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Article: How long should you take glucosamine sulfate? (The Nutrition Detective).(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Letter
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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If you have a chronic inflammation, like osteoarthritis, you may know about glucosamine sulfate. It's a natural anti-inflammatory substance that contains some of the building blocks needed by your body to repair joints. Many people take glucosamine sulfate with chondroitan sulfate, even though glucosamine sulfate is much, much more absorbable. And some people take it for a while and then stop. How long should you take it?
First, take it for two or three months to make sure it's working. Then, if it seems to help you, keep taking it. A study of over 200 people with osteoarthritis took either 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate each day for three years or a placebo. ...