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What Exactly is Glucosamine?
Proteoglycans are essentially a really thick interwoven
group of threads that weave throughout the collagen and cartilage,
and are absolutely essential for joint health because they
hold many times their weight of water, which both serves
to lubricate and nourish the collagen. Not having water in
your joints is like trying to run your car without oil -
it will destroy your engine - or in this case your joints.
Proteoglycans bring and hold that water there and nourish
the cartilage.
If the cartilage is damaged, the thread of proteoglycans
becomes weak and breaks, or simply "leaks" out, and thus
the collagen loses its nourishment system and support system
as the proteoglycans (that are dependant largely on glucosamine)
lose their ability to bind to the cartilage, and thus float
away. The result of all of this is much like the suspension
and the shocks in your car in that the cartilage becomes
worn out and cannot withstand further shocks and impacts.
It may crack or eventually may even wear out completely.
Without its proteoglycan support system to keep it together
and replenish it, it quickly wears out. When it wears out,
you have bone spurs, broken bits of cartilage floating in
synovial fluid, bone on bone grinding, inflammation and and
debilitation.
Glucosamine is the major building block of proteoglycans.
Not only is it a building block for the synthesis of proteoglycans,
its mere presence acts as a stimulus to the cells that produce
proteoglycans - in fact glucosamine is a key factor in determining
how many proteoglycans are produced by the cells. Simply
put, the more glucosamine you have (take only what is recommended),
the more proteoglycans you have, and the more proteoglycans
you have, the more cartilage you can produce. Without glucosamine,
your joints essentially "dry out" and just like how rubber
gets old, ages and loses its spring, your joints do too.
Fortunately, you no longer have to let your joints degrade
- glucosamine helps to promote the restoration of your joints,
promoting increased movement, flexibility and as a result
can make your joints healthier and stimulate cartilage growth.
Glucosamine stimulates the production of proteoglycans and
collagen, and it also normalizes cartilage metabolism which
in turn, helps promote cartilage health. Glucosamine's powerful
effect on cartilage metabolism can in fact help the body
to repair damaged or eroded cartilage. In other words, glucosamine
strengthens your body's natural repair mechanisms. Besides
stimulating cartilage production, glucosamine also reduces
joint discomfort and soreness.
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