The great Bob Hope once said, "Middle
age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning."
Then old age must be when you still believe you’ll feel better by
afternoon. Heh, heh. ^..^
It’s no secret aging comes with creaks and cracks, but did you
know osteoarthritis is the top cause of chronic disability in the
United States? About half the population experiences some symptoms
by age 65, so it’s no small matter to take care of your joints.
Springtime is when humans start heading outdoors, stressing and
straining muscles and joints while working in the garden, cleaning
out rain gutters, swinging racquets and clubs for sport, or taking
up yoga for the first time.
We’re running a special on joint support products to help y’all
out. The good news is that most of our products cost less than
you’d pay for a box of chocolates, so
live it up this
spring, fair members!
Inflammation Causes Stiff, Achy Joints
With age, your joints lose elasticity and flexibility, cartilage
wears down, and inflammation builds up in your body from stress and too many
pro-inflammatory foods.
With pro-inflammatory chemicals running amuck, your body boosts
blood flow and sends white blood cells into your joints, much like
police when they suspect a disturbance. Swelling, irritation, and
pain inevitably results.
Sadly, this inflammatory process can cause "shock absorbing"
cartilage within your joint to wear down, leading to bone grinding
against bone causing even more pain.
What to do? Turn to these affordable joint builders to help ease
the creaks and cracks of aging and get the most mileage out of your
joints this spring and summer:
Glucosamine - $3.87 – Helps Rebuild Cartilage
Adequate glucosamine is necessary create the building blocks of your
cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and synovial fluid (joint fluid that
keeps joints nourished and lubricated).
Extensively studies,
glucosamine binds water in the cartilage matrix to manufacture
collagen and normalize cartilage metabolism (which keeps cartilage
from breaking
down). Glucosamine also acts to soothe joint inflammation, and it is
core to most joint formulas (both human and
canine!).
As a bonus, when glucosamine is combined with MSM, the
joint-relief results are more powerful than either of the two
separately.
MSM - $4.95 - Provides Essential Sulfur to Stiff and Toxic Cells
MSM's biggest claim to fame is its contribution of
organic sulfur. Sulfur gets a bad rap with most humans because it's
associated with the likes of rotten eggs and other ghastly odors.
But my guess is you didn’t know that next to water and sodium,
sulfur is the most prominent compound in your body and modern soils
are deficient (therefore modern foods don't provide enough sulfur)!
For pain relief, sulfur works by relieving pressure at the
cellular level, thus helping toxins (including lactic acid, too much
alcohol, etc.) to flow out and soothing nutrients to flow in. This
translates into better cellular function, blood circulation, and
muscle activity in and around joints.
Sulfur also supports collagen production, an essential component
of cartilage and connective tissue. Sulfur combines with other
compounds to generate connective tissue that supports flexibility
and tissue elasticity.
With arteries and lung tissue also subject to cracking, as many
of our members know, vitamin C builds new connective tissue as old
cells die off. MSM’s contribution is making the protein bonds within
cells nice and flexible.
In one study, MSM combined with vitamin C helped regenerate soft
skin and improve wound healing (yep, that means better-looking skin
and fewer scars for the vain ones among you).
Fast fact: when you break open an aloe vera leaf
for use on a burn or blister, you’re applying sulfur through the
aloe plant’s sap. Aloe vera is a member of the famous healing tribe,
the sulfur-rich garlic family.
Finally, MSM is also needed for enzyme activity, hormone balance,
and even proper immune system function. Some folks swear by MSM for
allergy and asthma relief (again, sulfur helps cells ditch toxins,
in this case allergens, and also take up nutrients more effectively).
Not bad for a cheapskate’s dream of a product in MSM, eh? ^..^
Fish Oil - $7.95 – Soothes Inflammation and Protects Cartilage
Fish oil inhibits the release of chemicals that cause
inflammation by sending the equivalent of a “calm down” message to
your body. Also, specific to joints, the omega 3 fatty acids in fish
oil decrease the activity of the chemicals that destroy cartilage.
Many of our members claim to have been able to cease arthritis
meds altogether by taking massive doses of fish oil each day.
Always on our Top 10 list, most of you already know the benefits
of fish oil and will be pleased to save 10% on our large bottles of
Fish Oil.
Joint Complex - $4.47 (tabs) & $11.32 (caps) – Cartilage Support and Joint
Rejuvenation
Joint Complex packs in MSM and glucosamine along with chondroitin and collagen.
