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Side note: too much caffeine can weaken bones.
Well, fuck. My joints are shit to begin with.
How do you mean?
The most normal movements can be painful for no apparent reason, my knees sometimes try to bend the wrong direction while I walk, sneezing too hard can make everything ache painfully for a good 30 minutes or more, etc.
I can move my calves up and down and feel my knees "scrape" together as they move.
Lovely family history of degenerative bone and muscle issues, as well as just plain ol pain.
Oh jeez, so sorry! Do you have any working diagnoses where you can search up anything? Regular osteoarthritis is helped by actually using the joints, so they produce more synovial fluids, but I didn't know if it can help your condition.
In a sane nation, universal health would be a no brainer.
That would require my family to not be extremely tight-lipped about their medical history for no apparent reason. I know nothing beyond general descriptions and a few common names of conditions to watch put for (diabetes, heart, blood pressure, "endocrine issues") despite explicitly asking for purposes of testing with a doctor. That and I haven't been to a PCP since I was in high school (maybe longer). I'll get there... eventually.
Oh, and im fat; not like, mobility scooter stereotype, but i could stand to lose a good 40-50 pounds. Legs and arms are actually fairly muscular, its all torso.
I can't tell you anything you haven't already heard. Buy the most healthy food you can afford, walk a little bit each day. I lost about 20 pounds in a month simply by switching from sweetened beverages to water, but that's also because I drank sugar all day.
I feel you. My hands and wrist are the worst. Pretty sure it’s arthritis.
What's too much?
Under fifty, maybe 800+ mg daily. Over 50, maybe 200, depending on other risk factors. Oddly, it seems to affect the femoral shaft, and not notably others. Everyone should do a refresher on Rush factors, but especially AFAB, and small framed people.
Over 400 mg is bad for your heart.
It's not great for the kidneys either, but I'm not sure the meds are great, either. Probably the best way is the slowest and requires more willpower: cut out refined sugars (that includes in breads, mayo and other stuff), switch from refined grains to whole, watch seed oils, increase Omega 3s, regular exercise, good sleep habits, etc. These things can be incorporated incrementally, but the sooner the better. Also meditation and therapy, the latter being cost prohibitive, for many.