Natural Anti-Inflammatory Supplements - Another Unusual Benefit of Fish Oil
Many years ago I was dating a woman whose mother suffered from a severe form of arthritis that kept her in a fairly constant state of pain.
Watching her live her life with daily struggles associated with that level of joint pain lead me to do some research.
That's when I discovered yet another one of the many benefits of fish oil.
My girlfriend's mother was on a lot of medication, her mobility was heavily compromised and, as I've already touched on, she dealt with pain on a daily basis.
Now, coming from a natural health background I decided to start sorting through all the information I could find on inflammation and joint pain; knowing already that some of the medication she was taking was to relieve the inflamed joints.
That's when I found out that fish oil supplements, something I was already taking, actually helped to combat inflammation in the body.
At the dose I was taking it wouldn't have had much of an effect on the type of suffering she was going through.
But we talked about it, I shared all the information I had found with her; and after a few weeks she agreed to take it to her doctor.
Luckily, she had a progressive doctor who was open to alternative therapies, so long as they didn't interfere with the medications.
So after that consultation and the doctors endorsement my girlfriend's mother reluctantly started taking high doses of a quality fish oil supplement that had high levels of DHA; I say reluctantly because she was always skeptical of natural things, having been on a strict medication program for so long.
The results weren't immediate, and they shouldn't be.
But after a couple weeks of taking high doses of fish oil she started agreeing to go out more, until one day she asked us to take her shopping! I know this seems a little trivial, but even a trip to the grocery store could be a painful and wearing experience for her.
So for her to actually call us up and ask to be taken to a mall was quite the moment.
I'm not going to tell you that this is some sort of miracle cure or anything ridiculous like that.
But she did eventually start talking about reduced levels of pain and inflammation in her joints.
To this day she continues to take high doses of a good quality fish oil supplement; and on those rare occasions that our paths cross she always tells me how much better her quality of life is since she started taking it.
Watching her live her life with daily struggles associated with that level of joint pain lead me to do some research.
That's when I discovered yet another one of the many benefits of fish oil.
My girlfriend's mother was on a lot of medication, her mobility was heavily compromised and, as I've already touched on, she dealt with pain on a daily basis.
Now, coming from a natural health background I decided to start sorting through all the information I could find on inflammation and joint pain; knowing already that some of the medication she was taking was to relieve the inflamed joints.
That's when I found out that fish oil supplements, something I was already taking, actually helped to combat inflammation in the body.
At the dose I was taking it wouldn't have had much of an effect on the type of suffering she was going through.
But we talked about it, I shared all the information I had found with her; and after a few weeks she agreed to take it to her doctor.
Luckily, she had a progressive doctor who was open to alternative therapies, so long as they didn't interfere with the medications.
So after that consultation and the doctors endorsement my girlfriend's mother reluctantly started taking high doses of a quality fish oil supplement that had high levels of DHA; I say reluctantly because she was always skeptical of natural things, having been on a strict medication program for so long.
The results weren't immediate, and they shouldn't be.
But after a couple weeks of taking high doses of fish oil she started agreeing to go out more, until one day she asked us to take her shopping! I know this seems a little trivial, but even a trip to the grocery store could be a painful and wearing experience for her.
So for her to actually call us up and ask to be taken to a mall was quite the moment.
I'm not going to tell you that this is some sort of miracle cure or anything ridiculous like that.
But she did eventually start talking about reduced levels of pain and inflammation in her joints.
To this day she continues to take high doses of a good quality fish oil supplement; and on those rare occasions that our paths cross she always tells me how much better her quality of life is since she started taking it.
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