12.5 million dollars of our tax money went into this study:
Questions and Answers: NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial Primary Study
Questions and Answers: NIH Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial Primary Study | NCCAM
I like the Wikipedia entry on Saw Palmetto (
blood thinning aspect), but this is a government source (below):
Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto: MedlinePlus Supplements
This is what I was talking about.
http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/gluten-and-arthritis#3
Quote:
Celiac Disease Mimics Arthritis
Symptoms of arthritis, which include joint pain and stiffness, are also symptoms of the immune response caused by celiac disease. People who are gluten sensitive or who have been diagnosed with celiac disease may experience joint pain, swelling, and stiffness if they eat foods with gluten.
These similar symptoms make celiac disease difficult to diagnose. In fact, it’s commonly confused with other conditions, such as arthritis.
As such, if you tell your doctor you’re experiencing sore joints, they first may look to your bones, not your intestines.
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I have additional information on the above topic, see below for wheat and "Roundup" connections.
http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2012/01/a-wheat-farmer-weighs-in-on-wheat-belly/
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/real-reason-for-toxic-wheat-its-not-gluten/
Not to hi-jack the thread, but self diagnosis is a complex thing, and if it's outside what the pharmaceutical companies allow doctors to share with their patients, then you are really on your own anyway.