This product works so good for molecules like this. Movement is a key element of life, and if you're in pain-you can't move. A patient once said to me, “Doctor, if you're in pain, it's all that you can think about.” I'll never forget that. We can eliminate pain with highly addictive synthetic and dangerous drugs, or we can go after real healing with natural ways that our bodies know how to use. Glucosamine and and Chrondroiin do that with our joints. Remember that you have to be sleeping well for this to work. Only do light exercise for 6 weeks or so. . Chondrocytes (cells that make up cartilage) use glucosamine to synthesize proteins that bind water in cartilage: proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Glucosamine also helps produce hyaluronic acid, which delivers lubricating properties of the synovial fluid to stimulate proteoglycan production Chondrocytes use glucosamine as raw material to synthesize proteins that bind water in cartilage: proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)