Re: Recommendation for Saving Joints, long-term

[Phil Budne]

Are the joint problems due to arthritis? At 69, I have some arthritic joints but almost no pain from them. I’ve been a beekeeper since I was 28, sometimes I would get quite severe arthritic pain in winter when I wasn’t working with the bees. I would go to a wintering hive and catch a few bees to sting myself with, right on the painful joint, 3 stings would usually do it for the rest of the winter.
Something I found out about 20 years ago also helps, eat oily fish like salmon, mackerel, shad etc. about 3 times a week. The fish also make my good cholesterol reading higher than the bad cholesterol which happens to be just below the border for treatment, since the good cholesterol is higher, my doctor says don’t worry about it.
Hope you are not standing on concrete as you work on the motors, that will just amplify the pain. If you have to work on concrete at least buy a high quality mat to stand on. Expect to pay about $125 for 2’x3′ size I got mine at Lee Valley.

Hope this helps, get a couple of beehives, or get friendly with a nearby beekeeper.

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