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How Grandma’s Gel Works Hyaluronic Acid (HA) occurs naturally throughout the body but diminishes with age. New research shows that HA may be the specific component the body uses to block the process that produces inflammation and pain. HA appears to reduce the body's overreaction to injury or trauma.
Pain and inflammation occur when white blood cells in the body move to the site of the injury, a process called The Adhesion Cascade. Research shows that HA binds to some of the white blood cells preventing their overreaction to the injury. Thus, HA appears to reduce the body’s overreaction to injury or trauma by blocking the Adhesion Cascade. Enough white blood cells reach the site for effective healing, but not enough to cause swelling, inflammation and pain. In the body, HA breaks down into glucosamine, providing additional support for joints.
GRANDMA’S GEL scientifically combines Hyaluronan (HA) with essential oils, making it a more effective and faster-acting topical pain reliever. Because GRANDMA’S GEL is all-natural, it can be used as often as necessary to relieve pain. You can feel it working!
How Other Pain Relievers Work
Pain relief products which contain high concentrations of essential oils create a local inflammation that results in a feeling of warmth and the illusion of pain relief.
Pain relievers that contain alcohol and methanol evaporate quickly, cooling and numbing the area. These products often leave the skin dry or irritated and don’t relieve but just mask the pain.
Products with capsaicin require continued use for several weeks before relief is noticed. Also, users must be careful not to touch mucous membranes or open wounds after application to avoid a severe burning sensation. Again, this does not relieve the underlying inflammation and swelling which is the cause of the pain. |
When HA Doesn't Seem to Work Millions of people have found relief from pain using all-natural Hyaluronic Acid (HA), the body's own mechanism to reduce swelling, inflammation and pain. But in my conversations with people, I've met some who say that they tried it and were not helped. As I asked additional questions, I learned some of the reasons why people may not get the results they expect from using HA.
If it's true that HA is in every cell of the body, in every mammal, and if it's true that for various reasons including age and illness we stop making enough to live pain free, then why doesn't replacing HA work for some people? The answer is simply that HA must get into the bloodstream in order to work. We can replace HA by several methods, including injection, topically, and orally/mucosally.
Many who've tried HA in pill form did not experience significant pain relief. Oral HA must bond to a special 'receptor' called the CD44 in order to get into the bloodstream. There are CD44 receptors in most parts of the body including the mouth, throat, esophagus, almost every cell EXCEPT in the stomach and intestines. A pill bypasses every location where it could be effective and ends where it can't work at all. Additionally, any HA that is released in the stomach is broken down by the acid into such small pieces that they are not effective.
An oral gel held in the mouth for at least 10 seconds lets the HA move through the mucous membranes of the mouth and directly into the bloodstream where it can help support joints and, eventually via metabolism, break down into a very powerful form of Glucosamine, about 500 times more bioavailable than Glucosamine pills can offer.
Another thing that may reduce the effectiveness of HA is improper use. Sometimes people apply the oral or topical products only once a day. It is important to keep a steady supply of HA going into the body. When people applied it morning and night or used the oral morning and night, results were far more positive.
We're learning that people with a history of Lyme Disease sometimes don't get relief. It turns out that Lyme Disease goes into the cellular level within a few weeks of the initial infection. If antibiotic treatment is not continued long enough to rid the body of Lyme Disease, the bacteria can prevent effectiveness of the use of HA. Special in-depth tests can rule out this hidden condition. The standard test does not reflect that the bacteria is still present.
So why would people who've tried other brands of HA tell me they did not have good results? That's because of what we know about HA and how it works. Some oral HA preparations say they have massive amounts of HA and claim they have the highest levels, but the truth is that you must have a specific, high molecular weight of HA. Those who claim high amounts of HA are using a lower molecular weight and a lower concentration. Research is showing that the wrong molecular weight can actually be harmful and have the opposite effect, increasing inflammation and swelling rather than reducing it.
Grandma's Gel products contain the highest possible concentration of high molecular weight of HA. Period. That's because it was formulated by the person who synthesized HA, created the injectable form, and holds the patents on the topical and oral forms. Dr. Brown discovered that the large HA molecule can go through the skin using tiny amounts of essential oils. That resulted in the topical liquid, topical cream, and the new topical gel forms of HA. You will not find this strength and intense, correct concentration of HA in any other products. |
Dr. Karen K. Brown's Internet Radio Interview! Click here to hear Dr. Brown discussing her discovery of All-Natural Hyaluronic Acid in an interview on Internet Radio in February of 2007. The HA used in all Grandma's Gel products is not derived from Chickens or Cattle, and therefore prevents any form of avian flu or mad cow disease transmission! |
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