monita poudyal, and welcome to a very controversial edition of smart medicine.our show today, we're going to be talking about arthritis, joint health and weight loss. now, all around the world, the standard of care for the treatment of joint pain includes the use of safe, disease-modifying drugs that can naturally reverse the cartilage breakdown that occurs in osteoarthritis. these agents are not widely available in the u.s. today, we're going to be discussing these agents as alternatives to the harmful drugs and often ineffective dietary supplements that are available in the u.s. my guest today is peter apatow. he's the c.e.o. and founder of supple beverages. peter has created a new, revolutionary drink called supple. if you suffer from joint pain, arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel, gout, fibromyalgia or if you just want help losing weight, then this is a show you do not want to miss, so stay with us. peter, welcome to the show. >> thank you. it's great to be here. >> peter, tell me, is complete relief from joint pain really possible? >> it really is and i fo