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Update #4

1. I’ve been using ICELAND HEALTH JOINT RELIEF FORMULA for a few years now, buying from different Amazon sellers, depending on who has the cheapest price and who has it in stock. It does fluctuate a lot, so you do have to pay attention. But this stuff works, and it certainly reduces my pain.

2. They have changed the formula again. It still works great for pain, but now Iceland Health has added melatonin for sleep support. If you take this at night, you get pleasantly sleepy, appear to sleep more deeply, and wake up less often. It seems to work very well for me.

3. As an added benefit, my doctor tells me it contains enough fish oil to help keep my cholesterol down. That is really excellent news!

Update #3

1. I really do love this stuff. I feel better than I have in 15 years. I am not pain free…but I DO have significantly less pain. A miracle, actually. You just have to take it regularly.

2. They’ve changed the packaging yet AGAIN, but label to label comparison show that it is the exact same great product.

3. This is a new supplier for me, and their price is even better than the last place.

4. Great service and fast shipping. What more could you ask for?

UPDATE #2:

1. This is the best price I have found, and I’ve looked everywhere. Also cheap, cheap shipping. REPEAT HAPPY CUSTOMER!!!!!

2. Still going strong. This product provides AMAZING pain relief! At least it works for me…

UPDATES:

1. New packaging, same great product! The flip top is a nice convenience.

2. This seller has a fantastic price. Two bottles for the price that others charge for one!

3. FAST shipping! This seller gets it to you in record time.

Original Review:

Honestly, I am not a believer in dietary supplements, herbs, and most over the counter medications. I am a scientist and place my faith in doctors, prescription drugs, and western medicine. Oh, I do take a daily multivitamin, mostly on the basis that it can’t hurt. But overall, to me, taking a supplement from a health food store is the equivalent of attempting to “construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bear skins.” (Mr. Spock to Edith Keeler in the Star Trek episode “City on the Edge of Forever.”)

I have had chronic back pain due to a herniated disk and degenerative disk disease for about 15 years now. I also have had shoulder pain for about two years due to an injury. My pain is always there, most of the time ignorable, some of the time intolerable. During the intolerable times, I take narcotics: pain killers and muscle relaxers. Not a lot mind you, but the amount I need has slowly increased over the years. Physical therapy, exercise, stretching, a ridiculous number of hot baths, and deep tissue massage also help to alleviate the worst symptoms, but the pain always returns.

Until now.

A friend sent me two bottles - a two month supply - of ICELAND HEALTH JOINT RELIEF FORMULA with Omega-3 and Iceland Collagen GHA for my 5th wedding anniversary. I studied the label and did some research. The JOINT RELIEF FORMULA softgels contain Omega 3 fish oil concentrate, Omega 3 fatty acids, EPA, DHA, hydrolyzed collagen type 2, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, and glucosamine sulfate. I have heard of most of these ingredients and know that they have been touted by various manufacturers as the solutions to all of our joint problems. I really did not believe these would have any affect on me, but decided to try them, again on the basis that my research showed that they couldn’t hurt. I followed the directions and took two softgels every morning.

I was shocked. In two weeks I was literally pain free, for the first time in years. My back feels better than it has since 1995. The pain is non-existent, and what little there occasionally is resolves with a little stretching. My shoulder, while still clearly injured, has significantly less pain and a vastly increased range of motion. I no longer scream when I pick up the milk jug or my three year old daughter. Overall, I feel better and am in a much sunnier mood.

I don’t know why ICELAND HEALTH JOINT RELIEF FORMULA works. The scientist in me says it shouldn’t. But it does, and it has reduced my intake of prescription pain medication to almost nothing. I am going to buy more and keep taking it regularly. I do realize that I am not “cured,” but I am infinitely more comfortable. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ICELAND HEALTH JOINT RELIEF FORMULA for anyone with joint pain. It might just improve your quality of life. And that, my friends, is priceless.

Rating: 5 / 5