Although you probably don’t give your joints and muscles much of a thought in your teens, by the time you get to your mid-to late twenties, especially if you have an active lifestyle, we bet you probably start to notice them more? Yep, we’re talking about that ‘thing’ that happens. One day after a hard gym session, it’s harder to get out of bed and there’s a bit of popping and snapping when you’re going down the stairs...sound familiar?
But, did you know that your diet can play a significant role in looking after your joints and muscles from within? One of the most important things to do is to make sure your diet includes the nutrients that will help keep your joints lubricated and mobile and build bone and muscle strength, like Omega-3, glucosamine, chondroitin (phytodroitin™) and calcium.
Can my diet make a difference to joint pain?
There is a great deal of information available about different diets that could help alleviate joint pain and help keep your joints healthy. It is true that certain foods will provide vital nutrients for joint and bone health, but the Anti-Inflammatory Diet that has been publicised has no scientific backing as a whole dietary plan.
Foods that can help with strengthening and healing joints are:
While a balanced and varied diet is a great way to get most of the nutrients your joints need for continued health, it is also wise to consider taking an additional bone and joint supplement, like Bone Care, from Vegetology.
What is in Vegetology Bone Care? (And why?)
Bone Care contains a bone and joint supplement with a powerful combination of active ingredients. We understand that to get the best out of ingredients sometimes we need to combine them with others, to be most effective.