ESSENTIALLY YOURS GLUCOSAMINE

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Essentially Yours Glucosamine & Chondroitin How do you know if your joints need specific nutrients they aren't already getting? There is no cut-and-dried test that detects a deficiency of nutrient X or Y in your knee joint, for example. However, there is plenty of research that illustrates which nutrients directly impact joint health. Each nutrient's role becomes clear if we look at what makes a joint function well or poorly. We know that healthy cartilage is the key to maintaining healthy joints, but, more specifically, cartilage fluid is the critical ingredient. In addition to helping absorb shock in the joints, this fluid is the lifeblood of cartilage. Without adequate fluid, cartilage has no means of getting oxygen or nutrients, because, unlike other parts of our body, it contains no blood vessels to do the job. The right nutrients are vital for maintaining cartilage fluid, and replenishing it where damage has already set in. Two nutrients that can defend your joint health *- together. Two specific nutrients, used extensively in the treatment of osteoarthritis, are the first line of defense against cartilage damage: glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates. Both occur naturally in the body and both improve the state of fluid in cartilage, but each one works in a slightly different way. Supplementing with a combination of the two is the most potent weapon against joint deterioration. Here's how they work: Glucosamine is used by the body to manufacture "proteoglycans," which maintain fluid in the cartilage, and regulates the metabolism of cartilage, making sure that tissue is not unnecessarily destroyed. It also inhibits enzymes that degrade cartilage tissue, and blunts damage from certain chemicals. Chondroitin, itself an ingredient of cartilage tissue, draws in fluid and nutrients directly, since cartilage does not support vasculature. It also fights cartilage-destroying enzymes.