Cartilade

Cartilade® -100% pure shark cartilage processd a totally new way. Cartilade® is the benchmark, all other shark cartilage measure themselves by our quality.
The purveyance of shark cartilage by other companies to date has been undertaken almost universally using research and development information that has been obtained with Cartilade® brand.

Borrowed science is misleading.

Consider the Cartilade advantage to conventionally processed shark cartilage: 
- The most potent shark cartilage with 30% more cartilage protein, gram for gram. 
- Fresh, clean taste and smell. 
- Full potency maintained. Nothing that harms the delicate integrity of shark cartilage protein is used on Cartilade. No strong chemicals, bleaches, enzymes in processing or excessive heat, radiation, or ethylene oxide for sterilization. 

Other shark cartilage products cannot make all these claims!

Cartilade Questions and Answers CLICK HERE!

Clinical strength Cartilade, Not just 100% pure, 100% active.

Cartilade is a natural source of glucosamine-like compounds, chondroitins, calcium, antiangiogenic proteins & collagen.

Cartilade(r) is the only shark cartilage product that has been demonstrated as safe and effective with more than seven years of clinical research and consumer acceptance. Cartilade(r) opened the door to the category of shark cartilage as a dietary supplement - many other brands of shark cartilage are mimics or they are inferior in composition.

 

Questions And Answers!

If You Have Questions Not Answered Here?  Call 727 391-3958 between 2 and 6 P.M. EST. After you place your order our health counselors will be happy to talk with you.

When should I take Cartilade?
For maximum absorption, divide your daily dose of Cartilade into thirds and take on an empty stomach, 30 minutes before meals, morning, noon and night.

How do I take Cartilade powder?
Cartilade powder is milled to an ultrafine mesh so that it mixes easily and completely Use the 4.4 gram scoop provided in each bottle to measure Cartilade powder, add to 4 to 6 ounces of chilled water or fruit juice.

Does making Cartilade endanger sharks? 
Sharks are an abundant species and an important food resource throughout the world. The cartilage used in Cartilade comes from sharks caught for food, not for their cartilage. We are committed to the responsible usage and conservation of the world's shared resources.

What should shark cartilage smell and taste like?
Shark cartilage is a seafood product so one should expect a fresh fish taste and smell (like Cartilade]. A strong offensive smell indicates substantial bacterial contamination from spoiled shark cartilage raw material, or incomplete removal of muscle, nerve and blood vessel tissue. 

How does Cartilade compare with bovine cartilage products?
Makers of bovine cartilage (from cattle trachea) incorrectly compare research on their products with shark cartilage, since they admit the two products work differently Shark cartilage research focuses on the action of cartilage protein ­ bovine studies, on the effects of mucopolysaccharides. 

Making bovine cartilage involves protein denaturing processes using acetone and alcohol!, so there is little or no active cartilage protein. Bovine researchers agree that bovine products have little antiangiogenic effect.

How does Cartilade compare with other shark cartilage brands7
Among " 100% pure" brands, Cartilade has the most cartilage protein ­  of the conventional brands. Liquid shark cartilage brands are over 99% water and less than 1% protein. Because Cartilade is the only shark cartilage made via an all natural, chemical free process, the full potency of natural cartilage protein is maintained. No other cartilage brand can make that claim.

Why is Cartilade best?
Cartilade is the only shark cartilage made through a revolutionary all natural process to insure maximum potency. Other brands have lowered prices to match Cartilade, but they can't match Cartilade's potency

What research is being done on Cartilade®? 
Cartilade is leading the research to understand the science of shark cartilage and to prove the effectiveness of Cartilade. Cartilade is the only brand of shark cartilage used in worldwide hospital studies including those in the US.

Cartilade® typically contains 12% chondroitin, Type II collagen, 35% protein and 50% minerals essential for connective tissue synthesis.  More importantly, Cartilade exhibits the  highest activity of MMP inhibition, or the highest inhibition of catabolic activity of the connective tissues and joints. It is the only shark cartilage brand with this proven activity.

Health care professionals and the natural products industry recognize Cartilade as the “gold standard” of shark cartilage powders.  In 1996, Cartilade was the honorable recipient of the Retailers Choice Vity Award, for bone and joint discomfort. It is an excellent “stand-alone” product as well as a value-added ingredient to all joint formulas.  No other herbal or joint support ingredient has the same properties as Cartilade.

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For more research information... 

Cartilade® products have been sold in the dietary supplement industry for 15 years in North America and worldwide. Cartilade brand shark cartilage  is produced under proprietary methods that result in the most effective shark cartilage  powder available as a dietary supplement. 

CARTILADE^®  provides glycosaminoglycans AND inhibitors of destructive enzymes (MMP2) to help maintain the health joints.
 

• Inhibits MMP-2 (gelatinase) enzymatic avtivity (more information on MMP)

• Contains chondroitin, glycosaminoglycans and other essential nutrients for joint health
   

	Cartilade®	Cartilage Brand B	Glucosamine /Chondroitin	Herbal Joint formulas
Inhibits Enzymatic Activity	√	√
Contains Glycosaminoglycans	√	√	√
Contains Type II Collagen	√	√

Even More Documentation:

• Anti MMP Assay
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• Canine Pilot Studies
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• Anti-Angiogenic Assay
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• A comparative study of commercial shark cartilage powders