About Me

Matt Murray is co-owner and manager for GreenAcres Market in Wichita, Kansas. From 1996 until 2002 Matt was co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show, HealthTalk with Shannon and Matt. Current activities involve writing health-related articles for local magazines and newspapers, seminars and speaking engagements.

Active in lobbying for the natural products industry in Washington, D.C., Matt was president of Rocky Mountain Nutritional Foods Association and a member of the national board for NNfA from 2002 through 2006.

Consumer education, advertising and promotions are the key elements for store growth so he spends time on newsletter development and in-store activities.

Celadrin Creams Knee Pain and Inflammation

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Celadrin, an all natural fatty acid compound, reduced joint pain and inflammation, and almost immediately improved knee range-of-motion in osteoarthritis (OA) sufferers who applied a cream preparation for 30 days. In this 2004 study published in The Journal of Rheumatology, 40 OA patients were randomly selected to apply either a Celadrin or placebo cream. To determine flexibility and strength, researchers measured knee range-of-motion, stair climbing ability and the time it took to get-up-and-go from a seated position. The doctors took these measurements several times during the study: immediately after the first application, 30 minutes later and over the next 30 days while patients applied the cream twice per day.

Knee range-of-motion increased, and the amount of time it took to clompete the stair climbing and get-up-and-go: tests decreased significantly in the Celadrin group beginning 30 minutes after the first application and continuing through the end of the study. Those in the placebo group showed no significant improvement in any of these measures.

In another study, those who applied Celadrin cream had less joint pain and improved ability to stand comfortably in one place for 20 or 40 seconds. A third study showed that patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who had taken Celadrin capsules for 68 days had significantly improved flexibility of the knee compared to those who had taken a placebo capsule.

Reference: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research; 2005, Vol. 19, No. 2, 115-21.