What is Bioflex Glucosamine Liquid?
Bioflex Glucosamine Liquid is a nutritional supplement that has been specially formulated to help support joint health; the liquid form provides an easy and alternative way to take Glucosamine, also making it more absorbable in the system. Dietary sources of Glucosamine are limited; therefore supplementation is essential especially when we get older as Glucosamine reserves tend to decrease in the body.
There are several forms of joint conditions, these are known as Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), such conditions may arise mainly through old age and general wear and tear of joints, however other factors such as excessive physical activity and sports injuries may contribute to the problem. Bioflex Glucosamine liquid combines specialised ingredients, which actively support the joints, these include, Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulphate, MSM, Collagen, Vitamin C and Vitamin E.
These work synergistically to help maintain healthy flexible joints, repair and strengthen cartilage, ligaments and connective tissue and help in the management to reduce pain and inflammation in and around joints. This is an ideal supplement for people with both Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
What is Bioflex Glucosamine Liquid for?
The formula combines all the essential nutrients that help to support joint health, it eases joint pain and joint inflammation.
Primarily it is for:
Slowing the progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis, this is joint inflammation
Slowing the progression of Osteoarthritis, general wear and tear of joints
Improves collagen, glycosaminoglycans (GAG’s) and cartilage synthesis
Provides the building blocks to articuclar cartilage
Helps to keep knee’s, hips and joints strong, flexible and supple
It increases synovial fluid and aggrecan so to provide cushioning in and around joints
Provides support for post surgery recovery
Who needs to use Bioflex Glucosamine Liquid?
Generally the aged who develop Osteoarthritis
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis or autoimmune diseases.
People undergoing surgical operations on the joints or related areas
Those recovering from muscle, ligament or torn tissue injuries
Sports people and athletes who use their joints and experience injuries.
Senior citizens who experience prolonged joint pain and inflammation.
Those who work outdoors in the cold weather
The elderly that may find it hard to swallow tablets or capsules
How does Bioflex Glucosamine Liquid work?
There are different stages of Osteoarthritis; GP’s often scale them from 1 to 5. Stage 1 to 2 involve mild symptoms usually morning joint stiffness. This usually is due to loss of water from the joint tissue, thinning of synovial fluid and reduced elasticity, which means stiffer joints.
Stages 3 to 4 are moderate and involve more severe and prolonged discomfort. This may be due to the joint cells suffering poor nutrition and may become toxic, unhealthy cells stop making building blocks or toxic cells may trigger powerful inflammation of joints.
Finally stage 5 is the severe, which may result in joint replacements. This may be due to inflammation may worsen, bones may grind against bone and patients usually are in constant pain.
To understand more about joint health it is important to know what the structural elements are that make up the joints.
Joint Tissues: The main component of ligament, tendons, cartilages and spinal discs is collagen. Collagen is found in skin, bone, cartilage, ligaments and tendons and constitutes a white fibrous connective tissue. The name Collagen is derived from the Greek and means ‘to produce glue’. These joint tissues are in substances called ‘proteoglycans’; this acts as a framework in the making of collagen, resulting in cartilage flexibility and ability to resist impact
Proteoglycans are 95% glycosaminoglycans (GAG’s) and 5% protein. Proteoglycans act as a framework in the modelling of collagen. GAG’s are essentially polysaccharide sugars and also build aggrecan, which is found in cartilage of joints and is responsible for the shock absorbing quality of joint cartilage.
Understanding Arthritis: The early stages of Osteoarthritis are when synovial fluid viscosity, water content and tissue elasticity begins to breakdown. Synovial fluid and water are needed to lubricate, nourish and hydrate cartilage. Nutrients such as Vitamin C and MSM, which is naturally occurring Sulphur use these fluids to access cartilage, it also requires nutrients such as B-vitamin and minerals, without these, joint cells suffer poor nutrition and synthesis of GAG’s is less, furthermore this provides less shock absorbing properties. The lack of sufficient sulphur and other vitamin and mineral nutrition, slows down cell detoxification, this means cells have no vitality and inflammation occurs.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Comments wanted on glucosamine application
The Agency is consulting on the initial draft opinion, by its committee of independent experts the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, on the use of glucosamine hydrochloride from the fungus Aspergillus niger as a novel food ingredient.
In August 2004, the ACNFP issued an opinion that Cargill's glucosamine HCl derived from A. niger was substantially equivalent to the shellfish-derived glucosamine that was already on the market in food supplements and foods with particular nutritional uses (PARNUTs). The same applicant now seeks approval to market its fungal glucosamine HCl in a range of products, mainly beverages and fermented milk-based products.
Before any new food product can be introduced on the European market it must be rigorously assessed for safety. In the UK, the assessment of novel foods is carried out by the ACNFP, an independent committee of scientists appointed by the Food Standards Agency.
Following an initial public consultation period and the discussion of this application by the ACNFP at its meetings between September 2006 and May 2007, the committee has formulated a draft initial opinion on this novel food ingredient, concluding that the application requires additional assessment.
Any comments should be sent to the ACNFP Secretariat by 15 July and will be passed to the committee before it finalises its opinion on this novel food ingredient.
www.food.gov.uk
In August 2004, the ACNFP issued an opinion that Cargill's glucosamine HCl derived from A. niger was substantially equivalent to the shellfish-derived glucosamine that was already on the market in food supplements and foods with particular nutritional uses (PARNUTs). The same applicant now seeks approval to market its fungal glucosamine HCl in a range of products, mainly beverages and fermented milk-based products.
Before any new food product can be introduced on the European market it must be rigorously assessed for safety. In the UK, the assessment of novel foods is carried out by the ACNFP, an independent committee of scientists appointed by the Food Standards Agency.
Following an initial public consultation period and the discussion of this application by the ACNFP at its meetings between September 2006 and May 2007, the committee has formulated a draft initial opinion on this novel food ingredient, concluding that the application requires additional assessment.
Any comments should be sent to the ACNFP Secretariat by 15 July and will be passed to the committee before it finalises its opinion on this novel food ingredient.
www.food.gov.uk
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