Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a naturally occurring substance found in joints that the body makes from glucose (sugar) and the amino acid glutamine. It provides the building blocks for the body to make and repair cartilage. As we age, the body’s ability to convert glucose and glutamine to Glucosamine declines because of reductions of the converting enzyme, glucosamine synthetase. When too little Glucosamine Sulfate is supplied by the body to the joints, cartilage begins to break down.