What is the best vitamin combo to take to build energy levels and help reduce muscle and joint pain?
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at
11:01 am
I Used To Suffer But Not Anymore!
I began
searching for information on natural remedies, alternative
medicine, and anything I could find. I had actually tried
searching for this information years before, and found nothing
relevant. Then
one day I found a source of information that led to another
source, and so on. It was the break I had been looking for!
Despite having read over and over that arthritis was "incurable"
and that people with arthritis had to learn to live with
it for the rest of their lives, I found hope. Out of all
the informational sources I found, I learned that people
with arthritis had been curing themselves all these years! What
I learned was that there were four (4)
different methods that were used to cure arthritis. Each
source mentioned only one method, though. Some gave importance
to one method and briefly mentioned some of the others.
What I also learned was that some people got relief by using
one method more than another. So what
I did was combine ALL 4 methods into one
program , and by applying just one
of the initial methods, I
became totally pain-free in 3 days!
Well, just vitamins alone wouldn’t be enough to cover all of that, but there are several natural options to cover each of those. A good multivitamin would cover basic nutritional deficiencies and it has some ingredients that help with energy. Also, exercise (even mild or light exercise) can help your body produce more of it’s own energy… you could also try CoQ10, L-Carnitine, and/or Ribose to help your body produce the ATP it needs for energy if that’s not enough.
For the muscle pain you could rest it, ice and heat as needed, but the best thing I’ve seen for muscle pain and bruises is a formula called Arnica. You can find it in gels/creams or pills, but I’ve seen a number of trainers and athletes use it on a regular basis and every sports medicine place I’ve been to had some on hand specifically for bruises and muscle/tissue damage (but not on open wounds).
For joints, the most popular are Microlactin, Tart Cherries, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM, Hyaluronic Acid, Danish Rose Hips, and Bromelain. The only thing to really watch out for with those is allergies. Glucosamine is typically from Shellfish and Microlactin is from milk. As long as you’re not allergic to those, you should have no problem.
Good luck and I hope I helped!
MAXIMUM LOAD
Wrong approach to reduce pain. Proper diet & exercise are the right way to begin. Need to know more about what joints & where pain begins, when, etc.
If your healthy then vitamins are no substitute for a balanced diet. It doesn’t hurt to take a multivitamin and 500-1000mg omega-3 per day. Omega-3 can improve joint fluidity.
I assume your pain comes from exercise or weights. Be sure to give muscle groups at least 24 hours rest between work outs. Get plenty of sleep. Drink plenty of water. Massage can help.
Muscles should only hurt if your exercising heavier than normal or trying to build muscle mass.
Increase intensity of workouts GRADUALLY. Generally if your joints are painful your going too fast.
None of this is "alternate medicine" either. Remember- alternate medicine that works is just called medicine.