Is Glucosamine Supplement Safe?

Many opt to take Glucosamine supplements whenever there is a joint pain or suffer from arthritis. 

For me, I won't go for that due to many reasons. 

This is one of the article from The Straits Times, which stated clearly on why Glucosamine and chondroitin don't work. 

"Compared with placebo,glucosamine, chondroitin and their combination DO NOT reduce joint pain or have an impact on narrowing of joint space."

"I tell my patients clearly that glucosamine sulphate is essentially a mild anti-inflammatory agent with minimal side effects compared to standard pain killer"

Learning how to read ingredient label is important, to be wiser consumer. 

2 Sources of Glucosamine Supplements

Animal made or man made (synthetically made)

What could be the potential side effects if we replacing the Glucosamine from external sources? Either from Animal or man-made?

Watch this youtube to understand more on where does ingredients of animal made Glucosamine comes from, and how it affects our body? (This video is in mandarin, it gives us clearer understanding on what's going on at the back of animal made Glucosamine)

How do we know if the Glucosamine that we are taking is animal made or man made? 

Have you looked at ingredient label before you buy any supplements? 

Let's learn to read label, it's a simple process. 

1. Guess where does this Glucosamine made from? 

Is it obvious that it's from Animal (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish) - It's replacement Glucosamine. 

2. How about this? Vegetarian Glucosamine

Naturally there is no Glucosamine exists in plant food, Glucosamine HCI (Hydrochloride) is usually made in lab and use corn as partial material, thus it's considered as man made Glucosamine. 

What are better solution for our joint? 

By taking the right food to let our body to produce Glusosamine naturally, we are able to safe guard and protect out joints without any side effects. 

Fruits and vegetables which are high in Glutamine are great in letting our body to self produce Glucosamine

Above are the variety of the fruits and vegetables which help to protect our joint. 

If you are looking for convenience and safe products, you can look for GART which is combining Cactus, Spinach, Parsley, Ginger, Alfalfa, Acelora Cherry, Brown Algae

Whatsapp me at +65-90263064 for more details. 

Cheers

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064

What does big C words mean for Women and your loved one?

Many tries to avoid the big C (Cancer), as it always mean death sentences. 

Most of the time, cancer are due to Unhealthy Diet, Lifestyle or exposure to too much free radicals

When it's being diagnosed, it means that it was in our body for the past 10-20 years. 

Public getting more awareness to take care of their lifestyle, by avoiding processed food and add in more fruits and vegetables in diet. People are more health conscious, yet nutrition value may not be enough, why? 

1. Most fruits and vegetables nowadays are being plucked when they are not fully ripped, so they can be kept longer during transportation. Nutrition value may not be there yet. 

When is banana being harvested nowadays? Green or yellow? 

2. Fruits and vegetables that we eat, are they high in phytochemicals, and antioxidants - diseases fighting nutrients? 

All fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals and antioxidants. Yet, are they high enough to fight against diseases? 

Simple comparison, 

Orange has 100+ types of phytochemicals

Aloe Vera has 300+ types of phytochemicals

Cactus has 10,000+ types of phytochemicals

Which will you choose? 

Phytochemicals help to cut away cancer formation pathway in our body for proper detoxification process. 

3. Safety of the fruits and vegetables to minimize the exposure of pesticides and herbicides 

Organic food may not be safe, why? Read up here

Definitely, beside diet, how we have stable emotion, proper sleep and rest is important too to ensure good health. 

For me, I choose to adopt NI lifestyle as part of prevention. 

I choose prevention over treatment. 

With treatment, it cause both financial and emotional burden. Some may have insurance to cover for their financial. Often, most frightening is the emotional stress than financial stress. 

- How are they going to recover?

- Can treatment guaranteed recovery? 

- What side effects they will suffered from? 

- What happen with the loved ones and family member, especially children. How it will impact them emotionally? 

- How the episodes affect their ability of work? Can they continue to provide for family? 

- etc

Only via proper prevention, we are able to safe guard our health without burdening our loved ones. 

For more details on NI Lifestyle, please contact me at +65-90263064

To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear

Siew Choon

Nutritional Immunology Lifestyle Coach

90263064