Originally Posted by May in Jersey
Originally Posted by mskityocat
Shaklee Alfalfa sure works in combination with Vit C for all the arthritis and tendon type problems. Shaklee.com all natural vitamins and minerals as found in nature. you are after all what you eat.
I'm interested in what kind of arthritis problems it helps. I have advanced arthritis in my left knee, not painful but it does affect my walking.
My mom had to have both knees replaced. In the years before the surgery, she and my dad were active travellers and she did not want to slow down just because her knees were bad.
So her doctor suggested hiking poles, which look like ski poles but with cane tips on the ends. When used one in each hand, the hiking poles take some of the weight off the legs. It was enough to let her do stuff like a walking tour of Baltimore, etc.
A word of caution: if you use a cane, consider getting a forearm crutch instead. Canes are very hard on the wrists! I wrecked one wrist and was on my way to wrecking the other before someone shoved a forearm crutch into my hands and made me promise to just give it a try for 30 minutes. After three minutes, I was hooked.