Please note the following warning: "those who are allergic to shellfish may experience a reaction to Syn-flex. In most cases, allergies are caused by proteins in shellfish, not chitin, a carbohydrate from which glycogen is extracted so it should be safe for someone with an allergy to shellfish or iodine to take glycogen." See this page for details. I happen to have an allergy to shellfish, but San-flex has not affected me adversely.
I have had sore hip joints for a couple of months or so, and it really started getting bad about three weeks ago when I spent too much time seated in Easy Pose during my meditation course (combined with my lower-back sprain). Practically all my joints have lost flexibility with age so I've been looking for some kind of aid in recovery.
San-Flex promises improvement within 10-14 days. I've been taking it for about five days, and have noticed a marginal improvement in the aching in my hip joints. For some people it might take up to 20-25 days to see results. It does not taste that bad, either. I will keep you posted if there is any improvement.
On a less cynical note -I took various glucosamine/chondroitin preparations when I was having knee troubles but I'm not sure if they helped. What definitely did help was being taught how to go into lotus safely, by British teach Godfrey Devereux. Basically, fold the leg completely in two, heel to upper thigh, *before* you try to place the foot on the opposite thigh. Then move the folded leg as a unit - this allows you to work on the hip movement without straining the knee.
Alan Little
: 7:08 AM
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