Joint pain supplement linked to faster dementia progression
A widely used joint pain supplement may speed the progression of dementia and even increase mortality, according to a new study. How a joint supplement may overload the aging brain Glucosamine ranks among the most popular remedies for osteoarthritis , the joint disease that affects more than a third of people over age 65. A new study reports an unsettling pattern: among people already living with Alzheimer’s-related dementia, those who used glucosamine for at least a year faced a 25% higher risk of death. Among people with only mild cognitive impairment, that added risk...
