I know. Not because of my nutrition and dietetics background but because it did for me what doctor prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs and over the counter glucosamine and chondroitin products could not. I train hard and suffer from chronic overuse injuries including tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, biceps tendonitis, neck spasms and an occasional shoulder and knee pain ... you get the idea.
It seems like the pain always flares up mercilessly the closer that I get to a competition. Of course I try to train through the pain and that just makes it worse. Sometimes the pain's so bad that it wakes me at night. There I was training for the biggest show of my life, the NPC Masters Nationals, and I could barely maintain my grip on the weights. I'd been taking prescription anti-inflammatory medication and another reputable company's Glucosamine / Chondroitin product for months.
No relief. I made the best that I could out of the situation but I was discouraged. How was I going to compete successfully in a national contest when I could barely hold on to the weights? I tried to concentrate on the exercise, but all I thought about was the pain.
Then one day about 6 weeks out from the contest, Roger said, "Here, try these." He gave me a handful of dark gel caps filled with a light colored mushy goo - that turned out for me to be "magical mushy goo." In just two and one-half days my tennis elbow and biceps tendonitis pain was gone! Zero pain! My carpal tunnel symptoms and severe neck spasms were alleviated. By the third day my workouts were back to their usual intensity. Best of all my focus was now on the pain of building muscle, not the unrelenting pain associated with chronic injury.
Sounds incredible? Well, it's true. The next evening I e-mailed Roger and raved about the "miracle stuff" he gave me. I asked (begged) when it would be available. He replied, "When you finish this article." Enough said! Here's the article. And I'm first in line for a bottle of Beverly International Joint Care.
Rita Kaya, 1999 NPC Ohio Women's Overall Champion E-mail: rkdebita@fuse.net
As we age we may also fall prone to "primary osteoarthritis" - caused by an imbalance in the elements that make up our internal "cartilage factory." (I'll discuss this a little later.) Until now all you could do was hope you didn't get hurt, and if you did - rest or an anti-inflammatory drug (which is only a temporary fix and actually inhibits the formation of new cartilage) was your only answer. But now, for the first time there's light at the end of the tunnel. We can stop both forms of osteoarthritis dead in their tracks with advanced formula JOINT CARE.
JOINT CARE is a unique, scientific formulation designed to help you prevent injury as well as heal and relieve the pain of existing injuries. By replenishing the body's supply of the natural nutrients it needs to build new cartilage - glucosamine sulfate, MSM, chondroitin sulfate and various support elements such as boron citrate, manganese, Vitamins C and E, and essential fatty acids, we can not only ease the pain and stiffness associated with joint injury, but we can repair cartilage that has already been damaged!
What new shock absorbers, an oil change and a lube job can do for your car, JOINT CARE can do for you.
Collagen forms a framework much like steel girders supporting a bridge. Proteoglycans attract, trap and hold water within the collagen structure. The chondrocytes are like little manufacturing plants where they continually make new collagen and proteoglycans.
When your body has all four of these elements it works like a well-oiled machine - that is until something goes wrong. That's why Beverly International has designed a breakthrough formula to heal and revitalize "good joints gone bad." JOINT CARE contains:
Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl is the most potent, best-utilized and most effective form of glucosamine. Glucosamine stimulates the production of collagen. Collagen is the protein portion of the fibrous substance that holds your joints together. Collagen is also the main component of the shock-absorbing cushion called articular cartilage - which covers the ends of the joints in your fingers, wrists, knees, elbows, shoulders, etc. Glucosamine also helps hold water in the cartilage matrix. It's been shown to normalize cartilage metabolism, which helps to keep the cartilage from breaking down. Your body uses glucosamine to stimulate your chondrocyte cells to create one of the main building blocks of joint cartilage, proteoglycans.
To summarize the form of glucosamine used in Beverly International's JOINT CARE has been shown to reduce inflammation, improve joint function, stimulate the production of collagen, and assist in the manufacture of new cartilage. In other words, Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl rebuilds the shock absorbers within your joints.
Chondroitin Sulfate acts like a liquid magnet to attract fluid and nutrients into your joints, facilitating lubrication, which results in greater freedom of movement with less pain for you. Working together with Glucosamine, Chondroitin stimulates the synthesis of new cartilage while simultaneously keeping "cartilage-busting" enzymes under control. Glucosamine and Chondroitin work together at the cellular level to actually halt Osteoarthritis in its tracks and help your body to heal itself.
Methylsulfonylmethane, or MSM is a naturally occurring source of bioactive sulfur. It is necessary for the structural integrity of connective tissue. MSM has been shown to decrease joint inflammation and degeneration. It is essential for healthy ligaments, tendons, and all connective tissue. MSM is thought to relieve swelling, inflammation and pain in part because it detoxifies the body and increases circulation allowing harmful substances to flow out while nutrients flow in.
James Coburn, appearing on Good Morning America on April 27th, 1999 and interviewed by U.S.A. Today claimed that after years of trying various pharmaceutical and alternative therapies with some, but little, avail for his debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, he discovered MSM. He claimed that within just three days of starting it his pain was gone for the first time in many years and he got mobility back in his joints.
Beverly International has included a comprehensive array of essential joint support elements in JOINT CARE. Evening Primrose Oil, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Boron, and Manganese all enhance to the effectiveness of this powerful compound. In fact, they are what set Beverly's JOINT CARE apart from the long list of ineffective joint care products found in today's market
For protection and prevention (and believe me this is important even if you have no existing injury) take 3 gel caps daily. I can't emphasize enough the importance of this "joint insurance" in your bodybuilding career.
Rita had been suffering from chronic tendonitis in several body parts. I was beating my brains out trying to devise training schemes to work around her injuries and still get the results she needed to compete at the national level. She'd had been using another brand of Glucosamine, and MSM without much result. She was also taking prescription anti-inflammatory medicine with no improvement. So when she told me that after taking Joint Care for just three days her tendonitis had improved significantly I was in doubt. I mentally wrote it off as a placebo effect. However, at her next training session, she had improved significantly in both strength and endurance.
Now, my shoulder had been hurting for six months, and I'd done a number on my knee just three weeks ago. I was training at a very high intensity as I was preparing for the 2000 NPC Ohio Championship. Rita suggested I try the Joint Care gel caps.
I could not believe it! After just three days my knee - while not pain free - was 60% better with significantly less grinding! WOW! I was impressed! However the real test came tonight! Chest night! To my amazement, I got through my heavy sets of incline bench with almost no discomfort! First time in six months! Truly amazing! I will definitely continue to use Joint Care. So if you're training hard and are hurt, I recommend you try Joint Care. All you have to lose is your pain!
Jeff Storch
But then Sandy recommended I try Joint Care to help the swelling. I took 3 in the morning, 3 at lunch and 3 before sleep. I did not hold much hope, but within 3 days, the swelling was gone, and the pain with it. I was able to train as I had in the past and as a bonus - my knees even felt better after squats.
Within 5 days, I cut back to 6 per day, and within a week 4 a day. This product is amazing. If joint Care could do that for my wrist, just think of what it can do for you.
Scott Acton
Beverly International JOINT CARE
90 gel caps …
Serving Size 3 Gel Caps Servings per bottle: 30 Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl 1000 mg MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) 750 mg Chondroitin Sulfate 200 mg Evening Primrose Oil 250 mg Vitamin C 60 mg Vitamin E 10 I.U. Manganese (as Manganese Aspartate) 1 mg Boron (as Boron Citrate) 1.5 mg
