Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a bane of modern society. According to statistics every 5th person after 30 years old suffers from back pain. Back pain - is only one of the numerous symptoms of DDD. Some people suffer from head ache, vertigo, tinnitus, diplopia. Others complain of chest pain, stomach ache, gallbladder and kidney pain, numbness in hands and feet. At that, many patients are unaware of the fact that the root cause of the complaints is DDD. Such variety of clinical manifestations of DDD often leads to misdiagnosis, and, consequently, to improperly prescribed treatment. Read more...
Cat’s claw is a plurannual wood twining herb, a giant liana with a bark of dark red colour, longwise is about 30-50 miters and diameter is 20 cm. This forest grapevine was so named because of the spinescents that are very similar to the cat’s claw by the shape. It grows in the tropical forests of South and Central America, along the coasts and in the piedmont of Amazon in Peru. Read more...
Bones consist of organic substances for 33 % and inorganic substances for 67%. Collagen makes 70-80% of organic substances, inorganic substances are represented in bones, mainly in the form of hydroxyapatites and calcium makes 95% of it. Collagen fibers form ‘skeleton framework’ when forming the bones and it helps to support cohesiveness of bones structure and keep their flexibility. Collagen is a calcium transmitter and this makes calcium absorbance with osteocytes. Calcium is washed out from the bones in case of collagen lack and this can influence on their density and lead to the osteoporosis. Read more...
Collagen is the main building protein for the body. Its biosynthesis occurs through intercellular bridges. Typical fibers are formed into the extracellular space, they are cross-linked by covalent bonds and form collagen with its definitive elastic force.
Collagen reaches its functionality thanks to its regular amino acid flow: each third structural component of amino acid is the glycine molecule following proline and hydroxyproline. Read more...
