Friday Favorites: Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Arthritis
What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
For more on joint health, see:
• Sesame Seeds for Knee Osteoarthritis ( )
• Why Do Plant-Based Diets Help Rheumatoid Arthritis? ( )
• Treating Gout with Cherry Juice ( )
• Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis ( )
• The Best Knee Replacement Alternative for Osteoarthritis Treatment ( )
What are the Benefits and Side Effects of Glucosamine for Osteoarthritis ( ) and the Benefits and Side Effects of Chondroitin for Osteoarthritis? ( ) Check out the videos.
What about eating olive oil? See Olive Oil and Artery Function ( ).
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More on oils !!!!
Yes, please❗🙏
I’ll take some strawberries thank you very much lol. Interesting how topical works better than ingesting Olive oil. Thanks Dr. Greger. Happy Friday, and hope you have a fantastic weekend.
Wow! So topical olive oil helps with the pain?! Amazing!
Enormous controversy — unsullied by fact — swirls round the question of v .
Specifically absent: the relative concentrations of POLYPHENOLIC components present in the oil produced from the same batch of olives.
¿¿ Have you come across such studies ??
Thank you Dr Greger. So I will rub evo on my arthritic knee??? I use Vicks vapor rub now but might try this.
Olive oil will be very expensive in US with your tariffs.
As a life long skateboarder, I’ll test this out myself and get back to my own comment in a few months.
I love how this video gives both the science and real-life applications of olive oil for arthritis. The topical use sounds like a game-changer, especially considering how inexpensive and natural it is. I’ll be trying this out for my joint pain. It’s great to see something so simple having such a positive impact!
Ha! I’m a massage therapist and pomace grade olive oil is my oil of choice. I do infuse an arnica oil and a fenugreek oil as well as plain.
I feel vindicated from all the coworkers over the years who sneered at it.
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Thank you!