EVIDENCE MOUNTS FOR GLUCOSAMINE
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Glucosamine is a normal constituent of joints. It is part of the group of glucosamineglycans that are found in the joint space ( cartilage, synovial fluids, etc.). Glucosamine Sulfate is the sulfate derivative of glucosamine, and it is easily made Into a supplement in a powder form. As part of joint nutrition, it is now proven to be effective in reversing the progression of osteoarthritis.
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The most revered scientific journal in the world is the Lancet. The January 27, 2001, issue of Lancet showed the same findings we have found with patients and on x-rays- glucosamine at a daily dose of 1,500 mgs. maintained joint integrity and cartilage while the placebo had no effect. In other words, people with osteoarthritis continued to get worse on a placebo, but those taking the glucosamine supplement not only did not worsen, they actually got better.
Just as I find on x-ray, the glucosamine patients showed no loss of cartilage or joint space in the arthritic joint, while all the placebo patients did. It is one thing to ask a patient if he or she feels better. But it is another thing altogether to find cartilage maintenance on x-ray by measuring the joint space-the space between bones that is filled with cartilage. It is the breakdown of this cartilage that causes arthritis. Patients on glucosamine do not suffer cartilage breakdown. Indeed, there is even some cartilage regeneration.
So there you have it again. And unlike the arthritis drugs that are fraught with serious side effects, glucosamine has very few problems.
From Health Alert
Just as I find on x-ray, the glucosamine patients showed no loss of cartilage or joint space in the arthritic joint, while all the placebo patients did. It is one thing to ask a patient if he or she feels better. But it is another thing altogether to find cartilage maintenance on x-ray by measuring the joint space-the space between bones that is filled with cartilage. It is the breakdown of this cartilage that causes arthritis. Patients on glucosamine do not suffer cartilage breakdown. Indeed, there is even some cartilage regeneration.
So there you have it again. And unlike the arthritis drugs that are fraught with serious side effects, glucosamine has very few problems.
From Health Alert