Generally found in the human body, glucosamine is an amino sugar, a small molecule which is synthesized internally and easily absorbed by the blood stream. Found in nature by two ways, natural and synthetic, it is a special form of sugar found in the human body and synthetically prepared in laboratories. It is a special molecule that contains both sugar and protein – located in the joint cartilages, the amount found reduces as we age and creates pain in the joints. The Glucosamine supplement allows cartilage to repair by stimulating the proteoglycans present in the joints.

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