Exercise places increased strain on the joints. Over a period of time, this increased level of physical stress can result in a gradual breakdown of joint cartilage as well as a potential partial loss of total joint stability. USN''s Joint Plex has been formulated to provide support to active joints and therefore help prevent the onset of joint related problems. Ingredients in Joint Plex also provide relief from inflammation resulting from joint injuries.

Our joints undergo a vast amount of stress and wear throughout our lifetime. Exercise, injury, age and disease can all place strain on our joints. These factors can cause long term wear of the connective tissue and deplete the body’s stored levels of joint-supporting nutrients such as glucosamine, which is a naturally occurring amino-acid based sugar that is vital to connective tissue maintenance. Our joints and bones are dependant on these nutrients for daily maintenance, repair and regeneration.

Our joints are protected by cartilage, the “shock-absorbers” for our joints. Over time, cartilage can wear away. This can result in our bones (joints) making contact with each other and subsequently causing acute pain and discomfort. Joint Plex provides nutrients which are important building blocks needed by the body to manufacture specialized molecules called glycosaminoglycans, found in cartilage.

Joint Plex is a safe and effective way to reduce joint pain. Many athletes use it to protect their joints, making a future injury less likely. Glucosamine, which occurs naturally in the body, plays a key role in the construction of cartilage - the tough connective tissue that cushions the joints. Glucosamine stimulates the production of glycosaminoglycans (the key structural components of cartilage) as well as the incorporation of sulfur into cartilage. Sulfur is necessary for making and repairing cartilage.

Glucosamine can also reverse joint degeneration in osteoarthritis sufferers. A number of well-controlled studies show that glucosamine can reduce pain without the side effects often seen with commonly prescribed medications. Studies suggest that glucosamine is equally as effective as some of the medications frequently used to treat this joint condition, but with fewer gastrointestinal side effects. The medications used to treat osteoarthritis are known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and piroxicam. They tend to cause stomach upset, cramps, constipation, diarrhoea, and in some cases, stomach ulcers. Unlike these medications for joint pain (which only control the symptoms) Joint Plex reduces joint pain and tenderness, while at the same time rebuilding damaged cartilage. It will also reduce reliance on anti-inflammatory drugs, and, in many cases, will be superior to ibuprofen for controlling joint pain.