Swanson Avocado Soy AvoVida Maximum Strength ASU Supplement for Joints 300 mg 60 Capsules

Taken consistently, this product has really helped to ease joint pain and improve mobility for me. It's a good value for the money and doesn't upset my stomach. I recommend!

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Update, 5 years later: Sadly, this stuff did not help me. I used it faithfully for about a year.Original review, written in 2015: Frankly, I'm going to review this now, even though I haven't been taking it long. Probably a week. I have not noticed a decrease in pain from the osteoarthritis in my thumb. Nor have I noticed an increase in mobility. However, ASU seems to be the *only* supplement recommended by the NYU Langone CMC PT/OT Performance Center, where I get OT. A link from their website led me to an article, or summary, on ASU at the Arthritis Foundation website. To see that summary, go to the Arthritis Foundation website and type in ASU. Article says it "inhibits the breakdown of cartilage and promotes repair." I take a bunch of different things that supposedly (or anecdotally) help with arthritis, but ASU seems to be one of the few supplements that actually does well in scientific studies. (According to NYU Langone, this is not the case with any of the other supplements I'm taking.) Felt very excited & hopeful when I read about the studies on ASU. So I am going to keep taking it, because there is actual evidence supporting its effectiveness!

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I was worried that ordering this was like ordering breast cancer. Everyone says stay of phytoESTROGENS and ISOFLAVONES < to avoid an increase risk of cancers... I found the following research that confirms that the PHYTOSTEROLS in this product do NOT infact act like estrogens in the body - and do in fact help inhibit cancers(not cause them). I'm very hormone sensitive and avoid adding extra phytoestrogenic or foods high in isoflavones. OILS do not contain estrogenic compounds... (soy oil etc.) however SOY itself does. Here is the research / read the 2nd to last line. I'll have confidence that these pills will help ease my OA pain without the worry of estrogenic effects now. I hope this is helpful to other worried women (and men). Men get cancer too.--- I'll update with my results on these pills after 30 days. I considered taking White Willow Bark internally (by pill) but found that to be an Estrogenic compound like soy - so I turned to this instead.Phytosterols as anticancer compounds.Bradford PG1, Awad AB.Author informationAbstractPhytochemicals have been proposed to offer protection against a variety of chronic ailments including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, and cancer. As for cancer protection, it has been estimated that diets rich in phytochemicals can significantly reduce cancer risk by as much as 20%. Phytosterols are specific phytochemicals that resemble cholesterol in structure but are found exclusively in plants. Phytosterols are absorbed from the diet in small but significant amounts. Epidemiological data suggest that the phytosterol content of the diet is associated with a reduction in common cancers including cancers of the colon, breast, and prostate. The means by which dietary phytosterols may be achieving these effects is becoming clearer from molecular studies with tumorigenic research models. Phytosterols affect host systems potentially enabling more robust antitumor responses, including the boosting of immune recognition of cancer, influencing hormonal dependent growth of endocrine tumors, and altering sterol biosynthesis. >>>>In addition, phytosterols have effects that directly inhibit tumor growth, including the slowing of cell cycle progression, the induction of apoptosis, and the inhibition of tumor metastasis.<<<< This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the anticancer effects of phytosterols.

My knee has definitely gotten better in recent months. Can't say for sure it was this stuff, but it didn't make anything worse.

I'm 58. I've been experiencing Primary Osteoarthritis for a number of years now, and there is nothing my doctor can do. It's gotten bad enough in my left hand/thumb area that I haven't been able to hold hands with my husband for a number of years without tucking my thumb in, rather than holding his hand normally. My knuckles were getting larger, my pains were getting worse, I was tired of taking NSAIDs all day long, so I started doing my research, and found this product (approved by the Arthritis Foundation; go to arthritis.org and search for ASU) - Avocado Soy (ASU) by Swanson. I've been taking it exactly 60 days as I write this review, and I noticed over the weekend that I can grasp my husband's hand normally without pain! I was overcome with this absolute proof that ASU works!!! IT WORKS! Be patient, you might have to take it a bit longer to see results, but in my case, slightly less than 60 days has worked wonders. I will be taking this the rest of my life (yes, it's a large capsule, but easy to swallow) and buying it from Swanson (it might be faster shipping and more deals to work with them directly).

I bought this product to reduce inflammation of my knee n to ease the pain. It did neither