I had a mom and daughter struggling with weight issues come to me.   The mom was also battling "bad knees" from "Osteoarthritis".  I told her the great success I was having with a medical food called "Arthroben" for my patients with joint problems.  She tried it and a month later she comes to my office and says that she feels so much better taking the Arthroben. She says walking and going up and down stairs is so much better, so she came back to get more Arthroben from my office.

What is a Medical Food and how can Arthoben help Osteoarthritis?

Regarding arthroben,  it is a medical food with "osteoarthritis" on the label.  Notice that supplements are not allowed to have any "condition" on the label or the FDA police can stop them.   In this case the condition is osteoarthritis. A supplement anybody can obtain at a store for general health but will only have "general statements" like "supports immune health" or "joint health"

If the supplement does not say "a condition", i.e. a diagnosis like "osteoarthritis" than it's just a supplement.  

The FDA regulates this and professional companies that primarily supply doctors offices must be very careful or can get hefty fines or even get shut down.  It's definitely not just a marketing gimmick.

Here is more info on medical foods from the fda:  http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/MedicalFoods/UCM362995.pdf

This "medical food" has helped my patients with osteoarthritis tremendously.  

More info:  http://www.designsforhealth.com/SitoMedica_Medical_Foods.html

If you would like to talk to me personally whether this can help you, feel free to call me at no charge to you. 

To those of you interested in trying it out,  it is a medical food and must be obtained from a clinic,  I have a limited time offer to give you.   20% off your first bottle.   Its $60-63 for the bottle (3 varieties, unflavored ($60), green apple and lemon lime ($63).  You take it with water and it tastes good to most patients. Your first bottle lasts 2 wks and then after that,  1 bottle will last a month.  Your first bottle does not last as long because you take more the first 2 wks.

Offer expires on June 30, 2015 

To your Health, 

Dr. Paul