Dear Bob Liebert,

I have been taking Glucosamine & Chondroitin for a year. Knees getting better but there is a crunching noise in my shoulder, when lifting my shoulder. The same shoulder had lock on and would not allow me to reach all the way up before taking Glucosamine & Chondroitin. My doctor states bursitis, arthritis, etc. all in my shoulder and herniated disk in my mid-back area. But, I beleive the crunching in my shoulder is calcium deposits because I do eat a lot of greens, omega3, vitamin E (400 mg), 2,000 mg vitamin C and brewers yeast every day (took bone loss test, OST and was above average), so there is no bone lost. Is there something else I can add to my diet, that might help, if it is calcium spurs?

 

Dear Friend,

I might think of bursitis; the fluid-filled sacs that cushion the joint. You might try PLEURISY ROOT extract as an aid to re-lubricating the bursa. The GRAVEL ROOT extract can aid the kidneys in filtering excess calcium out of the system. These would be a good start.

Yours in healing,
Bob Liebert, herbalist

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The information expressed is the personal observations of Herbalist Bob Liebert based on his personal experience and his studies of folk and traditional herbalism. These observations are not meant to be a substitute for qualified medical diagnosis and treatment. Uses of many of the herbs have not been scientifically verified.