What is Glucosamine?

Glucosamine is technically a form of an amino sugar that plays a major role in cartilage formation and repair. Glucosamine stimulates the production of water-binding glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans, two essential building blocks of cartilage and also inhibits the production of chondrocytes, enzymes that break down cartilage. Glucosamine also appears to suppress the destructive enzymes collagenase and phospholipase. In effect, supplementing with glucosamine is akin to giving your body the raw materials it needs to promote healthy cartilage - but naturally. Glucosamine helps to form tendons, ligaments, cartilage and nails. Glucosamine has so few side effects primarily because it is already a natural component of the body. The only problem with glucosamine is that its natural production in the body seems to fade with time, injury and aging. Supplementing with glucosamine can help replace the deficit and restore the proper glucosamine balance. Now scientists knew that glucosamine worked and they now knew how it worked.

Now that glucosamine had been discovered, a few of the "early adopters" set out to test it themselves. The results lived up to the hype, and word quickly spread. As more and more clinical studies were completed and published and more and more people reported their success (and extremely low side effects) with glucosamine, the masses began to take note. Leading journals and magazines started to catch wind of glucosamine. More clinical studies have been scheduled and started, including a National Institute of Health (NIH) multimillion dollar multi-center study that is scheduled to be completed sometime in 2005. Despite pressure from large pharmaceutical companies, glucosamine has reached the masses. Unfortunately, not all glucosamine products are created equal.

After a few breakthrough prominent and peer reviewed studies were published in leading medical journals, and the public at large began to take note, glucosamine manufacturers recognized the increased demand for glucosamine. The fact that glucosamine was now readily available at your corner drugstore was an amazing breakthrough for those with arthritis. The fact that almost all of the initial products were not up to par was secondary. What was important was the glucosamine, in any purity and combination that people could get their hands on. This worked well for a while but Flexicose has taken the best of what works, removed the ingredients that do not work and always focused on quality. Because of this, Flexicose can rightfully be called one of the top glucosamine products on the market today. The fact that Flexicose is a liquid and not a mere pill or tablet makes a whole world of difference.

Our bodies are 2/3 water. The brain is composed of 70 percent water, blood is 82 percent water, and the lungs are nearly 90 percent water. When you take a chicken bullion cube and place it into a cup of water, what does it do? It sits there – slowly dissolving. Now imagine pouring the same amount of chicken broth into water. What happens? It’s gone – dissolved instantly. The same is true for liquid glucosamine – instantly dissolves and is fully absorbed. Solid pills often contain multiple layers, and many binding and chelating agents to make the pill’s ingredients ”stick together” as a solid. This is a serious problem, because the body in many cases cannot break all of those substances down, and many times pills can pass right through the body, the brand name still visible.

When you take glucosamine in pill form, you are only getting a fraction of what you are paying for. This is due to absorption issues. To add insult to injury, some manufacturers try to sell you the KCl or NaCl forms (the salts) which contain up to 30% salt bound to the actual glucosamine. So while a dose might be 500 mg of “glucosamine (as potassium salt)”, you really are only getting 350 mg of ACTIVE glucosamine and of that perhaps 10 or 20% is going to be absorbed in pill form anyway. No wonder pills take longer to work and never seem to do quite as good of a job.

Flexicose uses superior quality liquid glucosamine only, and always has. Flexicose is manufactured in a facility that conforms to GMP and TGA standards, some of the highest in the inustry. We would never include deceptive "filler" glucosamine KCl or NaCl salts in our product and every single batch is tested for purity and quality before being sold. Because you can’t live without it, when it comes to the single most important thing in your life – your body – many believe that you should be treating yourself to the best and most effective product out there. We agree, but only at a reasonable cost. While the amount of research and investment required to bring a superior quality liquid glucosamine product to the market is enormous, we would rather bring Flexicose to the masses at a reasonable cost, rather than price Flexicose at $50 a month or more, and have a more limited distribution. Remember, Flexicose is sold direct to the consumer, so all of the savings are passed along to you. Flexicose costs less than 90 cents a day and it is shipped right to your door, at no additional cost if you are in the US or Canada. The choice should be clear and best of all, Flexicose has a 90 day money back guarantee so if it doesn't work for you, you are not out a dime. Try Flexicose today.

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