| Overuse of shoulders, hips, elbows and knees | | | | processing and storage. Supplementing with this |
| during a lifetime can take a toll on the joints and | | | | nutrient ensures an adequate supply of sulfur, an |
| their flexibility. Natural nutritional supplements with | | | | important structural component of the connective |
| these key ingredients can play an important part | | | | tissue that joins muscle to bone. |
| in joint health maintenance. | | | | Hyaluronic acid is an important component of |
| A natural nutritional supplement for healthy joints | | | | cartilage and synovial fluid that occurs naturally |
| should include one or more of the following, | | | | throughout the body. It plays a crucial role in joint |
| glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid, MSM and | | | | motion, the maintenance of joint equilibrium, skin |
| devil's claw. | | | | support, and the maintenance of viscosity and |
| Glucosamine protects connective tissues, helps | | | | elasticity of the fluid surrounding the joints. |
| maintain the integrity and mobility of joints, and | | | | Devil's claw is an herb that gets its name from its |
| helps lubricate joints by replenishing synovial fluid, | | | | unusual fruit which is covered with many small |
| which promotes a joint's shock-absorbing abilities. | | | | claw- shaped extensions. It is used for tendonitis |
| Chondroitin sulfate attracts fluid and draws | | | | and to support joint health. One of its active |
| nutrients into the cartilage, making the cartilage | | | | ingredients, harpagoside, can help reduce |
| more shock absorbent. It also promotes growth | | | | inflammation. |
| and normal tissue generation and keeps enzymes | | | | These principal ingredients in natural nutritional |
| in balance. | | | | supplements for the joints can benefit joint health |
| MSM - Methylsulfonylmethane is present in many | | | | and increase flexibility. |
| fresh foods, but it is destroyed through cooking, | | | | |