Johnny's Health Blog 7-21-15

Good morning everyone!  Today's blood sugar count was at 154.  I don't know exactly what caused the 20 point rise except for maybe some grapes and mellon I had last night.  That's the only thing it could be as I didn't snack on anything bad yesterday.  Once again this shows how touchy my body is to any type of sugar including those from some fruits.  It's hard to resist some sweet grapes but resist I must at least for now.  

Today's health tip is for joint pain.  If you're at all like me you have some type of joint aches and pains.  Personally I have broken and sprained both ankles three times.  My first major ankle injury was back in high school football and it was a major sprain!  My ankle looked like someone cut open the skin and inserted a purple softball.  The other two were breaks with one needing 5 screws to put my tibia bone back together.  Couple those with my lower back issues and yep I've got some problems with joint pain.  So what's the answer?  

 

 

My answer is glucosamine sulfate (GS) (not the usual Glucosamine HCl).  Recent studies have shown it to actually start rebuilding cartilage between the joints and that has helped even my lower back making it possible for me to restart strength training.  The product I use is of course at The Peoples Chemist and it's called Joint FX.  The reason I use his products is because they work period.  You can find your own if you like and one other place I would recommend is vitacost.com.  They make quality products at a reasonable price or if you have something that works stick with it!  Once again look at the ingredients as the sulfate is what you're looking for when making your choices.  Be careful with mega store supplements as they're usually cheap imitation synthetic supplements made by the big pharma companies.  There are other active ingredients in this supplement that help with inflammation and pain but I'll leave that for you to discover.  If you want to find out more on the product I use (pictured above) and how it works follow this link.  http://thepeopleschemist.com/joint-fx/

Remember only you can make the changes and they have to be LIFESTYLE changes not just popping supplements.  LIVE TO WIN NOW! 

Johnny