I wanted to write about NEM for joints since it’s still a newer supplement for joints that many people haven’t heard of. We actually brought it in quite a while ago on the recommendation of one of our customers who has been using it consistently for joints and feels like it’s really worked for reducing pain and stiffness.
NEM stands of natural eggshell membrane, the thin membrane inside of eggshells, which has been shown in research to actually benefit cartilage health in the joints as well as helping with stiffness and pain reduction as well as improving joint functioning.
One of the most common supplements we recommend for joints is curcumin, which helps to reduce joint inflammation (when you reduce inflammation, pain is reduced). Curcumin helps with inflammation, but it isn’t actually improving the cartilage, which is where NEM comes in.
There have been numerous studies on NEM over the years showing its benefit for improving joint function and joint pain, so it’s strange that it’s not more well known. Another impressive thing is that benefits can usually start being felt after just 10 days after taking a standard 500mg dose daily. A lot of other things that can help cartilage, glucosamine for example, can take a long time for the benefits to be felt- sometimes months. That can be a long time to wait, so benefits starting in 10 days sounds much better.
We have it in a few ways to take it. Natural Factors (who we love) has it in two products. A one-a-day supplement that’s just NEM (500mg) and then another that’s a mix of NEM and glucosamine, which I think is a neat idea since it’s helping cartilage in two different ways, the only negative about the combination is that it’s two pills a day to get the recommended amount of NEM. The NEM by itself is in capsules, and the NEM combination is in tablets if that’s another concern since I know some people hate taking tablets.
We would really recommend trying it if you have joint issues, and it actually works great combined with natural anti-inflammatories like curcumin. Since benefits are often reported after 10 days, we feel like giving it a month trial should really give some relief, though the studies continued to show benefits the longer it was taken.
I also wanted to mention another product that contains NEM, which is our Collagen Peptides by Nature’s Plus. It’s a collagen complex that contains all the different sources of collagen, which can help with joints, connective tissue, skin, bones, and more. The only caution is that we weren’t able to find out exactly how much NEM a scoop of their collagen contains, though one scoop of the powder (it’s unflavored and mixes with anything) contains 10mg of a mix of the different collagen forms, so I feel like it’s likely that it has the recommended 500mg of NEM, we just can’t say for certain. Still, we’re big fans of their collagen- Liz takes it every day and has for years.
Stop in and see us if you have any questions, we’d love to help you further! All our Natural Factors products, including NEM, are on sale every day!
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