Category Archives: Vitamins and Minerals

Sodium May Be The Culprit

Sodium facts

Trying to eat healthy? Making sure the nutrition facts say low fat and low calories? Ever wonder why you sometimes gain a pound or two even when the stats say you shouldn’t? Sodium content may just be the culprit. Sodium will make cells retain water; especially fat cells. High sodium products will make you look like you’ve gained fat when in fact your body is simply retaining H20. Try to look for low sodium products, it will decrease water retention and help with blood pressure!

 

Joint Pain? Try Glucosamine and Chondroitin because…

We all experience joint pain from time to time. Sometimes it may be the way we slept, the career path we have or pain from a twist or injury. This can be very frustrating and restrict your day to day tasks. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease which is the loss of cartilage and inflammation of synovial membrane. 

The common treatment is with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), while another route is the treatment with a joint support like glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and Omega-3 fatty acids which is a very promising approach. Some formula’s may work faster than others based upon dosage and quality, I find Species’ Nutrition’s product arthrolyze the fastest acting with best results. Some clinical studies have shown this treatment to be more effective at reducing the OA symptoms. This is made possible by 2 means: 1) As components of synovial fluid and cartilage, this stimulates the anabolic process of the cartilage metabolism. 2) the anti-inflammatory effect of this treatment can delay the catabolic process or breakdown in the cartilage. This means a delay in the destruction of the connective tissue and this may help regenerate the joint’s structure.This treatment will also trigger an anti-inflammatory response due to the MSM and Boron ingredients.

So take care of your joints, be careful and if they start to ache…try some high doses of joint support with all the above mentioned ingredients on the label and you will be back soon!