There are plenty of sceptics when it comes to any medicines or supplements bought online and not prescribed by a General Practitioner but the fact is that most modern medicines are mostly derived from natural substances found in plants and presented and wrapped in serious looking little white boxes.
Pharmaceutical companies are some of the wealthiest companies in the world and can make billions out of just one product where ironically it is often just finding the right blend of naturally occurring products from plants to chemical elements.
One supplement found on these pages is best referred to as MSM as the full spelling of this sulphur compound is longer than that Welsh railway station place name.
It can be bought in tablet form or used as a cream on the skin mixed with various pleasant smelling natural additives. There are a number of controversial claims to the success of the product in particular the possible help it gives to sufferers of osteoarthritisand other types of joint aches.
MSM by Finchley Clinic
Whether it works comes down to the individual but as conventional medicines have no cure-all solution it certainly would do no harm to try if you suffer from this condition.
Like many supplements it is always worth reading the responses from other users. Those who have taken the step and bought and used the goods are the best judges of the effectiveness or otherwise.
It does seem that this sulphur centred compound has helped a number of people but it could equally be true that for some it might be psychosomatic. On the other hand, there have been countless clinical trials of drugs throughout the ages where placebos were given to half the participants and the new drug given to the other half and the placebos got a better result!
It does no harm to try alternative supplements as long as they do not interfere with any mainstream medicines and it might be better to inform your GP before starting on them.
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking the doctor is always right. If he can provide no evidence that a supplement bought here has harmful effects in conjunction with the more conventional medicine he may be prescribing then you have every right to do as you please.
Some years ago an Englishman living in the South of France joined in with a discussion in one of the newspapers in England about alcohol consumption and the medical profession.
He said that he had gone to his French doctor complaining of something and when the doctor asked how much alcohol he drank, rather sheepishly he replied one bottle of red wine every evening.
The Doctor immediately exclaimed that this was where the problem arose as he should be drinking two bottles a night.
In other words it can be said with any supplement that a little of what you think will do you good, probably will. Part of any process of getting to feel better is having a mind that wants to.
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