The FDA has warned against this ‘natural remedy’ for joint pain. San Francisco immigrants still trust it

In San Francisco, doctors say, a growing number of Latinos who work physically demanding jobs have turned to supplements that promise relief for joint and bone pain. FDA warnings are not filtering through

This story was co-published with El Tecolote, a bilingual community newsroom that serves Latinx communities who live or work in San Francisco.

When Gloria Caballero, 52, started experiencing knee pain four years ago, her sister in Los Angeles suggested a natural remedy that a co-worker had sworn by: a supplement called Artri Ajo King. Following her advice, Caballero started buying the yellow-and-blue pills in Los Angeles and bringing them up to her home in San Francisco, where she started taking them twice a day, every day.