eli5: Do supplements really help the advertised body part. i.e. do minerals… in a supplement advertised helping knee and joint pain really go to the joints or are they just digested and expelled? Seems to me they’re just eliminated and don’t go to the joints.
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It really depends if you have a dietary or other deficiency. Since menopause, I’ve found that dietary supplements are useful because my body either isn’t making stuff now, or my lifestyle (coffee and alcohol) really strips these away – the process accelerates with menopause it seems.
So, while I don’t take mineral supplements, because I’ve found they don’t help, I am taking other things that really make a difference (arthritis began when menopause did – fun!).
Recently, and with a bit of research reminder, I started taking collagen (for connective tissue repair – ligaments and tendons) and it’s made an immediate improvement – no pain, reduced swelling, better grip strength, no pain in my feet.
I also take fish oil, mega B vitamin, and glucosamine. Glucosamine and fish oil weren’t helping with arthritis but now with collagen, it’s brilliant.
My eyesight (reading glasses) is better, thinking is quicker, memory and reflexes are better. Ageing is less painful.
But you’ll notice – no mineral supplements.
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