Research from the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds Glucosamine supplements could reduce knee pain in individuals with cartilage damage and osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease. 24 people with chronic knee pain were given 2000 mg of Glucosamine daily and another 22 people with chronic knee pain were given a placebo. The participants were all…
According to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, long term supplementation with Glucosamine Sulfate can slow knee osteoarthritis progression. Around 200 participants with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis at the onset of the study were randomly selected to receive either 1500 mg of Glucosamine Sulfate or a placebo daily. The study lasted…
Joint Health: As people throughout the world are living longer, joints, all 360 of them, are carrying the load on a daily basis. Joint health products are the number 1 condition specific supplement category used by adults in the US. There are 3 categories of joint health supplement users: 1)Baby Boomers: these individuals want to…
According to data from two large US cohort studies, supplementing glucosamine and chondroitin may aid colon health due to their anti-inflammatory mechanism. Data from over 68,000 women and almost 28,000 men who participated in the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study respectively were analyzed. 672 cases of colorectal cancer were identified from the…