Are There Any Effective Natural

Arthritis Supplements?

Arthritis sufferers number in the tens of millions, worldwide, making it one of the most common health complaints, along with all the attendant symptoms of joint pain and swelling.

While steroid and chemical based solutions can help, natural arthritis supplements are considered by many to be better – less aggressive, and with fewer side-effects, but are they effective?

To answer this, we need to understand what the active components are, and how they help to prevent arthritis, and the symptoms that go with it. Usually, natural arthritis supplements contain a high level of the fatty acid known as omega-3.

This is present in fish and shellfish, and is a natural anti-inflammatory, working to prevent the unnecessary release of liquids that the immune system produces in error in response to a so-called autoimmune disease (such as asthma or arthritis.)

Now, there are a number of natural supplements on the market – usually these are based on plant extracts, or fish oils. Plant extracts come with some of their own issues (ranging from laxative effects to causing high blood pressure) and fish oils tend to concentrate on a narrow focus of conditions.

However, there is one shellfish that was discovered by the Maori of New Zealand to help relieve (and indeed prevent) joint pain, swelling and arthritis, as well as providing a whole raft of additional health benefits – the green lipped mussel.

 

The Additional Benefits of Green Lipped Mussel Natural Arthritis Supplements

The green lipped mussel was examined by scientists and they found that it contained:

• One of the highest levels of omega-3 of any foodstuff;

• A collection of MPS’s (mucopolysaccharides), vital to metabolism and growth;

• A unique balance of minerals, vitamins and nutrients valuable to human life.

Besides the natural anti-inflammatory nature of the omega-3 fatty acids, the green lipped mussel can also help with various other ailments, including combating free radicals caused by ingestion of toxins, thanks to the unique blend of nutrients. Some scientists have gone so far as to call the mussel a complete whole food.

To get these additional benefits, which are beneficial to asthma sufferers, arthritis sufferers, and people who have no health issues at all, there are two options: eat the mussel raw, or find a process that can extract all the goodness.

Originally, the processes used would reduce the mussel to an omega-3 Rich oil, but this would lose all the additional benefits by cooking out the extra nutrients (up to 90% of them!)

This is what makes Maxalife’s green lipped mussel powder capsules one of the absolute best natural arthritis supplements. They use the freshest mussels picked from the cleanest water, and processed using a non-aggressive two stage process that leaves all the vital nutrients intact (compared to other green lipped mussel supplements where they cook or freeze the mussels, during or prior to the extraction process, which destroys most of the mussel’s nutritional content).

The key is the speed (less than 30 minutes) and low heat rendering of the mussels, combining to ensure that Maxalife’s product is not only one of the highest quality natural arthritis supplements, but also a power food that can benefit everyone on a daily basis.

This supplement comes as close to eating raw green lipped mussels as possible, thus providing all of the raw green lipped mussel’s amazing health benefits.

The product is – Maxalife’s Green Lipped Mussel Powder.

Have a look at the Green Lipped Mussel Buyer’s Guide and see for yourself why we, and many others, recommend this particular product so highly!

 

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