Juliet goes the extra mile
JULIET Laurie, 63, a retired science teacher from Dorset, loves hill-walking with her husband and hiking holidays with friends — it’s her favourite way to stay active and healthy while having fun.
She’s been doing it for years, but it hasn’t always been easy. In her 40s, Juliet (right) started to find it increasingly difficult to walk the distances she used to do comfortably.
Juliet had tried various remedies she’d heard about. ‘But they’d done nothing for me,’ she says. Then an advertisement for a joint supplement caught her eye.
‘With my science background, I really appreciated the science credentials behind the company and the fact that the supplement was backed by published studies — so I thought I’d give it a try.’
She adds: ‘I’m so glad I did. I found that I enjoyed my walks so much more and could walk the distances I used to much more comfortably.
‘I have added the supplement to my daily routine and haven’t looked back. In fact, I recently climbed Ben Nevis — something I would never have contemplated before!’
The supplement contains a highly absorbable combination of sunflower lecithin and Boswellia serrata, a natural extract from the Indian frankincense tree that can help to keep joints cool and comfortable.
Dr Miriam Ferrer PhD, head of product development at the Cambridge-based company that created the supplement, explains: ‘Boswellic acids are poorly absorbed by the body, so we have combined them with lecithin phospholipids, which increases absorption by up to four times compared with other standard extracts.’
It’s made all the difference to Juliet: ‘I love to walk on a daily basis and now have the confidence to walk further, going from one mile a day to five miles and then eight or nine or more, which is really fantastic.’ *Boswellia serrata RESIN helps to keep joints cool and comfortable (on hold claim ID:4000).