Glucosamine is a major contributor to activating bone shock absorbers (cartilage) ●-What is glucosamine? Glucosamine can be composed of sugars and amino acids in the body, which is related to the formation of cartilage, nails, skin, bones, ligaments and heart valves, among which the composition and health of cartilage are the most important.
What is a cartilage joint? Cartilage is the tissue that exists at the end of bone. Stiffness and pain caused by friction between bones can be avoided at the joints between bones. Simply put, cartilage is like a shock absorber of a car, which can provide the same function as a shock absorber and prevent the wear between bones caused by physical activities. We can also imagine cartilage as a super sponge. When the joint is at rest, cartilage will suck in a lot of water (more precisely, lubricant) like a sponge, and when it is active, it will squeeze out the sucked lubricant. As long as the joints keep moving, the lubricant will keep flowing between the cartilage. Therefore, the sponge characteristics of cartilage make it play the role of shock absorber; When bones collide with each other due to activities, the soft cartilage at the end will make the two bones in contact slide smoothly, buffering thousands of frictions and possible fractures between the body and the bones every day. Cartilage is mainly composed of water (70 ~ 80%), collagen (10 ~ 15%) and proteoglycan (10 ~ 15%). There are many chondrocytes in the reticular structure of cartilage, just like a small factory, which can produce new collagen, proteoglycans and enzymes.