Re: Glucosamine-Chondroitin Absorption

January 16, 2004

> Sometimes there is a problem with your body obsorbing certain

supplements. I wonder if there is with glucosamine/chondroitin.

> Does anyone know how to find out?

There is a book called " The Complete Guide to Nutritional

Supplements " by Adderly. It has half a dozen pages on

glucosamine, but the section you are interested in says:

" It's best to take the supplement with food and spread out the

amount you're taking between two to four doses throughout the day.

Also, a number of other supplements help the glucosamine-chondroitin

team do its work, acting to catalye or augment their effectivenss.

Among these are vitamins A, C, and E, calcium, magnesium, copper,

zinc, boron, chromium, selenium, manganese, and silicon. "

The dosage is also based on body weight. For less than 120 pounds

take 1000 mg of Glucosamine and 800 mg of Chondroitin. For 120-200

pounds, take 1500 mg and 1200 mg. For over 200 pounds, take 2000 mg

of glucosamine and 1600 mg of chondroitin.

She also mentions that lab research they have done has shown that

glucosamine-chondroitin products made by any of the following

companies or their subsidiaries are guaranteed to contain the proper

formulation: Nutramax, Rexall, Sundown, Labs and

. All other brands are either violating patent law or are

not putting in the proper ingredients.

January 16, 2004

I got the safeway brand. I compared the ingredients with the Rexall Sundown

brand, and they were exactly the same.

January 16, 2004

> I got the safeway brand. I compared the ingredients with the

Rexall Sundown brand, and they were exactly the same.

>

The question isn't really one of the ingredients - it is the

formulation of the ingredients. What is the actual dosage or

percentage actually used of each? There are some brands out there

(and I don't know which ones off the top of my head)that, while they

do contain glucosamine and chondroitin, have little more than trace

quantities of each. There isn't enough of either in the pill to do

any good.

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