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What I found was both wild and well-documented: the gut—yes, your gut—may be deeply involved in how osteoarthritis develops and how it could be treated. A hormone called GLP-1, best known for regulating digestion and appetite, might also protect cartilage and reduce joint inflammation.
Researchers call it the gut-joint axis, and it’s changing the way we think about osteoarthritis.