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Knees over 35 remember every hour on concrete, every flight of stairs. Hondrexil puts glucosamine and chondroitin together with turmeric, ginger and vitamins E, D3, B9 and B12. The pack states the dose. Naira changes hands only at your gate.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are building blocks the body already uses in cartilage, and they lead the formula.
Two roots from every Nigerian kitchen, turmeric and ginger, ride along for people who feel tight at the start of the day.
Vitamins E, D3, B9 and B12 share the capsule, so one swallow covers the lot.
Glucosamine and chondroitin at the front, two spice roots and four vitamins behind them; no amounts are printed.
an amino sugar, one of the raw materials of joint cartilage
a cartilage component that sits in the capsule beside glucosamine
the golden root of curries and stews, traditionally taken for comfortable movement
the warming root people chew or brew when limbs feel stiff
four vitamins (B9 is folic acid) added to round off the capsule
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I keep a fabric stall on the first floor of a Lagos market, and by closing time my knees would be stiff. Standing on concrete all day does that after fifty.
The woman selling lace next to me had Hondrexil in her bag, and I ordered my own. Breakfast, water, five minutes of stretching before I open: that is my routine now.
F— Folake A., 56, Lagos
Pick one hour and keep to it. Breakfast is a handy anchor because food and a full glass of water sit well with the spices.
The count is printed on the bottle, so follow that. Taking extra will not make it work faster and may upset your stomach.
Ordinary multivitamins rarely clash. Anyone on warfarin should let the doctor read the label, because both spices can strengthen a blood thinner.
Anyone under 18, pregnant or nursing women, and people allergic to shellfish. A hot, red or swollen joint needs a doctor, not a supplement.
Just your name and a number. There is no card, no transfer and no bank app involved.
A consultant phones to go over the delivery address, how many packs you need and a day that is convenient.
Cash is paid to the rider once the package is in your hands, not before.
