Ultimate Vitamin Cocktail for Healthy Joints

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RealAge experts Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, suggest this nifty little combo of nutrients for healthier joints. Make sure you’re getting enough magnesium and calcium as well as vitamins C, D3, and E. This grouping may have the power to minimize inflammation and joint damage.

Just for Joints
Getting your vitamins and minerals from food is best, but if you’re an eat-on-the-run junkie, you may want to add a supplement to your day to make sure you’re getting enough of these joint boosters. Just ask your doctor first about safe doses and potential drug interactions if you’re taking other medications. Use this tool to look up the best food sources for these and other key vitamins and minerals.

More to the StoryWhether you want to prevent arthritis, or stop yours from getting worse, vitamins and minerals are but one key step to keeping joints healthy. Here are a few others:

Know your joints.
Could you already have arthritis? And is it managed properly? Get a clue with this online assessment.

Drop it. The extra weight, that is. It’s just about the single most important thing you can do to reduce wear and tear on your joints. Visit the RealAge More to Lose Center for extra weight-loss help.

Soothe ’em. There’s no reason to live with achy, inflamed, painful joints. The sooner you start treating, the earlier you can start slowing the damage. See if an over-the-counter pain medication might help you.

See the doc. If over-the-counter stuff doesn’t do the trick, find out what other options your doctor can offer. Learn about prescription disease-modifying drugs for osteoarthritis.

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