What is the difference between Glucosamine HCI and Chondroitin Sulfate?
The theory behind Chondroitin is that if you have bad cartilage, eating good cartilage can be very beneficial. The ingredients in the good should repair and rebuild the bad cartilage. There are three main sources of cartilage, other than the human body. One is from sharks called shark cartilage, or Chondroitin. Another is from shrimp shells called Glucosamine. The third is from horse hooves, called gelatin. Any of these three will do the same. But the products we buy in the health food store, called Glucosamine Sulfate or Chondroitin Sulfate, may not work, as many people are allergic to sulfates. To elaborate, our tendons, ligaments and the collagen between the joints do not have many blood vessels. In developing Glucosamine Sulfate and Chondroitin Sulfate, scientists knew that they needed a sulfur to make it leak into the joints to allow toxins to exit while allowing nutrition to enter. The foundation of their mistake, however, can be found at least in part in the results of their stu
