DAVINCI FoodScience of Vermont Sea Mussel, Green-Lipped Mussel Joint Supplement Capsules, 180 Count

A family history of ailments and returning from a running injury led me to seek out new methods of ensuring the knees were being properly cared for. Doing research on the Green Lipped Sea Mussel I decided to give it a try and Food Science of Vermont offered a good product at a reasonable price. When first opening the jar it brought me back to my youth at the beach! The smell of mussels at the wharf, salt air...in condensed form! A little overwhelming at first though reminding myself mussels are strong smelling and these are packed into capsules. No bad taste, no after-taste of odor of any sort. Taken now for three weeks and I think these are helping not only the knees; an overall less achy-ness after lifting and paddling lets me know the joints are happier than only taking glucosamine. I plan to keep this in my rotation of supplements.

I've tried a lot of "joint supplements" since stopping physical therapy for a non-surgical shoulder injury from 6 years ago. The therapy was making it worse, constantly re-injuring the shoulder, so I stopped. This is the first product that I feel is working. I've been using the product for about 8 weeks. It was around week 7 that, for the first time in over 6 years, I have had relief from daily muscle spasms and sharp pains (when I raise my arm). In the past if I washed my car or vaccuumed the rug, I would be in pain for days. Now I can do both with virtually no pain. I think I could go back to therapy now and build some strength without hurting myself every time. UPDATE 9/2/2015 - This has changed my life. My shoulder is almost back to pre-injury condition. I am able to exercise without re-injury, I have no spasms or muscle pain in the shoulder/neck area anymore and no more joint pain or 'bone on bone' feeling. I'll also add that I am not a good patient, you are supposed to take 2 pills/3 times day but I frequently miss the 3rd dose, so this stuff is working for me on "somewhat" less then the recommended dose. If I could give it a sixth star, I would. It's nice to feel normal again after so many years. I no longer take Aleve everyday or use heating pads for relief. I was using heat so often that I had 4 of them (one at work, one that kept plugged in by the couch, one by the bed, and one in my study).

It really works! People and pets. Real results!

You might assume, like I did, it would be fish oil type of supplement but it's dried. Regardless, if the super strong fishy smell indicates anything it doesn't seem to matter. I did 2 caps twice a day with a meal and noticed a difference in my knees in 2-3 weeks! If I skip a few days like over the weekend when I don't follow my regular routine I can tell the difference. I cut back to 2 in the morning but am going to try uping it a little or taking 1 twice a day and see what it does for my shoulder, elbow, hip.... I may even try the more expensive brand at some point but wouldn't hesitate to recommend this one... 1 year update.... Now take 2 in the morning and that's it. Knees definitely feel better. Tried a more expensive brand that was the actual oil but no difference so sticking with these.

Ordered 2-3 bottles of this product. My husband took them for a spell and “thought” they worked. When he ran out, I decided not to re-order just to see if he noticed a difference. Well, he did not notice any difference whatsoever. So, a final review would be they did not and never did work for him.

Been using this product for years for my Newfoundlands for joint heath. Very pleased. My oldest is now 12.7 yrs and still going strong

So it may be a coincidence or maybe Sammie's torn ACL was not significant but 3 months ago we were told if she didn't heal, plan on surgery. I did some research and came up with a home remedy of one joint max tablet, two sea mussel capsules and one fish oil gel tab per meal (twice a day) and behold - we have no lameness at all! And for those who have reviewed negatively about lead content, I called Food Science directly and this is what I was told: The sea mussel product does include minute traces of lead, they had to start labeling their products with this information only because a California law called for it. So those supplements you find in the health food stores not in the State of California still may contain lead, they are just not required to tell you! According to the nice lady at Food Science, a batch test of the Sea Mussel Supplement in March 2013 showed that the maximum recommended adult dosage of the Food Science Sea Mussel Supplement (6 capsules) contained about the same amount of lead as a sweet potato and FAR LESS than a handful of shrimp! check this out if you're still concerned: Q: Why is lead in food products? A: Lead is present in small amounts throughout the environment due to its natural occurrence and its release into the environment by human activities. Lead in soil can be deposited on or absorbed by plants, including plants grown for food. Lead that gets in or on the plant cannot always be completely removed by washing or other steps in the processing of the food. Many food products would be expected to contain very small amounts of the element -- in the range of parts per billion (ppb). A part per billion is equivalent to the value of one penny compared to that of 10 million dollars. more here(...).fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/FruitsVegetablesJuices/ucm233520.htm