Osteoarthritis is a "wear and tear" disease that attacks our joints by the breakdown of cartilage and the growth of bone spurs. Osteoarthritis is considered by medical science to be a "universal disease" which means everyone is going to get it -- it's only a matter of time. In fact, osteoarthritis is already one of our most common health problems, affecting more than 70 million people in North America and 600 million people worldwide.
Our body's joints are truly amazing, but they do wear out. Throughout our lifetime, we need to build, repair and regenerate cartilage but our body must first produce glucosamine, the basic building block of cartilage. Glucosamine is produced naturally by specific cells in our body. In our younger years, the ability of those cells to produce glucosamine is usually sufficient to keep up with demand but the forces of everyday life change and exercise, poor diet, excess weight, sports injuries and other trauma plus aging, all bring greater demands for cartilage repair and regeneration.
At the same time, the efficiency of glucosamine production in the body declines as we get older. The result is that demand eventually exceeds supply. The body can't keep up, joints wear down, and osteoarthritis sets in. As cartilage breaks down, it loses its ability to absorb shock. Spurs grow out from the edge of the bone to fill the gaps, and the bones begin to rub against each other. The results can be catastrophic, robbing people of their mobility and forcing them to live with debilitating pain and discomfort.
Cartilage degeneration can be slowed and even halted, new cartilage can be created, and comfort can be restored.*** It's simply a matter of giving your body the complete family of nutrients it needs.
***As set down by the Food and Drug Administration, vitamin supplement products cannot be advertised as intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.***