On Friday 18 October 2013 23:01:16 Gregg Eshelman did opine:
> Anyone with knee problems from damaged or worn cartilage, ask your doc
> about hyaluronic acid injections. Once a week for six weeks, right into
> the joint.
>
That I will do. Strangely, the majority of the deep aching pain has
descended into the top 4" or so of that muscle centered in the back of the
calf, a few inches below the joint. But it doesn't seem to be keeping me
from hobbling around the house.
> Works on most people as long as things aren't so far gone there's no
> cartilage and it's down to bone on bone.
>
> Hyaluronic acid is what's naturally in the fluid in the joints and the
> body's production of it decreases over time. It's used to maintain the
> condition of cartilage.
>
> Taking it orally doesn't work, gets broken down by stomach acid, has to
> be shot in direct just like greasing a car's suspension. ;)
Some of the "joint" compounds brag about having it. :)
>
> My 69 year old mother had it done to both her knees, help a huge amount
> with pain and it keeps getting better. Officially the improvement keeps
> going up to six months as the cartilage repairs and rebuilds. Your
> mileage may vary.
>
> Amazingly, Medicare/Medicaid suffered a fit of sanity and this far
> cheaper than joint replacement procedure is covered, at least for now.
> Dunno how the "affordable" care act will change it.
So, strike while the iron is hot IOW. ;-)
>
> BTW: Do a Google on CDC salt study. You'll likely be surprised or
> perhaps "Ha! Knew that was wrong all along!".
FWIW, I have never been one to reach for the salt shaker for everything I
eat. Not even on french fries if they're done right. Heavy meat eater
though and most of the seasonings I like have a salt base, so when shopping
for seasonings, I purposely choose the no/low salt version. Hot sauces ok
as long as it doesn't smoke when you open the bottle. I have seen some
that did. Ditto horseradish, my grandfather made his own, put it up in
baby food jars. One of his neighbors, in about 1941, in for lunch while
shocking oats, once asked why he didn't put it up in larger containers
since he used so much of it. Two words: Spontaneous combustion. The
neighbor took half a teaspoon to check, and when he could speak again, had
to agree it needed a warning label. I use the real thing, but sparingly.
That creamy stuff you get in bags from the fast food places should be
arrested for being contaminated.
Cheers, Gene
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