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Arthritis

atoid Osteoarthritis (also called degenerative arthritis) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting tens of millions of Americans. Osteoarthritis develops in many different joints in the body, but particularly in the knees, back, hips and fingers. Arthritis frequently causes pain, inflammation and decreased range of motion. It tends to be progressive and sometimes results in severe disability.

 Many doctors view osteoarthritis as a relentless and irreversible process of joint destruction. Typical treatment protocols rely heavily on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, and piroxicam. These drugs may reve the symptoms, but they do not slow the progression of Arthritis. On the contrary, there is evidence that long-term use of NSAIDs damages the joints and accelerates the progression of osteoarthritis. Furthermore, NSAIDs have a number of adverse side effects, including peptic ulcers and damage to the liver or kidneys.

• ABOUT 2% OF THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 45
  

  ABOUT 30% OF THOSE BETWEEN 45 AND 64
  
  AND ABOUT 63% TO 85% OF THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65

Arthritis and osteoarthritis afflicts countless millions of people worldwide, including more than 50 million Americans. Arthritis

Arthritis Men are more likely to suffer from arthritis and osteoarthritis than are women up to the age of 45, perhaps because men tend to engage in more strenuous physical activities. From age 45 to 55, however, men and women begin to suffer equally, while women are more likely to be victims after the age of 55. Not only is osteoarthritis more frequent in women age 55 or older, it is also more severe. Millions of women of all ages have osteoarthritis and are affected twice as often as men. Arthritis

• AJoint cartilage contains protein molecules called proteoglycans that make up what is known as the "ground substance" of cartilage - the material that makes joints strong and gives them their resince. Many researchers beve that joint cartilage is alive and that it is capable of rebuilding itself. They beve that as old or damaged cartilage degenerates, it is replaced by new, healthy cartilage. In various studies worldwide, it has been shown that the treatment of osteoarthritis should focus on strategies that both inhibit cartilage breakdown and promote cartilage repair. These studies show that the combination of glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate is capable of achieving both of these results.
• Arthritis Thus, instead of simply dulling the pain with drugs or performing expensive and potentially dangerous surgery, many doctors in Europe and Asia (as well as a small but rapidly growing number in the United States) are actually curing the symptoms of osteoarthritis. They've had excellent results with approaches based on the natural supplements glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate and have been slowing and eventually eliminating the disease in many patients.
•  Since they are substances we already consume and produce in very small quantities in our bodies, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates have no known significant side effects. This amazing fact stands in stark contrast to painkillers such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and cortisone injections, which can wreak havoc on the body.
• Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates "jump-start" the production of these key elements of the cartilage matrix, and then protect them. They can actually help your body repair damaged or eroded cartilage. In other words, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates strengthen your body's natural repair mechanisms. They can replace what your body fails to make.

Glucosamine stimulates the manufacture of collagen, which is the protein portion of a fibrous substance that holds joints together. Collagen is also the main component of the shock-absorbing cushion called articular cartilage - the white smooth surface which covers the ends of body joints in the fingers, wrists, knees, etc. Arthritis

 Glucosamine helps bind water in the cartilage matrix. It has also been shown to help produce more collagen and also normalizes cartilage metabolism, which helps to keep the cartilage from breaking down. Glucosamine may actually "jump-start" the production of the cartilage's key elements and may also protect these same elements. Glucosamine may help the body repair eroded and damaged cartilage.

Arthritis Chondroitin sulfates act like "liquid magnets". It helps attract fluid into the proteoglycan molecules. This is important for two reasons; the fluid sweeps nutrients into the cartilage and the fluid acts as a spongy shock absorber.

Chondroitin may protect existing cartilage from a premature breakdown. It does this by inhibiting certain enzymes that destroy cartilage and enzymes that prevent the transport of nutrients.

 Chodroitin sulfates alone have been found to be effective for osteoarthritis sufferers. Often just the glucosamine or chodroitin are used by themselves. However they can work synergisticaaly when taken together to stimulate cartilage production and to help control enzymes that destroy the cartilage. Using both of these supplements can help the body heal itself. A glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate combination is a powerful weapon against osteoarthritis.

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