You look at the back of a joint supplement and there's glucosamine and chondroitin — fair enough, you've heard of those — and then another fifteen ingredients with names that sound like the periodic table. "Enhanced with collagen peptides and MSM." "Now with turmeric extract.
Most blokes over 40 have bought glucosamine at some point. Boots, Holland & Barrett, Amazon, wherever — you've seen the word "glucosamine" on the tub and thought that's job done. Turns out there are two different forms of the stuff, and they're not
You bought a joint supplement once. Probably from Boots or Holland & Barrett, maybe a supermarket own-brand. Took it for six weeks, noticed nothing, decided glucosamine was bollocks and went back to just getting on with it. Fair enough — except the reason it didn't work might not be
Most joint supplements list glucosamine and chondroitin together like they're a legally married couple. You see both names on the label, assume they do roughly the same thing, and never think about it again. The truth is they work in completely different ways — and understanding what chondroitin actually
How Long Does Glucosamine Actually Take to Work? (And Why Most People Give Up Too Soon) The reason most people think glucosamine doesn't work is the same reason the research says it does — it's slow. You bought a bottle. Took it for three weeks. Felt nothing.