Gaia Herbs Joint Health, 60 Liquid Phyto-Capsules
Gaia Herbs Joint Health maintains optimal levels of the protective synovial fluid between the joints and maintains the health of cartilage. Gaia Herbs Joint Health also enhances immune system function and helps to support the normal functioning of cytokines and prostaglandins. These compounds are essential for maintaining normal function in nearly all parts of the body, including the joints and the musculoskeletal system. The body normally and naturally responds to stress by activating what is known as the inflammatory cascade. Nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) has generated considerable attention as a promoter of the inflammatory cascade and COX 2 enzyme activity, which causes inflammation in the joints. Nf-kb is a family of factors in the body that regulate immune and inflammatory responses. Inhibition of this family reduces production of the pro-inflammatory prostaglandins. However, the NF-kB system is essential to immune function so it is important to target only its cascade manifestations. Joint Health supports the appropriate expression of COX 2 enzyme activity by neutralizing free radicals that stimulate Nf-kb to initiate the inflammatory response. Other agents have selectively inhibited COX 2 enzyme activity throughout the body, which may cause health challenges like compromised heart function, while Joint Health works to modulate COX 2 activity without compromising heart function. Joint Health promotes healthy communication between the immune system and strained cells, nourishing the body's natural shielding response to environmental stressors and protecting joint tissue against challenge from the body's own physiologic responses. These responses include the body's natural inflammation response and excess fluid in the joints.