Healthy bones and cartilage are essential for your overall health. Thanks to them, you can move without problems, perform everyday activities, spend active time and indulge in your favourite hobby!

Therefore, it is worth supporting the healthy condition of your bones and cartilage. You can do this in several ways, e.g. by exercising regularly, maintaining the normal body weight (excess weight increases the load on the joints), monitoring the condition of your bones and cartilage and, last but not least, eating a good diet. There are plenty of ingredients that can be useful here.

Some of them have been included in N°1 Active FLEX. This food supplement will supplement your diet with vitamin C and manganese. Other ingredients of the product are glucosamine and chondroitin, which are very often combined together in this type of product, as well as collagen, ginger or turmeric.

Vitamin C - 375% of the nutrient reference value in a daily serving

• supports the normal production of collagen to ensure the proper functioning of bones and cartilage

• helps to protect cells from oxidative stress, a condition of excess free oxygen radicals. Free radicals can have a negative effect on the condition of cartilage or, for example, collagen, so it is essential to ensure adequate levels of antioxidants in the diet.

Manganese - 90% of the nutrient reference value in a daily serving

• contributes to the maintenance of healthy bones

• supports the correct formation of connective tissues

Glucosamine and chondroitin

Occur naturally in the human body and are part of joint cartilage. Their levels may decrease with age.

Collagen

Collagen is a structural protein that forms numerous tissues in the body, including skin and cartilage. As we age, its production declines. The pork collagen contained in the product is in the form of hydrolysate, i.e. collagen is broken down into very small pieces, which the human body can efficiently utilise.

Ginger extract, standardised to 5% o gingerols:

• supports the control of inflammatory reactions

Hyaluronic acid

Another substance that occurs naturally in the human body is synovial fluid, among other things.

Standardisation and DER

Both ginger and turmeric extracts have the DER marked and are standardised. DER (Drug Extract Ratio) indicates the degree of extract ‘concentration’, e.g. DER 75:1 means that 1 mg of extract corresponds to 75 mg of the plant. The higher the DER, the better - more of the plant component is used to produce an extract with a higher DER.

On the other hand, standardisation tells you what substances are included in a particular extract. Exact information on their content is also given. It is often these substances that are crucial to the properties of a specific plant.