{"product_id":"msm-vitamin-c-120-count","title":"MSM + Vitamin C","description":"\u003cp\u003e600 mg per capsule · MSM + Vitamin C · 120 Vegan Capsules\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat MSM is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for C vitamin MSM? Here is ours: MSM + Vitamin C (600 mg per capsule, MSM + Vitamin C, 120 Vegan Capsules), made in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMSM is short for \u003cem\u003emethylsulfonylmethane\u003c\/em\u003e, a naturally occurring organic compound that is one of the ways sulphur turns up in the food chain — in small amounts in things like milk, vegetables and grains. Sulphur is one of those quiet, essential elements: the body uses it as a building block in many of its own structural molecules. MSM as a supplement is simply a clean, odourless, crystalline source of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat glucosamine is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlucosamine is an \u003cem\u003eaminosugar\u003c\/em\u003e — a sugar molecule with an amino group attached — and it occurs naturally in the body, where it is part of the scaffolding of connective tissue. The supplement form is usually made from the shells of shellfish (so it is not vegan, and it matters if you have a shellfish allergy), though corn-derived vegetarian versions exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat we will, and won't, claim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is where we part company with a lot of the market. The health claims you may have seen attached to MSM and glucosamine — about joints, about cartilage — are \u003cstrong\u003enot authorised\u003c\/strong\u003e by the European food-safety rules, so we will not make them. We would rather keep your trust than make a claim we cannot stand behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e say is about the company they keep. Our MSM is paired with \u003cstrong\u003evitamin C\u003c\/strong\u003e, and vitamin C has genuine, authorised wording behind it: \u003cem\u003evitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage and bones\u003c\/em\u003e, and it also contributes to normal immune function and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue. That is a real, label-accurate statement — and it is the honest reason the two are combined in one capsule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bottle, in your hand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur MSM + Vitamin C is exactly that: a measured dose of MSM alongside vitamin C, capsuled, taken with water and a meal. It is a food supplement — a complement to a varied diet, not a treatment for anything. People who take it tend to be active, or simply older and minding their general upkeep; that is a description of who buys it, not a promise of what it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo these are MSM vitamin C capsules: methylsulfonylmethane and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in a plant capsule shell (HPMC), 600mg per capsule, 120 vegan capsules to a pot, one a day with water, preferably with food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHonest caveats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask your GP first. Glucosamine in particular is usually avoided in pregnancy and by anyone with a shellfish allergy, and it is worth flagging to your doctor if you are diabetic, since it is a sugar derivative. If you are on any medication, a quick word with the pharmacist never hurts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have read this far, thank you. Two different molecules, one honest page, and a vitamin C claim we can actually make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Vitadefence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/articles\/collagen-and-vitamin-c\"\u003eCollagen \u0026amp; vitamin C\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/articles\/supplements-for-women-over-40\"\u003eSupplements for women over 40\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitadefence®","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57112212799868,"sku":"VMC03","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/9317\/8236\/files\/Vitadefence-MSM_VitC3DRender-Front-AMAZON_png.png?v=1782463504","url":"https:\/\/leanandhealthy.myshopify.com\/products\/msm-vitamin-c-120-count","provider":"Lean \u0026 Healthy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}