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- What is Medifast Plus for Joint Health?
Medifast Plus for Joint Health is a specially designed meal replacement supplement formulated to relieve the excruciating symptoms associated with arthritis and poor joint health.
- What is in the Joint Health Shakes that helps with arthritis symptoms?
Joint Health Shakes contain glucosamine and chondroitin, which may reduce pain and help repair damage caused by arthritis. To get the therapeutic benefits of these shakes, you should take three (3) Joint Health shakes each day as part of your 5 & 1 Plan. Each shake provides you with 500 mg of both chondroitin and glucosamine, and therapeutic levels are 1000 mg. You can choose any other two (2) Medifast Meals each day from soups, stew, chili, oatmeal, scrambled, eggs, fruit drinks, iced teas, hot beverages, bars, puddings or non-Health Management Specialty Shakes. If you are already using medication for arthritis, consult with your doctor before incorporating Medifast Plus for Joint Health shakes.
- Who should use Medifast Plus for Joint Health Shakes?
Medifast Plus for Joint Health is recommended for individuals over the age of 18 who suffer with painful joints due to arthritis and/or injury. Be sure to consult with your doctor prior to using these shakes if you are already on arthritis medication. In many instances, Joint Health Shakes provide lower therapeutic dosages of chondroitin and glucosamine than prescription arthritis medications.












