I got my mother to use it as well and she became a believer. It certainly has improved her quality of life. But consistency gets to her as well, until the pain comes back around.
As for dosing, most products have the 3 main ingredients in a 1:1:0.8 ratio. Ex: 500mg/500mg/400mg per dose.
I completely agree with the preventive care product argument.
I also agree that most supplements out there are bupkis. Especially considering their claims. I have come to the conclusion that most people waste time and resources on snake oil. I took my learning to the molecular level to find the truths and answers. There is a certain way our body works and there are certain products we produce (as simple as I can put it), you can patch a tire, and you can do so for a certain amount of times, but you cannot reprocess the tire and mold it to what it was initially nor can you expect this process to occur naturally.
I’m an advocator of enchancement by the way, from musculoskeletal to neuronal network enchancement. Always up for new learning and experimentation, given the proper research has been done and repeated many times and same results achieved.