Osteoarthritis: OTC meds that don´t help.

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I just read an article about osteoarthritis. It was interesting and more so because it will mean that I will spent less money in OTC supplements that I have been taking during years. A no-no to begin with is glucosamine and chondroitin. This, in my country is not an unexpensive supplement. And I have taken if for a long time after listening to friends that say it does wonders. The second supplement that does not help is vitamin C and E and vitamin D pills. I also take them dutifully, forgetting what my sister, a scientist, told me about them. She said that it had been proven that we must take our vitamins and minerals from natural sources (food) except if a doctor discovered that we had a special ailment. Thus, I only have to have the vitamin B complex and check on food that will help me with vitaminC and D (kiwi, broccoli and sun?). What is important, the article said (and I understand) is that we must control our weight. So, let us walk, but not to the drugstore to buy more pills Are you a supplement taker?