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Glucosamine Sulphate 2kcl and Glucosamine Hydrochloride Sulphate and Hydrochloride are two different compounds of glucosamine and act as a carrier for it. Glucosamine is an amino sugar that occurs naturally in the human body, formed by the reaction of glucose with the amino acid glutamine.
What is Glucosamine Sulphate?
Much of the glucosamine used in the body is associated with sulphur in
the form of sulphate. Glucosamine Sulphate therefore bears a strong
resemblance to closely-related materials naturally occurring in the body.
What is Glucosamine Hydrochloride?
Glucosamine Hydrochloride (the chloride form of N-acetyl Glucosamine)
is the newest and purest form of glucosamine and the form now
preferred by the medical profession for long-term use.
What do amino sugars do?
The extra-cellular connective tissue matrix is a mesh of microfibres that
give your skin firmness and supports muscles, ligaments, blood vessels
and other organs. Although it is constantly being broken down, it is also
constantly being repaired. A problem arises if the rate of breakdown exceeds the rate of repair. Then skin and other connective tissues such as cartilage lose their structure. This shows up as ageing skin and thinning cartilage, as in osteoarthritis. To prevent this deterioration, you must increase the rate at which the matrix is repaired and that largely depends on the rate at which your body can produce the amino sugar glucosamine.
The entire human skeleton is renewed every 10 years or so. This means
we all need good tissue regeneration rates to keep us healthy.
Glucosamine speeds regeneration. As long as your rate of repair keeps
up with the rate of tissue loss, your bones and tissues will stay healthy.
Can we be short of Glucosamine?
Yes, it would appear so. When there is excess wear, more raw material is needed for repair of the joints and surrounding structures. If body
chemistry is unbalanced it may be that insufficient glucosamine is
formed, which limits our ability to repair wear and damage. Equally, as
we age, the enzyme glucosamine synthetase becomes less effective,
which slows the rate of matrix repair. This is why healing is slower in the
elderly.
Best Natural Sources
There are no edible sources of Glucosamine - bound forms do occur in
cartilage but in meat this is gristle and we tend not to eat it. Cyroplan's
standard glucosamine is derived from the shells of shellfish from Far
Eastern waters.
NB: Glucosamine is best taken with a meal containing protein.
60 tablets
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