WHEN your joints ache with arthritis, and you’ve tried all that traditional medicine has to offer, are you tempted to visit a health food store for relief? If so, you have a lot of company.

Sixty million Americans spend a total of $40 billion a year on vitamins, supplements, herbs and other alternative remedies to alleviate what ails them, according to The Wall Street Journal.

People who suffer from arthritis swear by glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. Many men who suffer from enlarged prostate say the herb saw palmetto relieves their

symptoms. Saint John’s wort was touted as a treatment for depression.

But do they really work?

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