We keep Gryph's arthritis at bay--as in, the redness and swelling disappeared and the use of his hands came back--with a smorgasbord of natural supplements. The most important are two specific brands of glucosamine/chondroitin, followed by a mix of specific brands of anti-inflammatory. The reason I mention this upfront is that we tried multiple versions of these things and only one combination worked--it took months to find the one that worked and if we had given up before we found it, Gryph would still be enduring intense pain. It was a big lesson to us that different things work for different people, and that sometimes you really have to search to find the most effective one.
So that said, here is what works for Gryph. The G/C is a combination of Move Free Advanced with MSM, and the proprietary herbal extracts are the reason this is the primary G/C. The second G/C is Flex-A-Min with a different proprietary herbal extract. Gryph takes a combination of both brands every day.
The primary anti-inflammatory is Zyflamend, which is a powerhouse blend of herbal anti-inflammatories. In addition, Gryph drinks one real ginger ale a day, with an ounce or two of black cherry syrup mixed in. It has to be real ginger ale made with real ginger in order to work; he drinks Reed's. The black cherry syrup is from Sundown Naturals.
To support his liver, he also takes a milk thistle capsule every day.
These are what work right now. Should any of them lose effectiveness--which we judge by whether or not the arthritis manifests in his hands again--we will do as we did before, and try new brands until we hit on something that works again.
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