You've probably noticed natural remedies for arthritis containing chondroitin in your health food store. Often its combined with glucosamine, another natural nutritional remedy.
WHY CHONDROITIN IS SO EFFECTIVEIn osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage that covers the end of your bones has worn away, leaving your bone ends to rub painfully together under pressure. One of the key symptoms in identifying osteoarthritis is that joints feel more painful the more you move them. (In rheumatoid arthritis, joints tend to feel better the more you move them).
Many natural joint remedies contain chondroitin sulphate. What it does is help rebuild the structure of the protective cartilage at the ends of your bones, to improve the 'cushioning' effect that weight bearing joints like your knees and hips need.
DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHONDROITIN?
Chondroitin is sourced from a variety of different animals (shark, bovine, or green lipped mussels), and interestingly, different sources of chondroitin have a slightly different molecular structure, which may explain why some people swear by one particular brand of joint support formula, but find other brands almost useless for them.
If you would like to read more about the molecular structure of chondroitin and how it changes its function, read the interesting article in 'Complementary Therapies in Medicine' journal (2009), volume 17, pages 56-62.
TRY CHONDROITIN WITH GLUCOSAMINE FOR BEST EFFECT
Many people have reported to me that they find glucosamine and chondroitin work best in synergy, in the same capsule. What's your experience been? Add your comment to contribute below.
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