifts, and exercise.
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| | different way. Glucosamine has the most
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| Let's take thyroid: the Mayo Clinic
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| | amount of medical research behind it, but
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| published an article just last week on
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| | MSM is deemed as a "miracle cure" for a
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| the connection between low thyroid and
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| | lot of people. For others, it has limited
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| joint problems and muscle pain. I
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| | use - but the 'stack' is the best natural
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| overcame hypothyroidism and the
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| | approach I've found, when combined with
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| associated joint pain that accompanied
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| | fish oil, for relieving joints and
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| it. You can, too. It takes some work, and
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| | muscles from non-injury-related pain.
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| in some cases some medical intervention,
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| | Dosages vary, but a good start would be:
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| but often thyroid levels can be managed
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| | Glucosamine: 1,000mg per 100 pounds of
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| naturally.
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| | body weight
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| A friend of mine, Jackie Lee, at age 72,
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| | Chondroitin: 400mg 2-3x per day
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| looks 52 at best - and acts 22. She still
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| | MSM: 1,000mg 2x per day
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| tumbles, dances, teaches yoga, competes
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| | Fish oil: 2-4 grams per day in liquid
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| in figure and even bodybuilding shows -
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| | form (Carlson's lemon-flavored fish oil
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| and she's been hypothyroid for decades.
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| | actually tastes good)
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| She manages it through a combination of
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| | Again, be sure to pass these
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| specific amino acids, her lifestyle
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| | recommendations by your physician.
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| nutrition plan (she's a vegetarian; I am
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| | Last, but not least, move. You may want
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| not), and of course exercise. Her story
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| | to start with Yoga, believe it or not.
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| is quite inspiring.
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| | Yoga can relieve joint and muscle pain
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| Now, since we know that thyroid,
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| | like you would not believe. I used Yoga
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| testosterone, and other bodily hormones
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| | stretches when I injured my lower back in
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| have a lot to do with joint and muscle
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| | 2002, and the healing was remarkable.
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| pain, doesn't it make sense to start
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