Is there a Vitamin supplement that repairs torn cartilage?

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Torn cartilage repairs itself with time, usually not too long. so if you've damaged ligament exercising or whatever this will be fine, repetitive tearing can possibly lead to arthritis in later years. However from the age of about 50 the ability for the body to repair itself is reduced and this is when the cartilage, as with many other things, will not be repaired properly and arthritis etc can happen.


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For torn cartilage there are a couple of treatments which will work wonders for you. The main one is DMSO, a natural substance derived from wood bark. DMSO is a wonderful product which is also helpful against most viruses, due to its' ability to carry oxygen into the cells (viruses cannot live in a high-oxygenated environment). DMSO can ease the pain of muscle pain, and help in the healing process.

Its' cousin, MSM, also helps in much the same way. It can readily be rubbed on the skin, and will sink through, or you can take it in pill form. It provides fast healing from a natural substance. While DMSO is fairly difficult to a get a hold of (except through the internet), MSM can be found at a health food store. I have also added some links to help.

Good Luck on your recovery!

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Adult stem cells / Blastema are crucial in the healing of tissues. Any methods to stimulate their formation in a controlled manner would be extremely useful in the healing process. The human body uses natural chemical and electrical signals to detect and repair most damaged tissues. Artificially generating these 'signals' shall stimulate formation of such repair cells. See related questions below for further information on artificially generating Adult Stem Cells.

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The most important mineral for cartilage repair is copper. This is because copper is required for lysil oxidase, the enzyme that cross links connective tissue. It is not so crucial for tendons since they are not likely to rupture because of lack of cross links. They can stretch though, and this is rather disadvantageous. However for elastin connective tissue it can be disastrous because elastin depends on its strength from the cross links themselves. A deficiency can be lethal because the blood vessels are formed of elastin. It can also be embarrassing because of hemorrhoids. It can be crippling because the spinal discs above the sacroilliac are formed from elastin. To see how to get sufficient copper from food see the related link.

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