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posted by Ronald on Feb 3

Liquid supplements in general have advantages of pills and capsules in that the active ingredients are much more easily absorbed by the body, and also cause fewer digestion problems. Take capsules for example. Normally made from gelatine, they are not vegetarian friendly, and can partially dissolve in the stomach to form a tough gluey mass that retards the assimilation of the supplement into the body.It is well known that liquids are the best form of medicine or supplement, which is why so much effort and money has been expended over the years in developing soluble versions of simple medications such as aspirin, paracetamol and even protein supplements. If you have the choice between a solid or a liquid form of any particular substance that has to be ingested into the body to be effective, then the soluble version wins every time unless a form of prolonged release is necessary.

This is as true of bone supplements as it is of any other, and particularly true of supplements containing both calcium and glucosamine. Glucosamine is manufactured in small amounts during the normal biochemistry of your body, but decreases as you age. Glucosamine is a chemical that is used by your body for the manufacture of cartilage that protects the bones in your joint by providing a cushion between them. Without cartilage the bone ends of your joints would rapidly wear, a condition commonly known as osteoarthritis.

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