| There are numerous natural products on the market | | | | be at least as if not more effective than the non |
| today which claim to relieve the pain of arthritis and | | | | steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as |
| joint pain. But what ingredients should these products | | | | aspirin and ibuprofen but without the harmful |
| include? | | | | side-effects connected with these medicines. While |
| Devil's Claw is indigenous to the Kalahari Desert in | | | | NSAIDS provide effective pain relief for arthritis and |
| Africa. The herb is now used throughout the world to | | | | other joint pain they can also reduce the production of |
| treat arthritic pain and joint pain due to its strong | | | | cartilage in the body. In doing so this obviously worsens |
| anti-inflammatory properties. Research has shown that | | | | the condition in the long run and so increases the |
| the most effective components of Devil's Claw are | | | | dependence on the drugs. Not only does glucosamine |
| monoterpine, harpagoside, glycoside, beta-sitosterol, | | | | relieve pain but it also reduces inflammation, repairing |
| procumbine and stigmasterol. | | | | the cartilage damage rather than just masking pain. |
| Clinical research has shown the effectiveness of | | | | For thousands of years Boswellia has been used as a |
| Devil's Claw in treating joint conditions like osteoarthritis, | | | | natural anti-inflamatory. Extracts of the gum of this |
| fibrositis, rheumatic arthritis and small joint disease | | | | tree, which is mainly found in India, have long been used |
| (Lecompte & Costa, 1992). Devil's Claw has also | | | | to relieve joint pain and inflammation. Modern scientific |
| been found very effective in the treatment of pain in | | | | research has confirmed that boswellic acids contained |
| the lower back (Chrubasik, 1996). | | | | within the herb are able to stop the formation of |
| In a 1981 study it was found that Devil's Claw | | | | leukotrienes, the immune cells responsible for |
| significantly reduced the serum cholesterol and uric | | | | inflammation. With regular use blood supply to the joints |
| acid levels. Research has also shown that Devil's Claw | | | | is also maintained allowing for soft tissue to be |
| is also effective in stimulating the lymphatic node | | | | nourished and viable. |
| system to increase the body's resistance against | | | | Scientific research has shown that boswellia has the |
| disease and ill-health. | | | | ability to inhibit the inflammatory mediators in the body, |
| Glucosamine is produced naturally in the body and is | | | | reducing pain and inflammation without irritating or |
| found in relatively high concentrations in the joints and | | | | ulcerating the lining of the stomach. Boswellia has also |
| connective tissues where its main function is to repair | | | | seen to be highly effective in the treatment of |
| cartilage and maintain joint mobility. It has been shown | | | | ulcerative colitis. |
| that between 90 and 98 percent of Glucosamine | | | | To sum up then we can see that nature has given us |
| Sulphate is absorbed into the body. | | | | powerful remedies for joint pain and the pain of |
| Glucosamine, because of its healing properties and the | | | | arthritis. Glucosamine, Devil's Claw and Boswellia have |
| fact that there have been few reports of side effects, | | | | been shown to be able to reduce pain and |
| is now used in many countries throughout the world. | | | | inflammation within the body's joints but without the |
| Research has shown glucosamine's ability to both | | | | side effects of drugs. There are a number of products, |
| decrease pain and reduce inflammation whilst also | | | | JointEase Plus being one of them, on the market today |
| allowing an increase in the range of motion in the joints, | | | | which contain a combination of all three of these |
| helping to repair aging and damaged joints throughout | | | | natural ingredients and which have been rigorously |
| the body. | | | | tested and has been proven to treat arthritis and joint |
| Recent studies have indicated that glucosamine may | | | | pain naturally and effectively. |