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As we bust our asses in the gym everyday...Our joints take alot of abuse and as you age you will begin to feel the stress on your joints... Your joints may reap some sweet rewards if you treat your taste buds to this every morning: a tall glass of orange juice. Authors of a recent study concluded that beta-cryptoxanthin intake could be quite helpful in reducing the risk of polyarthritis -- a joint condition most often triggered by the autoimmune system. And fresh-squeezed OJ happens to have plenty of the compound. Juiced-Up Joints When researchers gave a diet survey to a large group of middle-aged and older European adults, people with the highest amounts of beta-cryptoxanthin in their diets were less likely to develop polyarthritis than the people with the lowest intakes. Researchers speculate that adding just one glass of fresh-squeezed OJ a day could provide enough beta-cryptoxanthin to protect against the inflammatory joint condition. The Awesome Stuff in Oranges Oranges and orange juice are also great sources of vitamin C -- another important nutrient for joint health. And although the researchers suspect that beta-cryptoxanthin may do the best job of protecting against oxidative damage to joint linings, other carotenoids -- like zeaxanthin