Cortaflex is a dietary supplement which does
not rely on Chondroitin and Glucosamine.
If you go into health food shops and chemists,
you will find lots of products containing Chondroitin
Sulphate and Glucosamine Sulphate.
So what makes it so special? What makes it different is that it has been produced
with smaller molecules, so that they are more
likely to be absorbed into the areas where it
is needed. It is a unique formulation of the smaller
key isolates of Chondroitin and Glucosamine
to make it easier for the smaller molecules to
be able to pass through the tiny cell walls and
into the joints.
Glucosamine is an amino sugar and is a key component of
cartilage. Glucosamine works to stimulate joint function and
repair. It has been proven effective in numerous scientific
trials for easing osteoarthritis pain, helping in the rehabilitation
of cartilage, renewing synovial fluid, and repairing joints
that have been damaged from osteoarthritis.
Each person produces a certain amount of glucosamine within
their bodies. When people grow older, their bodies lose the
capacity to make enough glucosamine. Having enough glucosamine
in your body is essential to producing the nutrients needed
to stimulate the production of synovial fluid, the fluid which
lubricates your cartilage and keeps your joints healthy. Without
enough glucosamine, the cartilage in their weight-bearing
joints, such as the hips, knees, and hands deteriorates. The
cartilage then hardens and forms bone spurs, deformed joints,
and limited joint movement. This is how the debilitating disease
of osteoarthritis develops.
If you have never tried glucosamine, you will probably find
some benefit in most glucosamine supplements. However because
the molecules are really large, most supplements try and increase
the concentration of glucosamine in the product to try and
increase the benefit to you. What Cortaflex does is to be
effective by supplementing specific amino acids and amino
saccharides. These are the building blocks of glucosamine
and gives the body more of a chance to create more of its
own glucosamine.
"The bottom line is that there is a body of evidence
supporting the efficacy of oral and intramuscular glucosamine
in arthritis" University of Oxford Clinical School Information
Management Services Unit
Research Study
Double-blind clinical evaluation of oral glucosamine sulphate
in the basic treatment of osteoarthrosis.
The efficacy and tolerance of oral glucosamine sulphate were
tested against placebo in a prospective double-blind trial
in 20 out-patients with established osteoarthrosis. Two capsules
of either glucosamine sulphate (250 mg) or placebo were administered
3-times daily over a period of 6 to 8 weeks. Articular pain,
joint tenderness and restricted movement were semi-quantitatively
scored 1 to 4 every 3 days, and individually averaged over
the treatment period (overall composite score). Possible side-reactions
were similarly scored upon positive questioning of the patients.
Haematology, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, urine analysis
and X-rays were recorded before and after treatment. Significant
alleviation of symptoms was associated with the use of the
active drug at the prescribed dose. Similarly, patients given
glucosamine sulphate experienced earlier alleviation of symptoms
compared with those who had placebo. The use of glucosamine
sulphate also resulted in a significantly larger proportion
of patients who experienced lessening or disappearance of
symptoms within the trial period. No adverse reactions were
reported by the patients treated with glucosamine, and no
variation in laboratory tests was recorded.
Author: Pujalte-JM; Llavore-EP; Ylescupidez-FR
Curr-Med-Res-Opin. 1980; 7(2): 110-14
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