Avocado Soybean Unsaponifiables (ASU) for Osteoarthritis
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
I feel like I have been living under a rock lately. Some how I have missed all the hype about ASU, which is a supplement used for osteoarthritis (OA). ASU is an extract from the oils of avocado and soy, which has been shown in studies to decrease pain and regenerate cartilage in patients who have OA.
The studies seem to be substantial and published in respected peer reviewed journals. Here is a link to a very informative article on ASU with the studies sited. Also, here is an NIH study from PubMed that demonstrated the efficacy of ASU.
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and can cause neck pain, back pain and joint pain. For more information about how we treat these areas visit our neck pain page and our back pain page.
If anyone has had experience with this product I would be interested in hearing about your experience.


The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) filled a lawsuit agianst Denny’s restaurant chain for the sodium content in their food. CSPI had been in negotiations with Denny’s since the end of last year regarding this salt issue. CSPI is pushing Denny’s to list the sodium content on their menus and label certain foods as “high risk” if they contain a large amount of sodium. Denny’s claims that there nutritional information is listed on their website and therefore there is no reason to list it on the menus.
A recent study suggests that there is a link between occupational exposure to pesticides and Alzhiemer’s disease.
Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin for good reason. Our bodies produce vitamin D when our skin is exposed to the sun, but using sun block may prevent this reaction. There have been a few studies recently that have shown the decrease in vitamin D to be significant and can be as high as ten fold when using sunscreen.
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