A study published online in Arthritis Care & Research shows that a common, cheap drink, something that most of us already have in our fridge drastically slows down arthritis.

If you’ve been suffering arthritis, make sure you pour yourself at least one glass a day of this tasty drink. It will make all the difference.

Milk might be just the power drink to slow down the progression of knee arthritis. The researchers from Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston collected data related to health, diet and behavior on 888 men and 1260 women who had knee osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis, often called ‘wear-and-tear arthritis’ is the condition that occurs when the cartilage surrounding the bone wears down as a person ages. It can affect hands, knees, lower back, hips and neck. It can cause both pain and impaired joint functioning.

Annual knee X-rays were performed on these patients for 4 years and the researchers measured the narrowing space between the bones in the knee joint in an effort to record disease progression.

After eliminating risk factors like smoking, alcohol consumption and high body weight, they identified that people who consumed milk on a regular basis showed much slower progression of disease compared to those who didn’t.

One glass or more of milk seemed to be the magic number to slow down arthritis.

The researchers speculate that it’s the calcium in the milk that helps in preventing bone and joint degeneration.

90 percent of the volunteers consumed fat-free or low-fat milk and the study did not analyze the effect of other dairy products on arthritis progression.

But even if milk slows down arthritis, it doesn’t cure it. Here is the exact step-by-step plan I used to REVERSE my arthritis in…