DEVA Nutrition's Vegan Glucosamine-MSM-CMO product is perfect for senior citizens, weekend athletes or anyone desiring extra nutritional support for cartilage and joints. DEVA Nutrition's Vegan Glucosamine-MSM-CMO is 100% vegan, vegetarian and is certified by the Vegan Society, the non-profit organization that actually invented the word "vegan". DEVA Nutrition's Vegan Glucosamine MSM & CMO is the only 100% vegan product in the world that combines Glucosamine, MSM and CMO all in one tablet for healthy joints.

As a key ingredient in cartilage, Glucosamine plays an important role in good joint health. Studies indicate that Glucosamine provides the building blocks for constructing cartilage. DEVA Nutrition's Vegan Glucosamine is derived from corn rather than shellfish or other animals

MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) is a natural and efficient source of organic sulfur, which is necessary for the formation of collagen, and is required by many of the body's structural molecules. MSM has been shown to be essential to joint health and function, and for all types of connective tissue in general.

CMO (Cetyl Myristoleate) helps joint problems by lubricating, and supporting healthy joint function. CMO used in our product is derived from plant sources rather than the usual beef tallow.

Glucosamine and Arthritis
Healthy cartilage requires four things. These are:

1. water for lubrication and nourishment
2. proteoglycans to attract and hold water
3. collagen to hold proteoglycans in place
4. chondrocytes to clean away old proteoglycans and collagen and produce new ones

The Info on Glucosamine
One of the most effective supplements for joint health is a compound called glucosamine. Glucosamine is a key component of cartilage. Glucosamine works to stimulate joint function and repair.

Each person produces a certain amount of glucosamine within their bodies. When people grow older, their bodies lose the capacity to make enough glucosamine. Having ample glucosamine in your body is essential to producing the nutrients needed to stimulate the production of synovial fluid, the fluid which lubricates your cartilage and keeps your joints healthy. Without enough glucosamine, the cartilage in their weight-bearing joints, such as the hips, knees, and hands deteriorates. The cartilage then hardens and forms bone spurs, deformed joints, and limited joint movement.

So How Does Glucosamine Figure Into Healthy Cartilage?
Glucosamine is…

1. a major building block of proteoglycans
2. needed to make glycosaminoglycans, proteins that bind water in the cartilage matrix
3. a source of nutrients for the synthesis of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans
4. a stimulant to chondrocytes
5. a key factor in determining how many proteoglycans are produced by the chondrocytes
6. needed to spur chondrocytes to produce more collagen and proteoglycans
7. a regulator of cartilage metabolism which helps to keep cartilage from breaking down