Why You Should Use Supplements For Joint Pain
There are a number of conditions related to joint pain – arthritis, bursitis, tendon damage, and nerve irritation are some. Any of these can lead to pain in joints throughout your body and make it difficult to carry out daily tasks or participate in the things you love to do.
The common thread among these conditions is chronic inflammation. Our inflammatory response is natural, but when our immune system does not check inflammation and it becomes chronic, we feel the results of this in a number of different ways.
Chronic inflammation can be the consequence of several different factors including diet, exercise, environment and oxidative stress levels. Oxidative stress is also the result of your diet and environment. It’s caused by a disproportionate amount of free radicals to antioxidants. Free radicals are unstable and can cause stress at the cellular level and damage your DNA.
Both oxidative stress and chronic inflammation are usually indicative of mitochondrial damage. The mitochondria is the engine of each cell. Without proper bioenergetics, any cell will fail. This includes cells of the bone, tendon, ligament, synovial lining, blood vessels, cartilage and nerve fibers. Anything that improves mitochondrial health will reduce excessive levels of free radicals, reduce chronic inflammation and allow for better function with less discomfort.
LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT CAN REDUCE JOINT PAIN
If you can reduce chronic inflammation and other negative factors that contribute to joint pain, then you can lower the amount of pain you experience and prevent further damage.
Moderate exercise can suppress chronic inflammation throughout the body by promoting a healthier immune system. With joint pain, even moderate exercise can sound like a challenge, but living actively doesn’t have to be daunting. Any movement is better than no movement. Even fidgeting helps and will reduce all-cause mortality over time.
Taking small steps, like parking further back in the parking lot can get you moving more often and help increase your daily exercise. You can always build up to doing more by taking the dog on a walk in the evenings after dinner, or power walking in the park with a friend. Taking a short (20 minute) walk after dinner will also remove glucose from your bloodstream and allow you to enter the evening fast quicker and more effectively.
A healthy diet like the Mediterranean Diet is also a great way to reduce inflammation. The Mediterranean Diet focuses on whole foods, not processed ones, like whole grains, fish and seafood, nuts, vegetables, fruits, and extra virgin olive oil.
When you’re taking in a diet that’s rich in omega-3s, antioxidants, and olive oil, such as the Mediterranean one, you’re taking the positive steps to reducing oxidative stress and inflammation.
Even with the best diet though, it can be difficult to get all the nutrients we need – and let’s face it, we’re all human. We all crave certain foods and that’s okay from time to time. But that’s also why Dr. Warner created Well Theory – so you can supplement your diet in order to reduce pain and without the side effects of NSAIDs like ibuprofen. Dr. Warner believes in optimal aging and is on a quest to find and use the science to achieve that goal.
WELL THEORY SUPPLEMENTS FOR JOINT PAIN
Reduce Inflammation
A supplement that Dr. Warner suggests for her patients regularly is Tart Cherry Extract. This mild supplement is an alternative to NSAIDs, because it works with the same anti-inflammatory enzymes without the side effects. These 1,500mg capsules help you get the benefits of tart cherries, but without the sugars and calories. It’s also great as a recovery supplement when you’ve had a particularly hard workout or day.
Natural Pain Relief
Often customers pair our Tart Cherry Extract with the Joint Health Multi. This powerhouse supplement combines the ancient treatment method of using turmeric and ginger, alongside PEA, a compound your body naturally produces to fight pain. Our capsules contain a 95% concentration of the active ingredient in turmeric, curcumin, making it even more powerful than traditional turmeric supplements.
Total System Support
If you don’t get a lot of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet, then the Nervous System Multi is a great way for you to supplement that missing nutrient, while fighting inflammation and pain. Well Theory’s Nervous System Multi promotes optimal aging with ingredients like omega 3, PEA, resveratrol, green algae, and NAC. This supplement helps calm painful nerve endings while supporting overall cellular health. Dr. Warner designed this supplement using all the available information on brain and nervous system health.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Meredith Warner is the creator of Well Theory and The Healing Sole. She is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Air Force Veteran.
She is on a mission to disrupt traditional medicine practices and promote betterment physically, spiritually and mentally to many more people. She advocates for wellness and functional health over big pharma so more people can age vibrantly with more function and less pain.
At Well Theory, Our surgeon-designed products are FDA Registered and formulated to help people:
- Manage the symptoms of musculoskeletal pain
- Recover vibrantly from orthopedic related surgeries
- Fill the gaps in our daily diets
- Manage pain associated with inflammation