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MSM ... what’s that? MSM is the short name for Methylsulfonylmethane, a dietary supplement form of sulphur that is found in our living tissues. MSM supports healthy connective tissue like tendons, ligaments, and muscle. Thus, it is very important for conditions such as arthritis, muscle pains, bursitis, ongoing sports injuries, and aching niggles. MSM is a naturally occurring sulphur compound essential for normal functioning of the body’s growth and repair mechanisms. Like magnesium, which I wrote about last month, sulphur is a major mineral our body requires. My view is most of us simply don’t get enough of either mineral in our food intake. Combine that with the scenario where, as we get older, our ability to digest nutrients and minerals from our food reduces - for example, stomach acid levels decline with age. So, we can eat healthy food, but if the factory isn’t working as well, we simply don’t digest enough of what we need. Also, dietary content of sulphur has reduced over the years due to over-farming, pollution, soil depletion, and increased food processing. If the body is not receiving enough sulphur, it produces weak dysfunctional cells. One of the most significant uses of MSM is its reported ability to relieve pain and inflammation. When rigid fibrous cell walls swell and become inflamed, pressure and pain result. MSM assists with restoring flexibility and permeability to cell walls, helping fluids pass through the tissues more easily. This helps equalise pressure and ease pain. Harmful substances such as lactic acid and toxins are allowed to flow out while the nutrients flow in. So, MSM is very beneficial to athletes with
muscle soreness, aches, and pains in knees, shoulders, and other joints after training and sports. As well as the profound results people often get taking MSM for relieving joint and muscle pain, customers often tell me their hair and nail health vastly improves. We even use it on troublesome, irritable skin! Win, win, win!
Oregon Health Sciences University conducted arthritis studies with mice. The mice which received MSM had no degeneration of articulate cartilage. The other non-MSM mice did have cartilaginous degeneration. The university has used MSM on over 12000 patients! So, try MSM. Come in to Health by Logic to discuss your specific needs. Health by Logic
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