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Osteoarthritis: Could This Algae Extract Lead to a Cure?

  • September 06, 2017

Some say osteoarthritis, or the breaking down of your joint cartilage, is a rite of passage as you age. So far, treatments for it include managing symptoms, as there is no real “cure.” Weight loss, physical therapy and pain pills are common symptom managers. New research, however, points toward a possible cure, according to MedicalNewsToday. Curiously, it’s brown algae and its antioxidant properties that appear to mimic the body’s natural polysaccharides in cartilage,...