The benefits of Omega 3 for arthritis sufferers

By Greg Buckett

I should know – I caught crabs as a kid!

I was raised a keen fisherman, catching blue cod by the bin-full with dad in the days when you could catch them anywhere. My mate and I would camp in remote bays, snorkel for paua by day and spear paddle crabs in the evening. We lived like kings in our own back yard – until I turned 15!

I had ankle trouble after a running race at school and I was taken to hospital overnight for tests. By the morning I was completely crippled from head to toe; unable to get out of bed, I even struggled to eat. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and with that diagnosis my life changed dramatically – no more rugby with the mates, diving with my buddy or fishing with dad. Imagine the physical and mental trauma!

After two months hospital treatment, a teacher told me I had little chance of passing school certifi-cate, so I left to go selling TVs and stereos; hardly a favorite choice as I was used to the hard graft of the family farm.

By 18 my arthritis had gone into remission and I thought I was finally free from this painful and crippling disease. Norwegian trawlers immediately replaced retail and I relished the freedom of the seas and life of a hardcore fisherman, but it was short-lived. The arthritis returned with a vengeance, shackling me with the sickness benefit.

These were my darkest days, but I made a choice to fight back, returned to school and passed my commercial skippers ticket.

I was soon suffering excruciating pain and on crutches. I was told I needed a total hip replacement. I refused and tried to find a miracle cure that never existed.

Two years later at age 25, I finally succumbed and went in for my hip replace-ment, but my femur split down the middle like bamboo during surgery. After wiring it up I was good to go and go I went.

When you finally get your legs back, you don’t walk, you run!

In this case it was running water taxis in the Abel Tasman for Haddy – legendary for his capacity for work. Business was booming: we started at sunrise and got home after sunset, seven days a week for seven months with half a day off on Christmas day but loving the life!

The good times running didn’t last and you could say my ‘Buckett’ sprung a leak. I wasn’t bulletproof and suffered two months on my back with no hip because of a blood infection and later underwent a shoulder replacement and suffered adverse reactions to my medication.

The arthritis remained...

I was open to try anything that might help me and, fortuitously, I met Aaron, who suggested I try taking Glucosamine and Omega 3 in high doses. I ate Glucosamine and Omega 3 for breakfast, lunch and tea, to support my mobility, and within weeks, I was back living a healthy lifestyle: fishing, diving, waterskiing and mountain biking.

Then, I caught crabs again!

After forming my own crab fishing company, I joined a friend and also went off and built a factory (o2b Healthy - pronounced oh-to-be-healthy!) to manufacture the very same supplements that I was taking. but better!

Being a local in the small town of Motueka, I found myself continually running into friends of mum and dad, who wanted to know what I was taking for my improved mobility. I be-gan to promote my own special formulation and brand of Glucosamine and Omega 3, which quickly became hugely popular among the locals.

I soon found myself so busy making Joint Manager that I became too busy for crab fishing, so I decided to concentrate fully on o2b Healthy; and researching and manufacturing Joint Manger became my way of life.

How ironic it is that Glucosamine actually does come from crabs … maybe this was meant to be!

Please read Greg’s full story at www.o2bhealthy.co.nz or just phone us on 0800 880 868 for your free copy.

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Published 28th Jun 2010

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