Vital Joint & Disc

Vital Joint & Disc Pain Relief Complex

For Natural Pain Relief

Vital Disc-and-Joint Zenaptic Health

NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Disc and joint pain relief complex consist of the following natural pain relieving agents for sufferers of course Roddick type back pain and neck pain:

• 800 mg (Curcumin the active 

compound in turmeric)

• 200 mg ginger root 5% extract

• 100 mg white willow bark

• 100 mg boswellia serrata extract

• 100 mg quercitin

• 50 mg devil’s claw powder

• 50 mg valarian root 0.8% extract

• 50 mg passion floewr 4:1 extract

• 50 mg turmeric 12:1 extract

• 20 mg black pepper (piperine)

1920 mg   TOTAL PER SERVING

Suggested use take 2 to 5 capsules daily, preferably with meals, or as directed by a doctor or healthcare provider.*

Information gathered and shared by Zenaptic Health, LLC.

References are available at www.

* None of the statements in this informational brochure have been evaluated by the food and drug administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

When working with back pain and neck pain patients, pain relievers are part of the plan. Back pain often interferes with the daily activities of life for many, yet the oft-prescribed drugs may also cause issues. 

So, Vital Joint & Disc Pain Relief Complex is a supplement that combined some of the most highly evidenced and research natural pain relieving agents. The following summaries show the potential benefits for pain patients.

A review of 10 different studies states that Devil’s Claw (harpagophytum procumbent) and White Willow Bark (salix alba) are found to be effective in low back pain relief when compared to a placebo, no treatment, and standard treatment. The use of Devil’s Claw is strongly evidenced for short term improvement in pain. The use of White Willow Bark was moderately evidenced for short term improvement. (1) – see references below.

White Willow Bark extract (Assalix) offers analgesic an anti-inflammatory action. Patients from 30 to 74 years of age report a decrease in the intensity of the low back pain as well as significant improvement of spinal function in the quality of life. (2)

Boswellia reduces inflammation, pain and swelling, and may be better than osteoarthritis drugs for osteoarthritis. Boswellia’s effects on arthritis may take a little longer to notice, but they last. One study compared Boswellia to drug therapy and found Boswellia’s effects last even a month after not taking it, whereas patients who took the drug were back to square one. (3)

New studies about curcumin, the active ingredient/plant pigment in turmeric, offer hope for pain relief in conditions like osteoarthritis, with pain- and inflammation-reducing properties. Ginger root does, too, and enhances the absorption of turmeric and curcumin. For patients who take NSAIDs and experience undesirable side effects or find them not effective enough, taking curcumin may well relieve the pain sufficiently to make the pain tolerable without the side effects. (4)

Curcumin is a diarylheptanoid, the principal curcuminoid of turmeric. Curcuminoids are natural phenols believed to be anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and perhaps even anti-cancer. (5)

Curcumin eases chronic pain and improves memory deficits linked to long-term sciatic nerve constriction. (13) For osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even back pain, the anti-inflammatory properties are beneficial. (5, 6)

Black pepper (piperine, its key component) enhances the bioavailability of curcumin by 2000% (12)

Degenerative joint disease is improved in a study that had acute and chronic pain patients dealing with osteoarthritis take natural anti-inflammatory agents like Devil’s Claw and turmeric (Curcuma longa). (6)

Quercitin is a flavonoid, a plant pigment that gives fruits and vegetables their color. Quercitin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It seeks out free radicals in the body to get rid of them and stabilizes cells that release histamine which thereby has an anti-inflammatory effect. (7, 8, 9)

Passion flower in Valerian root are included for the calming and relaxing affects as they increase the level of gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) in the brain to help regulate nerve cells. (10,11)

So for back and neck patients who want a more natural approach to pain control, these natural substances may be an answer.

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Disc & Joint Pain Relief Complex

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