And I have some knee arthritis, and old lady pains, though nothing very severe, what is a good alternative for inflammation? I am a part-time Pharmacy Technician, so I asked my pharmacist what he thought and he said alot of people take Glucosamine Condroitin (sp?) and have had good results with that. I will probably give that a try, but wanted to ask the masses here, where there are undoubtably several people who take something alternative to INSAIDs for their aches and pains what works for them, since the aches and pains are mostly related to my hiking addiction. I have also heard someone say to take Collagen and that helps. Anyone here ever heard of that or used it successfully? Ibuprofen was my go-to but I can't take that anymore. Is there anything comparable in your experience?

Yes, I could go to my doctor and pay a co-pay and take time off work for the visit just to be given advice of what over the counter supplement to get, but that seemed ridiculous.