Flatland Health thread.

[Mr.Archon]

Help tips anyone..? for any problems you've encountered?

I saw that taking fish oil has helped my random joint pain.

[jpoliti]

drink 2 liters of redbull a day, your body is going to thank you for that. Someday.

[Pralex]

Adam Diclaudio had a thread similar to this one I think, maybe search around.

I take a few multivitamins and supplements (such as glucosamine sulfate which helps joints).

Drink LOTS of water regularly throughout the day, a ton of people are dehydrated most of the time and don't realize it. Also, cut out all or as much soft drinks, fast food, etc. as possible as it does nothing but harm your body.

[metalbmxer]

Guys I have a degree in nutrition from a major university and will tell you right now that the multivitamins (increased cancer rates) and glucosamine sulfate (inconclusive clinical trials) is nothing but a scam. Fish oil is the only one that I would recommend, but even then probably more important to have consumed during childhood for neurological development. Fish oil is known to reduce all cause mortality in adults, however.

[JoeKickass]

Lots of water.
Lots of reefer.
Nothing processed.

You should be golden.

[RobWire]

drink water and eat a banana every session

[Lam47]

I've only heard good things about glucosamine. I found it benificial when I tried it many years ago.
Don't smoke or drink (alcohol) and as said before: stay hydrated!
I have to be extra careful due to some serious health problems. It's making it very hard to loose weight!

[Mr.Archon]

The acl is on the front of the leg right? i think my right one has been giving me trouble..pretty much a large portion of my joints actually...i was wondering if drinking more milk,eating banana's etc would stengthen my joints etc..

[metalbmxer]

The ligament out in front is the patellar ligament. attaches to kneecap. ACL is more in the middle & most commonly injured.

Nutritional remedies don't help much with joint pain (avoid high fat, increase fruits,veggies, hydration). Neither Chondroitin sulfate nor glucosamine sulfate show strong evidence for relieving joint pain. But if it works for you then hey, by all means keep purchasing. Some studies show that there is absolutely NO BENEFIT over taking a placebo aka "sugar pill".

Instead, a steroid injection, fluid injection, or oral medication work best (Aspirin or Ibuprofen). I am taking a STRONG version of these called Ketorolac (Toradol) and it works WONDERS (but you need a prescription!).

YMMV (your mileage may vary)

[Mr.Archon]

ah ok. i will try drinking more water perhaps that will remedy the pain. I'm pretty young at 19 thats why it bothers me , that i feel these pains.

[cbentley]

I'll throw in my 2 cents on glucosamine and personal experience. I suffered a bad tibial plateau fracture 5 years ago requiring plates and screws and have suffered terrible knee pain and stiffness since that point. It got to be so bad that I had surgery to remove the hardware and it allowed the doc to explore my knee joint while I was under. It was determined that I also had developed soft cartilage and that not much could be done. I had increased stiffness in the knee with the injury along with random pinching and stabbing pains in the joint and started to feel similar sensations in the other knee (possible soft cartilage as well). This resulted in me walking with a slight limp and impaired my ability to do several activities.


So... a friend mentioned glucosamine and I took it for a month. Nothing. Nada. No relief. After about 6 months I decided to try a different brand that was recommended by someone else and was told to stick with it for at least 6 weeks. I took the recommended dosage and carried on with life as usual (limping, knee pain). After about the 4th week I realized I was walking along without the familiar pinching sensation I had grown accustomed to. I was also walking without a limp. I remained skeptical but kept taking it. The pain never came back in a similar intensity. My flexibility increased and the stiffness improved. Being the type of person I am, I decided to quit taking it for a while and see what happened. The pain returned after about a week. I immediately started taking glucosamine again and never looked back.


I'm aware of the studies regarding glucoasime and have talked it over extensively with doctors, trainers, and physical therapists and nobody had any conclusive data or opinions on it. I'm also fully aware it could be a placebo effect but am too big of a skeptic (and pessimistic as well) to really believe that. I've looked everywhere for simple answers but nothing changed during the time I've been taking it. Shoes, my weight (155 lbs consistent), daily activities, diet, and everything else remained constant. All I know is that my quality of life has improved and I'm not looking back.


I'm only posting this to share my personal experience and not generate a debate. As previously mentioned, there is no solid evidence to back up either side of the argument but In know what works for me. All I can say is at the age of 43 it feels pretty damn good to be riding again.

[FlatismŽ]

I'll throw in my 2 cents on glucosamine and personal experience. I suffered a bad tibial plateau fracture 5 years ago requiring plates and screws and have suffered terrible knee pain and stiffness since that point. It got to be so bad that I had surgery to remove the hardware and it allowed the doc to explore my knee joint while I was under. It was determined that I also had developed soft cartilage and that not much could be done. I had increased stiffness in the knee with the injury along with random pinching and stabbing pains in the joint and started to feel similar sensations in the other knee (possible soft cartilage as well). This resulted in me walking with a slight limp and impaired my ability to do several activities.


So... a friend mentioned glucosamine and I took it for a month. Nothing. Nada. No relief. After about 6 months I decided to try a different brand that was recommended by someone else and was told to stick with it for at least 6 weeks. I took the recommended dosage and carried on with life as usual (limping, knee pain). After about the 4th week I realized I was walking along without the familiar pinching sensation I had grown accustomed to. I was also walking without a limp. I remained skeptical but kept taking it. The pain never came back in a similar intensity. My flexibility increased and the stiffness improved. Being the type of person I am, I decided to quit taking it for a while and see what happened. The pain returned after about a week. I immediately started taking glucosamine again and never looked back.


I'm aware of the studies regarding glucoasime and have talked it over extensively with doctors, trainers, and physical therapists and nobody had any conclusive data or opinions on it. I'm also fully aware it could be a placebo effect but am too big of a skeptic (and pessimistic as well) to really believe that. I've looked everywhere for simple answers but nothing changed during the time I've been taking it. Shoes, my weight (155 lbs consistent), daily activities, diet, and everything else remained constant. All I know is that my quality of life has improved and I'm not looking back.


I'm only posting this to share my personal experience and not generate a debate. As previously mentioned, there is no solid evidence to back up either side of the argument but In know what works for me. All I can say is at the age of 43 it feels pretty damn good to be riding again.

I think I'm going to give that stuff ago, so many thanks for sharing.

[Mr.Archon]

how about doubling up on insoles. This has worked wonders for me! but im a tad a afraid it will raise my arch