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Article courtesy of The
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An
informative report on the latest in osteoarthritis breakthroughs
and dramatic true to life story.
Is
Glucosamine Really
The Answer to Arthritis?
"New
research shows how glucosamine can be made many times more effective."
By J. R. Rogers
Want
to learn how to ease your osteoarthritis? Read this report in
its entirety.
In
this report you will learn:
- Tips to
ease your osteoarthritis pain and slow the progression of the
disease
- The latest
research regarding Glucosamine Sulfate & Glucosamine HCL
- Three
reasons why many glucosamine products are not as effective as
they could be
- Why some
forms of glucosamine are much better than others
- About
additional complementary ingredients that work synergistically
with glucosamine to provide pain relief
Dear
Friend,
If you are
among the millions who suffer from osteoarthritis we do not have
to tell you about pain. Nagging, persistent and at times unbearable
pain is a way of life for you. For most of you, the search for
relief from this grinding pain is a chore in and of itself.
My name is
J.R. Rogers and this is the story of how I beat one of the most
dramatic pain problems imaginable. You see, in 1993 I sustained
a very serious traumatic injury to my spine. The pain was so bad
in fact, my upper spine was crushing the cord and I could not
even walk in a straight line. The spinal fluid was not getting
though the cord and my vertebrae were deteriorating rapidly. Now
using what I have learned, I have been able to help thousands
of people fully ease or significantly reduce their pain problems.
While exact
numbers differ widely, according to USA Today, there are 60 million
Americans who suffer from osteoarthritis. Whether your pain is
in your knees, neck, hands, shoulders or any other joint, there
have been some important advances made in treating these conditions.
I'm going to discuss these advances with you and explain in detail
how this information can help you take control of your osteoarthritis.
What the Medical Community has to Say
Osteoarthritis
(OA) is the most common type of arthritis and its typical targets
are your hands, hips, knees, feet and spine. Sometimes, it will
attack your knuckles, wrists, elbows and shoulders. I should mention
that these are not the only areas of your body subject to attack
however. There are 147 joints in the human body and any of them
may be subject to osteoarthritis. When OA attacks, it causes a
degeneration of the cartilage and fluids that protect against
the bone structures in your body.
For those
of you who live with this debilitating disease, you are all too
familiar with what the doctors have to say. Some will tell you
to take one of those "over-the-counter" remedies. You
know…products like aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen (Called
NSAID's, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). In fact, some
$8 Billion dollars a year is spent on these kinds of products
in this country every year. Unfortunately, when it comes to using
them to fight the pain of osteoarthritis, they can do you more
harm than good.
Although you
will obtain some temporary pain relief using them, there is also
evidence that indicates that they will also cause a progression
of osteoarthritis. Not only do they not stop joint degeneration,
they are also associated with stomach ulcers and liver damage.
In the more
serious cases of OA, doctors will take more extreme steps by ordering
dangerous steroid injections or prescribing COX-2 inhibitors,
pills like Celebrex and Vioxx that block the Cox-2 enzyme. While
you might get some temporary pain relief, you are clearly more
prone to dangerous side effects like heart attacks and strokes
and they will do nothing to help you with the core of the problem.
After all, what you are really seeking is two-fold. First and
foremost, you want your pain to end. Secondly, you want to address
the medical problem itself and end (or reverse) the progression
of your OA.
The
Big Announcement that set America on its Ear
There are
many that are already aware of this compound that is beneficial
in the treatment of osteoarthritis. It has been widely used in
Europe and Asia for the past two decades and in the U.S. for about
five years now. This compound is glucosamine.
On January
21, 2001 MSNBC (a major cable news group in the U.S.) reported
on the findings published in The Lancet medical journal regarding
the use of glucosamine in treating osteoarthritis. Countless television
commentaries and newspaper stories were soon to follow with the
expected result. Everyone began searching for the "perfect"
glucosamine product and there was no shortage of choices. (Just
because I was aware of the European research certainly didn't
mean the rest of the country was.)
Glucosamine
is an over-the-counter dietary supplement that has gained a lot
of attention from this recent coverage. It is completely safe,
as it is a natural, non-toxic compound, and mounting evidence
suggests glucosamine not only stops the pain, but it also rebuilds
cartilage, improves the structure of joints and can reverse the
progression of osteoarthritis.
Suddenly,
every company in America 'hit the market' with a glucosamine product
that (they) claimed was the solution you had been looking for.
After all, it's the American way. If a product is in demand, everyone
wants to get jump on the bandwagon. Unfortunately, most of you
were quick to learn that glucosamine was no "magic bullet."
For most, you experienced exactly what I had already been through.
These glucosamine products didn't fully diminish your pain or
in some cases did not work at all. (Does this sound at all familiar?)
Unfortunately,
with store shelves and mail-order catalogs crammed with choices,
the task of finding a product that works has only become more
difficult. Television commercials flood your living room every
day with glucosamine ads. Direct mail pieces arrive in your mailbox
bearing some celebrity's face and they are all insisting the product
they are endorsing is the one you are looking for. But what really
makes one glucosamine product than another? What should you look
for? I will next look at exactly how glucosamine works and then
come back to these important questions.
The
Science
That article
in The Lancet medical journal came about as a result of studies
conducted in Lourdes, Belgium. At last, the American public as
well as the medical community was aware of objective evidence
that glucosamine indeed worked as a treatment for osteoarthritis.
Incredible news for the medical community since after all, glucosamine
is a nutritional supplement. But that's not all. This study had
even more to say:
"Previous
studies had indicated that glucosamine could dull the pain of
Arthritis, but experts say the latest study shows for the first
time that it could improve the structure of the joints."
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-London
"Improve
the structure of the joints." Now that is very important
language. This study not only concluded that pain could be managed,
but as well the damage from osteoarthritis could be reversed.
That's pretty remarkable stuff, but is it real?
(Since this
report is quite long, you may prefer to print it out. Click
here to go to a printer-friendly version.)
Let's
go Back to My Story
In 1996, the
doctors finally got around to operating on my spine. What they
had to do is remove leg bone to rebuild my upper spine. (Think
about a stiff rod or piece of wood inside your neck and upper
back.) Even after surgery, however, I was left with constant pain;
had limited mobility in my neck; and was left to rely on narcotic
painkillers just to get by. If you are suffering from osteoarthritis
pain, I have walked in your shoes.
Fortunately,
I'm not a "quitter." I was determined to learn everything
I could about osteoarthritis, joint pain and any possible means
to restore my body to its formerly healthy state. (Of course,
I did not have a clue as to how I was going to do this.) One thing
I did know. The doctors had made it clear to me that my condition
would only get worse, even though they had operated in time to
keep me out of a wheelchair. I knew then that if I were going
to have any chance at all, it would be up to me to find the way.
A
Doctor with Vision
Fortunately,
the pain management specialist who was treating me was from Europe
and unlike most doctors, was willing to listen. When I approached
him with what I was learning about glucosamine, (it was now 1997)
he didn't "shrug it off." Instead, he was impressed
with the information I was finding and encouraged me to "give
it a try."
What
Exactly Does the Compound Do
(This may
be a little technical so just do your best to try to gain a little
understanding here.)
Glucosamine
is a "chondroprotective agent", which relieves the symptoms
of OA without any side effects while at the same time slowing
the progression of the disease. And what is a "chondroprotective
agent?"
Glucosamine
(and chondroitin) are produced naturally within your body. However,
it is not produced in sufficient quantities once you have developed
osteoarthritis. That is the reason that we must rely on "synthetic"
products to replenish our systems.
What has happened
to your body when you have osteoarthritis is that the cartilage
(that acts as a "cushion" between bones) has deteriorated.
Healthy (articular) cartilage is what we need to make movement
and motion of our joints pain free (In other words, it allows
bones to move across one another providing an ultra-smooth, slippery
surface to do so).
The
Choices
Most of the
products I was able to buy back then were in either pill or capsule
form. Believe me, I was trying just about every one I could afford.
Unfortunately, I didn't seem to be making any real progress. My
pain hadn't changed and of course, I had no way of knowing what
changes, if any, were going on inside of my body.
If the research
was correct, glucosamine should have been taking care of my pain
and reversing my osteoarthritis damage. You could not have proved
it by using me as an example. It was now late in 1998 and I didn't
seem to be getting anywhere. I had to ask myself some tough questions.
Was all that
research a waste of time? Or, was my case just so bad that glucosamine
was just not going to help? Somehow, I convinced myself that I
was on the right track but there was something missing from the
equation.
Why
Your Previous Glucosamine Products May Not Have Been Fully Effective
(or worked at all)
New outside research, confirmed by what I have witnessed myself,
has shown that glucosamine in a different form can double the
benefits received and dramatically reduce the time it takes for
results to be effective. This new form is a liquid glucosamine.
Liquid glucosamine offers quite a few benefits over powdered pills
or capsules. Here's a comparison:
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Topical
Analgesics
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Pills/Capsules/Powder
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Liquid
Glucosamine
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Apply
Topical Cream
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Swallow
Pill
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Ingest
Liquid
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Quickest
Absorption
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Fullest
Absorption
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Fastest
Pain Relief
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Lasting
Pain Relief
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Lasting Pain Relief
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Based on my
personal experience, I can verify that these differences are real.
High impact, fast-acting pain relief, and solid, long-lasting
effect. If you are currently taking glucosamine in any form other
than liquid you are losing out on half of its effect. Later on,
I recommend a liquid glucosamine product that gave me great results
so keep reading!
How do you Know what's Best?
With all of
the hype surrounding glucosamine, almost every major pharmaceutical
company and vitamin manufacturer (among others) has come out with
a product. This rush to market is not something that is in your
best interests. There are far too many products out there that
seem to have appeared only with profits in mind. In a perfect
world, companies should be more interested in producing products
that are formulated to help you end your suffering.
It is a fair
bet to say that you have already been disappointed about glucosamine
products you have tried. After all, if glucosamine is the answer,
then you were expecting your pain to end immediately.
I too had
tried the pills and capsules and was disappointed. Too much "filler"
and not enough real components to do any good. At one point, I
also got around to trying some of those products you apply externally
where you experience pain. I got a little pain relief but it was
very short-lived.
Eventually, I even tried some of those products that you apply
externally to your body. You know, those creams and 'roll-on'
products. It was clear right away that they weren't the solution
I was looking for either. And then I got lucky.
The
Phone Call that Changed my Life
In late 1999
a friend of mine called to tell me about a liquid glucosamine
that he was using to treat his thoroughbred horses. In fact, he
had several other friends who were also horse owners and they
were using the product as well. But here's where the story got
really interesting.
He said that
the owners were giving two ounces of the product to their horses
every day and then "taking a swig" themselves. That
really got my attention since we were talking about a glucosamine
product in liquid form. "Do you mean to tell me that the
owners are treating their arthritis with this product?" He
laughed and replied, "You bet they are and they all feel
terrific. No joint pain at all." Of course, my heart skipped
a beat. I asked him to send me a "jug" of the product.
To make a
long story short, this stuff was incredible. Within ten days,
I could move my neck just as if it had never been injured and
equally important, I had no pain. I knew that I had found a glucosamine
solution that belonged in the hands of everyone who suffers from
osteoarthritis. All I had to do was consider some changes in the
formula itself.
The
Makeup of Articular Cartilage
Most of the
cartilage we are discussing contains between 65% and 80% water.
The remainder is comprised of collagen and proteoglycans. The
collagen portion of cartilage is what gives it elastic-like properties
and provides the "shock absorber" qualities that you
need for pain-free movement. Of equal importance, the collagen
is what holds proteoglycans in place. Now, let's try to make some
sense out of this.
Proteoglycans
are nothing more than molecules composed of sugar and proteins.
What they do inside your cartilage matrix is "wrap"
themselves in and around the collagen fibers. So what happens
then? The proteoglycans add stretching capability and they act
to capture water. Remember, we already said that 65% to 80% of
your cartilage is made up of water. It is this squeezing "in
and out" activity as your joints are in motion that is facilitated
by these proteoglycans. There is just one final ingredient we
need to add to the mix.
The principal
producer of both collagen and proteoglycans are chondrocytes.
So long as everything is working correctly, you are going to have
healthy and vibrant articular cartilage. There is however, one
down side here. Chondrocytes also produce enzymes that act to
"destroy" the older, worn out collagen and proteoglycans.
Unfortunately, one negative effect can be the overproduction of
enzymes that are destroying collagen and proteoglycans. Another
way of putting it is that your body is "working against itself."
When
Things go Wrong
Once this
essential part of normal joint functioning goes bad, it's a straight
downhill run. Of course, that's why you are reading this material
right now. You are in pain and you are looking for answers. That
pain that's driving you crazy is caused by cartilage that is developing
ragged edges and bone that is overgrown. It is "pockmarked"
and abrasive. As the problem increases, the lining of your joints
are becoming inflamed. (The synovium).
The synovium
is the area where nerves and nerve endings are bundled. The inescapable
fact is that it's going to send out pain messages. As part of
your body's defense mechanism, the synovium is fighting to produce
more synovial fluid. It is this fluid that provides your cartilage
with its "slippery" qualities. Unfortunately, your synovium
goes into "overdrive" and the result is that too much
fluid is produced. In turn, this builds up in the joint space
and when this happens, things are getting out of control.
But
Did The Glucosamine Work For Me?
I began taking
a daily regimen of this liquid glucosamine, hoping it would help
my pain. Within about three weeks my pain had been reduced and
limited mobility was restored to my neck. As I mentioned, it only
took about ten days and my pain was a thing of the past. It was
an incredible experience and one I knew had to be shared with
others.
I contacted
a woman I had recently met who had been complaining about how
badly osteoarthritis was interfering with her life. She was in
pretty tough shape. I sent her a "sample" of this liquid
glucosamine to try. These are her words…directly quoted:
"Less
than three days after taking liquid glucosamine the severe pain
in my knees was gone. I'm now able to walk at the mall, go up
and down ladders and after playing with my grandchildren, I
am able to get up from the floor without any help. I no longer
have to live in pain."
That's all
I needed to hear. If she was getting relief this fast with her
situation (which was bad) then this compound was everything I
believed it to be. While my pain had been reduced dramatically,
I did not want to settle there. I was determined to find other
ingredients that would perhaps work in conjunction with liquid
glucosamine to fully end my pain and halt the progression of my
OA.
The
Magic of Adding Complementing Ingredients
My "education"
in the use of glucosamine has never stopped. In fact, to this
day I still spend whatever time I have exploring new avenues.
All I knew at this point was that I had found something that was
working quickly to end pain. The remaining question was what more
I might be able to find that would improve on this success.
I may not
have mentioned this before so this is an appropriate time to do
so. The original formula for this product used only the highest
grade liquid glucosamine. Not just one type of glucosamine but
two. Glucosamine Sulfate and Glucosamine Hydrochloride. It also
contained Chondroitin Sulfate. (Found in Shark Cartilage) That
Shark Cartilage acts to "drive" the glucosamine as well.
In addition
to those ingredients, I improved on my regimen once again creating
even better results.
Bromelain
was added because of its ability to clean away "debris"
in the joints and because it aids in restoring proper fluid balance.
It also helps to inhibit inflammatory compounds to reduce pain
and swelling. Ascorbate (Manganese and ascorbic acid) was added
to assist your body's ability to process the glucosamine. (A very
important factor and one that is missing in nearly every glucosamine
product on the market today.)
Yucca was
added because of its long history in treating arthritis and rheumatism.
(The root is rich in saponins that elevate your body's ability
to produce cortisone naturally.) The Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids
(eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docasahexaenoic acid) are constituents
of fish oils that act as anti-inflammatory agents. (Usually, these
products are sold separately in health food stores as salmon oil
or under other names.)
Each of the
vitamins here also plays an important role in regaining healthy
joints. Vitamin A (Beta carotene) is essential for growth and
repair of body tissues and it aids in bone formation. Vitamin
C (ascorbic acid) produces a mobilization of your body's self-defense
mechanisms, which assists your immune system to overcome pathological
consequences. And finally, Vitamin E (Tocopheral) is an antioxidant,
which acts to protect red blood cells and unsaturated fatty acids
from oxidation damage. It also assists your body in maintaining
healthy membrane tissue.
I experimented with different amounts of the ingredients and only
after my pain was fully gone, and the progression of my OA had
halted completely was I happy with the combination.
What
A Relief!
As the ingredients
were being added and the experimenting continued, the final results
were becoming better with every step. Once again, it was time
to see if this new combination gave others the amazing results
I was receiving.
Did
it work?
The second
person I suggested these ingredients to was my old friend Lou.
After just a week he told me he was able to dance for the first
time in years. In total, I tried out my combination with eight
other people. I was anxious to hear what they had to say as well.
Lou, Howard,
Joan, Ken, Tina, Julia, Joyce, Iris, and Kathy. Without exception
they all told me that the combinations had either ended their
pain completely or dramatically reduced it. They were astounded.
You can imagine how great I felt.
So
What Have I Learned?
Through
the course of my journey to rid my body of my arthritic pain I
have learned much. I have tried everything and very little has
worked. Glucosamine did work however. But only to an extent. It
took a couple more years of testing to really find something that
would fully end my pain and stop the progression of osteoarthritis.
In order to achieve full results with glucosamine here's a review
of what you need to know.
- Liquid
glucosamine is more effective than powdered glucosamine
- Supplements
which use high quality, 98% pure liquid glucosamine are the
most effective.
- When glucosamine
is combined with other beneficial ingredients, these often work
synergistically to provide fast-acting and complete pain relief
and slow the progression of osteoarthritis.
But
is there something that combines everything I have learned into
one formula?
With my new
knowledge of this powerful ingredient combination, I began looking
into a way I could put all these ingredients into one formula.
I put together
the necessary resources to combine these ingredients. I started
with a strong foundation of 98% pure liquid Glucosamine Sulfate
and HCL. I then added each of the complementing ingredients I
found to be so beneficial. I included chondroitin
sulfate, shark cartilage, boswellin, bromelain, omega 3 and 6,
vitamins A, C, and E, and yucca powder.
For
the past year and a half, I have been conducting a market test
in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. I can tell you honestly there
has not been a failure yet. Some see results in less that a week,
the majority within ten to fifteen days, and everyone within a
month at the outside.
Based on this overwhelming local success, I have decided to manufacture
this product on a larger scale and get the news out worldwide.
I
have formed a company around this product named Activex America,
Inc.
The
name of this product is Syn-Flex. Much more information
on Syn-Flex can be found here.
I use Syn-Flex myself every day and I highly recommend it. It's
been a long road in getting this product to where it is today
but worth every step. Learn more by clicking
here.
Feedback
I
hope this report has been informative. If you have any questions
or feedback feel free to contact me directly at jr@activexamerica.com
To
Your Arthritis Pain Relief Success,
J.R.
Rogers
Article courtesy of The
Arthritis Resource Center.
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