When the body hurts it is often too late and experience leads me to give more importance to prevention than rehabilitation. In terms of prevention, there are several lines of action that have proven to be effective in slowing down the degenerative processes of the joints, reducing post-exertion inflammatory processes and promoting the recovery of the different tissues of the locomotor system of the athlete.
It is clear to me that to achieve the greatest preventive effectiveness, it is not enough to perform one of them and ignore the rest, but it is the computation of all of them through good practice, respect the proper rest, follow a healthy, varied and balanced diet and resort to chondroprotection and special joint care, how to successfully deal with joint injuries.
And it is in these last aspects where the EGG SHELL MEMBRANE, OVOMET, has special prominence, since it is a compound with surprising results.
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Studies on injured professional athletes
Several months ago I heard some encouraging results linked to the daily intake of egg membrane that had been achieved with injured athletes, with a group of elderly people with osteoarthritis and with dogs suffering from hip dysplasia.
I immediately took the necessary steps to be able to take part in the experimental study and to be able to test this natural product as soon as possible, since the years do not pass in vain and one suffers the inexorable passage of time in one's joints.
I contacted the researcher who was conducting studies on this product at the University of Navarra, Dr. Mikel Izquierdo, who provided me with samples of Ovomet, which is manufactured by Eggnovo, so that I could begin as soon as possible to test the effects that the eggshell membrane had on my body.
Eggnovo is a Spanish biotechnology-based company dedicated to the production and commercialization of raw materials for the food industry (food supplements).
It is one of only three companies in the world that hold patents for the separation of membrane from eggs, which is obtained through a totally clean and environmentally friendly process.
The membrane is marketed under the name of Ovomet and its composition is as follows:
Hyaluronic Acid (4%), Collagen (33-38%), Glucosamine2)
Chondroitinsulfate2), Keratin (1%), Lysozyme (1%) and other nutrients such as more than 500 different proteins among which stand out the Growth Factors ?, Elastin, Sulfur Amino Acids, etc.
The key to the egg membrane lies in the balanced and synergistic composition of the different substances that compose it. Science shows that "respecting the natural composition of food is more effective because of the synergy of all the elements that compose it".
This synergy can enhance 5 times the effects that these same elements provide separately. The concept of synergy between nutrients explains how the benefits of nutrients for health in their original composition and natural state, since it has been discovered that they work better "as a team".
This shows that it is not the intake of any one nutrient that guarantees good health, but the intake of a number of different micronutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and trace elements.
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The membrane has three main effects:
- Anti-inflammatory.
- Analgesic.
- Cartilage regenerator
Therefore, it is especially indicated to improve joint dynamics and reduce inflammation and pain associated with it, helping to prevent injuries and reduce the degenerative effects of age.
The standard dosage is 1 capsule per day (300mg) and the first effects are noticed between the first 7 and 10 days.
What will you notice by taking this Ovomet membrane on a daily basis?
Several studies have been conducted through the Department of Health of the University of Navarra with groups of runners and Crossfiters who had some type of chronic joint pain. The results were encouraging as they showed a decrease in pain and an increase in the functionality of the injured joint of about 40% at the end of the study period, after 50 days of uninterrupted intake.
Curiously, such was the satisfaction with the results of this first study that the participants wanted to continue taking Ovomet and the company Eggnovo was forced to manufacture more batches of capsules than expected in order to meet the demand from the participants themselves.
In another study carried out by the Head of the Traumatology Service of the San Pedro Hospital in Logroño, in which the participants were elderly arthritis sufferers, with pain indexes classified as severe according to the WOMAC scale (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis index), a tool used in the study to classify the degree of joint involvement in which all had a pain level of 13 on a scale of 20.
The results were favorable in terms of decreased pain, decreased stiffness and increased functionality of the injured joints.
Studies have now been conducted with dogs suffering from hip dysplasia, designed to be double-blind, eliminating the placebo effect. In the study, dogs with severe joint problems were given Ovomet in their feed, and they experienced significant improvements in joint mobility and ultrasound scans showed a decrease in joint space in the hip.
Conclusion
As a multisport athlete, it is clear to me that the practice of sports carries an implicit risk of injury and that, however small it may be, it first causes discomfort to the sufferer, altering the normal development of training plans and on many occasions it has a negative influence on the life of the athlete.
For all, the recovery of an injury is a slow process before which we are never prepared, since the patience or the recommendation to "keep resting" does not go with us, for that reason we must try all the measures that help us to prevent or to minimize the effects that the passage of time has on our joints.
These include following a healthy, varied and balanced diet according to the nutritional and energetic needs of each person, taking healthy foods such as those rich in Omega 3, antioxidants and certain minerals, as well as taking advantage of the benefits of natural anti-inflammatories and those that favor the recovery of tissues. In these last two arguments I consider that it has an interesting role for an athlete to take the eggshell membrane, OVOMET.
It is one of the few products that when you try it for a while and appreciate its effects, you want to keep trying it and this is in my opinion the best advertising. I take it because I notice that it works well for me, that it does not produce any side effects and taking it daily allows me to ensure the protein and collagen needs necessary to nourish my joints and to bring an extra anti-inflammatory effect to my diet.
Ah! in my house I am not the only one who takes it, my wife who also started to try it a few weeks ago continues to take 1 tablet a day as she notices a smoother skin, and shinier nails and hair.
More information: www.eggnovo.com
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