{"product_id":"thorne-joint-support-nutrients-formerly-ar-encap-240-capsules","title":"Thorne Joint Support Nutrients (formerly AR-Encap) 240 capsules","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoint Support Nutrients goes beyond simple glucosamine supplementation. It adds nutrients to provide relief from occasional soreness and stiffness.* Joint Support Nutrients combines the preeminent joint support ingredient, glucosamine, with other nutrients and botanicals that also support joint health.* Glucosamine demonstrates significant joint support, as evidenced by numerous clinical studies.* Methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) also helps support joint integrity and mobility.* Bromelain promotes healing after minor injury.*Thorne's Meriva® ingredient – curcumin bound to phospholipids – and boswellia both exert an antioxidant effect and help maintain a healthy cytokine balance (for a normal inflammatory response) in the joints and muscles.* AR-Encap combine all of these ingredients in a single comprehensive joint support supplement.* Joint Support Nutrients is a comprehensive joint support formula that goes beyond simple glucosamine supplementation.* This formula supplies 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate (suggested use – four capsules twice daily), the amount used in the majority of studies – in combination with other joint-supporting nutrients and botanicals.* Glucosamine provides significant joint support, as evidenced by numerous clinical studies.* Methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) – also known as dimethyl sulfone and methyl sulfone – is an organic, sulfur-containing compound that occurs naturally in a variety of plants and provides additional joint support.* In a study of healthy adult subjects with mild knee soreness, bromelain supplementation resulted in significant improvement with both 200-mg and 400-mg daily use.1* Joint mobility was also improved.* Curcumin, the principal polyphenol in the Asian spice turmeric, exerts an antioxidant effect.* Curcumin phytosome (Meriva®), a compound that contains curcumin and phosphatidylcholine, has significantly better absorption than ordinary curcumin and helps maintain a healthy cytokine balance throughout the body.* Boswellia appears to inhibit the activity of the lipoxygenase enzymes, thus promoting a healthy cytokine balance throughout the body.* A study of curcumin and boswellia found significant support of normal joint mobility in the group taking the botanical formula.2* References 1. Walker AF, et al. Phytomedicine 2002;9:681-686. 2. Kizhakkedath R. Mol Med Rep 2013;8:1542-1548.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pura Vida Wellness Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67580945465535,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/2531\/5007\/files\/1000_front_c729b35c-75a3-45e5-9f58-1adc79d1f040.png?v=1791301848","url":"https:\/\/www.puravidawellnesscompany.com\/products\/thorne-joint-support-nutrients-formerly-ar-encap-240-capsules","provider":"Pura Vida Wellness Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}