Understanding Anti Inflammatory
Supplements Benefits
To appreciate the anti inflammatory supplements benefits it is important to understand how inflammation is caused, and what it causes as a knock on effect, as well as some of the side effects of traditional (non-supplement) drugs that are used to combat it.
Inflammation is usually caused by the body’s natural reaction to the presence of bacteria in the body – a release of liquids and white blood cells used to combat bacteria.
In some cases, however, the immune system gets it wrong, and produces an inflammatory response for no reason. Diseases that trigger this are known as
autoimmune diseases.
In joints this can cause swelling and leads to discomfort and pain. It is one of the key symptoms of arthritis, and may be a reaction to the degradation of the bone cartilage which is associated with the disease.
Another condition that causes inflammation is asthma – in these cases the liquid that is released can restrict breathing, as well as triggering a muscular response that further compresses the airways. Clearly, as with arthritis, controlling the inflammation would be beneficial to sufferers.
Traditional anti)inflammatory medicines, however, come with a variety of side effects, some of which are quite severe and linked to the suppression of the immune system’s response. In addition, they can be based on steroids which come with their own set of unwanted side effects.
So, it would be a good idea to use a natural anti-inflammatory, and luckily one exists.
The Key Green Lipped Mussel Anti-Inflammatory Supplements Benefits
The green lipped mussel is found growing off the shores of New Zealand, and was consumed by the Maori, the native people, as part of a rich sea food diet. In fact, the Maori consumed raw green lipped mussels as a way to prevent joint swelling and pain, and they have had no recorded instances of arthritis.
The active anti-inflammatory ingredient is known as omega-3 and is a fatty acid that naturally prevents inflammation by preventing the production of the chemicals that cause the inflammation.
On its own, that would be a good thing, but what makes the green lipped mussels so unique is the fact that they consist of a number of natural chemicals, all of which have a role to play in maintaining a healthy body.
These have been examined by scientists and include:
- Mucopolysaccharides (MPS’s);
- Vitamin C, and complex B12;
- Trace metals and minerals such as calcium, iron, sodium.
These contribute to a healthy immune system, can help to build stronger teeth and bones, help skin conditions, and can fortify the circulatory and nervous systems. In addition, they contain some of the basic building blocks for cells, improving elasticity, and maybe even helping repair cartilage.
The inconvenience is that, in order to get these additional benefits, ideally the mussel should be eaten raw. Manufacturers have used techniques in the past to produce oils from the mussels, but these have cooked out the additional benefits by reducing the nutrients contained in the extracted oil as compared with the raw mussel.
However, a company called Maxalife has produced a green lipped mussel powder that maintains the anti-inflammatory supplements benefits, whilst also retaining the additional benefits by keeping the chemical composition as close to the raw mussel as possible.
The key is in a process that takes only 30 minutes, and doesn’t involve high levels of heat, and therefore doesn’t cook out the nutrients.
In addition, Maxalife work with a single source supplier, who harvests from the clearest New Zeland sea water, making sure that the final product is as pure and natural as possible.
Maxalife’s Green Lipped Mussel Extract is the product that we believe to be superior to all others because of the unique way in which it’s made. No other green lipped mussel product on the market comes as close to eating raw green lipped mussels as Maxalife’s.
Have a look at Maxalife’s green lipped mussel guide and you will see why we recommend this particular product so highly.
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