Joint & BONutrients
Healthy bones and joints are constantly replacing worn tissue. When tissue wear eclipses tissue replacement in the joints, arthritis ensues. If bone cells aren't replaced as fast as old ones are removed, osteoporosis is the result. The raw material for cartilage is glucosamine sulfate. Chondroitin is in the joints too, but is almost impossible to absorb since it is over 300 times larger than the glucosamine molecule. MSM is also important for suppressing inflammation and for building connective tissue. For osteoporosis, calcium alone isn't the answer. American women are in the top five in the world for calcium consumption and in the top five for hip fracture rates. If calcium was the key factor, this wouldn't be true. Magnesium, manganese, silicon, boron, vitamin D and other co-factors are critical to building bone. Also, true natural progesterone, not estrogen is critically important to rebuilding bone. Estrogen only slows bone loss, it doesn't reverse or even stop bone loss. |
