Bone broth contains bones that are rich in cartilage, and this cartilage is important for joint health. Articular cartilage is the cushion between our joints to prevent the bones from rubbing up against one other, wearing them down. Articular cartilage (such as that found in homemade bone broth) is made of chondrocyte cells that secrete the shock-absorbing extracellular matrix of the cartilage. This extracellular matrix is made up of collagen, glycosaminoglycans (such as hyaluronic acid and glucosamine), and proteoglycans (such as chondroitin sulphate).  These components of cartilage are specifically critical for maintaining the integrity of joints and keeping the joints lubricated and cushioned. When the cartilage in our joints breaks down, nothing but the building blocks of cartilage can restore it, and bone broth is the perfect remedy for such damaged and/or inflamed joints. It makes sense that if you need to replace damaged joint tissue (a turnover process that is constantly occurring in our joints), that you should eat joint tissue so that the building blocks are available to your body for restoration. The collagen in the bone broth even helps to soothe the pain from joint inflammation and blocks the degradation of collagen due to rheumatoid arthritis. Collagen can also help prevent the degradation of chondrocytes, which are important for maintaining healthy joint cartilage. And the chondroitin sulphate and glucosamine that’s found in bone broth help relieve pain as well as restore function to damaged joints).  These compounds are as effective as the prescription drug Celebrex for treating affected joints. And the pill form is not as effective for this as having the natural, real deal, bone broth, folks.