Vegan glucosomine/chondroitin: does it exist??

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Hello friends,

 

I've been diagnosed with advanced DJD (degenerative joint disease) in my

neck, which caused me to miss a week of work earlier this month, and many

trips to the doctor, chiropractor and physical therapist. The chiropractor

and other health practitioner friends I know recommend that I take

glucosomine and chondroitin. Today I finally went to Rainbow Grocery,

planning to buy some, only to find that there is no vegan version of either

of these, that they are de facto animal products.

Can anyone advise me?

I've been told that an element called MSM could be of some help (I would

like to find some other verification of this); I already take that anyway

(to help with allergy problems exacerbated by living in a moldy basement

apartment). There were some herbal formulas at Rainbow that the sales staff

told me were marketed as aids for the same ailments as glucosomine and

chondroitin, but that anecdotally and scientifically, they had nowhere near

the rate of satisfaction for helping, as the glucosomine and chondroitin.

 

Janice

 

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