VITAMINS, HERBAL & ANTI-AGING

Glucosamine / Chondroitin

:: Assists in the inflammatory processes in the joints
:: Alleviates the symptoms of OA
:: Prevents further degradation of articular cartilage

Rheumatism is a general term indicating pain and stiffness affecting the skeletal system, muscular system, or both. Arthritis is a term covering a number of conditions, which are characterized by damage to the articular cartilage of the joints. The specific cause may vary; arthritis may result from bacterial or viral infection, injury to the joint by severe physical stress, metabolic problems, or autoimmune disorders. This not only includes osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but also related conditions like polymyalgia rheumatica, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, rheumatic fever, rheumatism, septic arthritis, gout, and ankilosis spondilitis.

The most common form of arthritis is OA. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease in which the articular cartilage lining the bony surfaces inside a joint becomes progressively thinner until the bone beneath the cartilage on both sides of the joint ultimately becomes exposed. In the advanced stages of OA, the exposed bones rub against one another, causing pain and severely limited joint movement.

Anti-inflammatory herbs and foods, as well as collagen building supplements are available for the treatment of OA. Research seems to suggest that natural supplements may be beneficial in this regard. These include glucosamine sulphate, essential fatty acids, chondroitin sulphate, MSM, plant based enzymes, vitamin E and C, minerals, amongst
others. Biogen’s glucosamine/chondroitin has high levels of the two main building blocks of collagen and has very powerful anti-inflammatory properties.