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Glucosamine and chondritin are to of the most common supplements now being suggested by doctors for treating arthritis. The combination of glucosamine and chondritin work not only as anti-inflamitory, but slows the symptoms of arthritis as well as relieves joint pain commonly associated with arthristis.
Glucosamine and chondritin are one of the safest and effective treatments for the pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis. They also are effective in creating and preventing the deterioration of cartilage.The reasons glucosamine helps repair cartilage, while the chondroitin helps cartilage become more elastic. The use of just the glocosamine has most arthristis suffers in less pain. Additionally the longer the person takes the combination the greater the success.
Glucosamine and chondritin are natural substances that are already in the connective tissues of the human body. Glucosamine is a type of amino sugars that forms and repairs cartilage. Chondritin is a segment of a big protein molecule (proteoglycan) that gives elasticity to cartilage. Both glucosamine and chondroitin have anti-inflammatory properties in them which are why they are helpful in treating rheumatic diseases such as arthritis (inflammation and pain of the joints).
Glucosamine anti-inflammatory properties makes it very effective in treating arthritis. Glucosamine works like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) without the negative side effects. Commonly NSAID are aspirin and ibuprofen. However longer term exposure to iburprofen has many effect including paralysis. Of course there is also other anti-inflamatory drugs like celebrex and vioxx that also have bee linked with harmful side effects
Glucosamine studies have shown glucosamine helps both build cartilage and prevent the breakdown of cartilage. Studies also seem to indicate that glucosamine slowd the deteriation of existing cartilage, or protecting what's there.
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