I don't have any diseases causing my joint issues, but I had knee, hip, and back issues for approx 12 years living in Texas and North Carolina. My wife and I moved to Alaska 6 years ago and by the fall my knees were feeling better than ever, my hip tightness was gone, and my back felt good. I have thrown it out a couple times from hauling propane around and shoveling lots of heavy snow, but I can walk around 98% of the time without any issues with pain.
Also, if you draw a 2 mile circle around my house, there's only one other house in that circle. I do live in 'western society' but it's about as far from the bullcrap as you can get.
I don't have any diseases causing my joint issues, but I had knee, hip, and back issues for approx 12 years living in Texas and North Carolina. My wife and I moved to Alaska 6 years ago and by the fall my knees were feeling better than ever, my hip tightness was gone, and my back felt good. I have thrown it out a couple times from hauling propane around and shoveling lots of heavy snow, but I can walk around 98% of the time without any issues with pain.
Also, if you draw a 2 mile circle around my house, there's only one other house in that circle. I do live in 'western society' but it's about as far from the bullcrap as you can get.