Intervertebral Disc of spine
The Intervertebral Disc Consists of Vital Minerals-The disc needs glycosaminoglycan (GAG), which consists of polymeric sugar chains, which bear sulfate esters on the four or six hydroxy groups of the hexosamine rings that constitute the GAG chains. The most noticeable change with aging within the disc is the dehydration of the nucleus pulposis or center of the disc, and loss of sulfate GAG accompanied by a large increase in non-collagenous proteins.
Four types of GAG exist:
- Chondroitin 6 sulfate.
- Chondroitin 4 sulfate.
- Keratin sulfate.
- Hyaluronic acid.
Loss of GAGs is responsible for dehydration within the disc in aging. GAG is highly sulfated and are derived from Chondroitin-rich proteoglycans and Keratin sulfate becomes a major GAG in old disc tissue. Clinical symptoms, such as pain, radiating numbness or tingling into the lower extremities, as well as nerve root irritation, can arise initially due to degenerative changes within the disc. So take your supplements with Glucosamine Sulphate, Chondroitin Sulphate, and any other joint replenisher and fight off degeneration! Talk to your doctor about the best combination of products for your joints!
