Scott-Product review – supplement

Product review – supplement

My high school football coach taught me an important lesson that would affect me for life: running and weight lifting would keep me young, slim and fit.

Today I am being punished for all my hard work with painful knees, ankles, elbows and shoulders. But Poreishi's supplement made with reishi mushrooms may change that. Reishi has been used in traditional Asian medicine for thousands of years, in particular to treat arthritis.

For more than 20 years I ran about 6 kilometers a day – in total I've run the circumference of the Earth. Running is great for the heart, lungs and immune system. Several times each week I also pumped iron, building muscle mass and bone mass. And girls really liked the results. With time, the muscles begin to ache if you forget to work out.

The price was paid in cartilage, the spongy cushion between moving bones. With every step and every curl I was wearing away my cartilage to the point of developing arthritis.

Arthritis is often a type of inflammation; the immune system thinks the knee is infected and overreacts, causing great pain. It's  an evil disease. It does not kill, but instead steals life by making every activity difficult and painful.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says 50 million Americans suffer from arthritis. Globally that means more than 1.1 billion people suffer needless pain in their joints every day.

Which is where reishi comes in. For several years I have used a combination of treatments and enjoyed some relief. Glucosamine improves movement. Gelatin powder, made from animal bones, provides the raw material to repair cartilage. Occasionally I use anti-inflammation drugs.

What's amazing is the effect of the reishi supplement. In just a few days that constant, lingering pain has gone away.

New research shows that inflammation is also linked to heart disease and a wide range of other ailments. That's probably why reishi is proven to give relief in a number of problems, by treating the root cause.

The effect on the rest of my life is impressive. I'm more active and  animated. I no longer brace myself for pain when I pick up my child or climb the stairs.

I'm even starting to get the old itch back, deep in my muscles. They miss the exercise.