Product: MSM Joint Formula

Company: Natural Factors

Size: 90 Capsules

Ingredients: MSM ( Methyl-sulfonyl-methane ) 300mg, Glucosamine Sulfate 300mg, Chondroitin Sulfate 240mg.

Dosage: Take two capsules two to three times daily or as directed by a health practitioner.

Contains no artificial preservatives, color, corn, dairy, gluten, soya, sweeteners or yeast.

Description: A powerful joint formula for pain relief!

MSM:

MSM, short for methyl-sulfonyl-methane, is a naturally-occurring organic source of sulfur that is found in the human body, as well as in a number of foods. As a supplement, MSM is also turning out to be a powerful, yet nontoxic, therapeutic agent that may help to inhibit pain impulses, lessen inflammation, increase blood supply, reduce muscle spasms and soften scar tissue.

Without sulfur there would be no life. We don't think much about what sulfur does in our body, but it is essential in human nutrition, and is an element in over 150 compounds in the body. Sulfur is part of every cell and is concentrated in the connective tissue, skin, nails and hair.

MSM relieves pain in several ways:

• it inhibits pain impulses along a major nervous system network called C fibers. These fibers carry messages of pain from a site of damaged tissue in the body to your brain.
• it also reduces inflammation. Inflammation puts pressure on nerves and other tissues and causes pain.
• it promotes blood flow, which enhances the healing process.
• it reduces muscle spasm ( a contraction of muscle tissue ) often involved in painful conditions.

Glucosamine Sulfate:

Glucosamine sulfate is an amino sugar synthesized in our bodies from glucose. It is the starting point for important macromolecules that make up many body tissues including proteoglycans, the substance of cartilage in the joints. It is involved in the synthesis of mucous membranes in the digestive and respiratory tract. It is one of the chemicals that forms the cushioning ingredients in joint fluids and surrounding tissue. It contributes to making the synovial fluid thick and elastic. In other words, Glucosamine sulfate plays a role in the formation of nails, tendons, skin, eyes, synovial fluid, bone, ligaments, heart valves and in mucous secretion of the digestive, respiratory, and urinary tracts. Any deficiency of glucosamine can slow the production of these macromolecules causing specific weakness in these tissues. Glucosamine sulfate’s positive effects on degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis are touted by many.

Chondroitin sulfate:

Chondroitin sulfate is a natural substance found in cartilage where it performs several important functions that keep cartilage healthy. A bit like a magnet, chondroitin attracts precious water, including nutrient-rich fluid into the cartilage. Not enough water in cartilage can cause dryness, pain and loss of nutrients in the joints.

Sometimes the body produces too many enzymes that ‘cut up’ connective tissue, acting as thousands of tiny scissors. Besides attracting fluid into dry cartilage, chondroitin inhibits the work of degradative enzymes that hasten cartilage destruction. Chondroitin stimulates the production of key components of cartilage, such as the chondrocytes and proteoglycans. It works well with glucosamine to rebuild damaged cartilage.

MSM Joint Formula can work wonders for aging, painful joints!

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