'When you are dealing with joint pain and osteoarthritis, you know it can be tiresome to try new products. It seems like every week, some new product comes around claiming it works only for it to be snake oil. You just cant trust what people tell you about their product. That is one of the [...]
Hip pain and arthritis can feel debilitating, but it doesn’t have to stop you from living your life. Yoga can help with keeping your range of motion, decreasing stress, and managing the pain. Arthritis is the most common age-related problem for the hips and can develop in one or both hip joints. However, arthritis can [...]
Tofu is a healthy food eaten in both forms raw and cooked. While for many of us it's not a go-to, it is full of proteins and nutrients (and of course all those unsaponifiables) as well as providing high levels of calcium, proteins and iron. It's also nothing to be scared of, from a food [...]
As we've previously mentioned - traveling can be a relaxing opportunity to get away from familiar places and refresh your mind. But sometimes the thought of doing it with osteoarthritis can seem like a distant dream. There are still many places in the world that you can travel to without worsening the pain of your [...]
After multiple clinical trials and one meta-analysis all demonstrating the efficacy of Avocado Soy Unsaponifiables (ASUs) treatment in joint pain, researchers moved on toward further testing ASU’s efficacy in larger groups of people. As a next step they conducted an observational study in routine medical practice for knee pain. This study is a great follow [...]
Aye! It's approaching, the summer is gradually coming to an end and we are warming up for longer nights, shorter days, colorful leaves, very cool temperatures, sweatshirt time and natural sporting weather. Besides the weather, your food choices will likely change as well (and not just toward pumpkin spice lattes). We’ll start using more fresh [...]
Practicing yoga can be an amazing experience. It can clear your mind while working your body. The goal is often to be cleansing and caring, letting you deepen your self-awareness. It should not be creating or exaggerating pain. In class, yoga instructors often encourage students to make small adjustments so that the poses work for [...]
California offers a huge selection of areas to visit, even with osteoarthritis, just do some research before booking your trip. Look for holiday destinations that have prioritized accessibility and make things easy for you. As we've covered previously, you can also consider the mode of transportation and the time it takes to reach your destination. [...]
After three successful clinical studies on ASU that showed it can improve function and decrease pain in individuals suffering from osteoarthritis, the next step was to conduct what is called a meta-analysis. Now what exactly is a meta-analysis? Simply put, it is when you combine multiple trials from different researchers and use all that data [...]
OK I know what you are thinking? Chilled avocado soup? What? Who eats that? Well trust me. This thing is freaking delicious and nutritious at the same time. Also, it takes like no work and almost anyone can do it. Try it out and tell me this wasn’t the easiest recipe you have ever made. [...]
I know what you are thinking? Wait the shoe matters when you are exercising with bad knee pain? Are you just trying to sell us something? Nope! Don’t believe us, well as it turns out someone did a study. Yup, turns out the right shoe does matter. How do you know you have the right [...]
Everyone with severe knee pain from osteoarthritis hates to travel. Lets be honest, vacationing with severe knee pain is just hard and it saps the fun out of the whole thing. You have no idea when it will flare up and you are stuck somewhere without the care that you need and access to a [...]
After the previous two studies found that ASU could provide symptomatic relief to individuals suffering from osteoarthritis, a third trial was conducted. In this third trial a much larger number of subjects participated, 260 total compared to the 150 in the prior two studies. The researchers conducted this trial using gold standard principles: multiple centers, [...]
California is known for its fusion cuisine. It's the state that seems to like to do everything just a little different. Pizza with weird ingredients. Mexican food mixed with French cuisine. You name it - nothing is ever the same when it comes to California. So it's not surprising that the state has also found [...]
Following up on the first clinical trial on ASU, by Blotman and colleagues, that demonstrated the first clinical evidence for the efficacy of ASU and its potential as a symptomatic slow acting drug for osteoarthritis, a second clinical trial was done on ASU. The goal of this trial was to affirm the previous findings and [...]
Who doesn’t love guacamole? It’s a great dip and goes well with just about anything. So let me give you guys my favorite guacamole recipe and I dare you to not find this delicious. And also, because of those avocados, this is good for you too!!! Take 3 avocados, peel them and take out the [...]
When dealing with joint pain and arthritis, one of the potential problems that arises is that the typical medications used to combat joint pain, both analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), typically have a less favorable safety profile. Basically, these drugs, think opioids and Celebrex, have significant side effects that make them a less than [...]
Vacationing with severe knee pain is just hard and mostly not fun. You have no idea when it will become bad enough that you won’t be able to walk and need help. Hence many people who suffer from severe knee pain simply don’t go on vacation. When you suffer from osteoarthritis, life can be both [...]
Everyone with knee pain knows how debilitating this can be and how difficult exercise becomes with knee pain. Yet, many are told to exercise because it can improve the pain in the long term. We are told to exercise but the act of exercising just makes the pain worse making it harder to exercise. No, [...]
Avocado toast is all the rage nowadays. It’s become a favorite food item of younger people from Brooklyn all the way to the Santa Monica Pier. But that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t enjoy them no matter where we live. And in fact, they are a great food to eat that packs a [...]
