WHAT IS MSM?

​MSM is an abbreviation of methyl-sulfonyl-methane, an organic form of sulfur. It is the form in which sulfur appears in nature in all living organisms, and in which it is biologically active. MSM is an odourless, white, crystalline powder that is highly soluble in water and in a wide range of organic solvents.
Biologically active sulfur has incredible preventive and therapeutic properties. The medicinal properties are profound, and they are also based on obvious principles. Because of these characteristics, the discovery of biological sulfur’s role in health, and the process that enabled its successful delivery in supplemental form, are generally considered among the biggest advances in orthomolecular medicine in the past 50 years.

SOME OF THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF MSM

• Cell Permeability and detoxification – Sulfur regulates the sodium/potassium electrolyte balance in and out of the cell. This makes the cell more permeable and better able to drive nutrients into, and out of, the cell. Sulfur helps relieve pain and inflammation by allowing waste products to flushed out of the cell. Every time the body removes toxins from the cell, it also removes a sulfur compound that neutralizes the toxin. Therefore sulfur is a vital mineral in the detoxification process.
• Blood Sugar – Stable blood sugar is a major component of beauty because excess sugar damages collagen and causes mood swings, leading to irritable behavior. Sulfur is a component of insulin, which is the hormone that allows the uptake of glucose within cells for energy. Sulfur functions along with thiamine and biotin in a normal sugar metabolism. Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) and diabetes are associated with a deficiency of sulfur at some level.
• Tissue Repair – Sulfur provides elasticity, movement, healing, and repair within the tissues. Sulfur reduces lactic acid build-up, has the ability to reduce and possibly eliminate muscle, leg, and back cramps. Adequate sulfur levels in the diet can increase the speed of recovery in athletes by 75% as reported by Dr. Stanley W. Jacob (the leading medical authority on MSM and co-author of The Miracle of MSM).
• Immune System – Good bacterial flora (probiotics) use sulfur-residue foods to build various naturally occurring body antibiotics to fight infections. Sulfur also competes for binding receptor sites in the mucus membranes of the intestines, thus crowding out parasites (giardia, trichomonads, roundworms, etc).
• Builds “disulfide bonds” which holds tissue together in a flexible state forming part of the body’s physical structure, including protein, collagen, glucosamine, skin, and nails.
• Increases one’s energy level. Some prefer not to take it at bedtime for that very reason.
• Free radicals coat and cling to artery walls and restrict nutrients from passing into the surrounding tissue. Then they become hazardous and poisonous to the body. MSM builds flexible arteries, which won’t allow free radicals to adhere to the cell walls.
• Makes arteries and veins flexible, elastic, and permeable, which allows for oxygen and nutrients to pass through the walls to nourish the surrounding tissues.
• Sulfur is involved in the formation of bile acids, which are important for fat digestion and absorption.
• Helps reduce scar tissue and wrinkles, and helps keep the skin more elastic.
• Provides an undesirable condition and environment for non-healthy or cancerous cells.
• MSM reduces headaches, cramps and muscle pain caused by hormonal imbalances, for example, PMS.
• It plays an important part in tissue breathing.
• If enough MSM is taken, all of the foreign particles can be flushed from your system and your allergies will no longer occur.
• When MSM is added to the diet and taken with Vitamin C, chronic nosebleeds, easy bruising and varicose veins may be relieved.
• MSM has been shown to improve mental alertness.
• Increases oxygen availability to the body.
• MSM, together with Vitamin C (a free radical scavenger) helps the body build healthy new cells.
• Helps reduce inflammation due to injury or inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
• Helps our bodies absorb more nutrients (vitamins and minerals).
• Massively helps detoxify the body and increases blood circulation.
• Allows amino acids and other nutrients to do their assigned tasks, which depend on natural sulfur and healthy arteries to transport them to the work area. These amino acids are scavengers of 125 free radicals; they also eliminate toxic metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and aluminium.
• Assists in building new healthy cells on an ongoing basis. The body is in a constant state of repair and replacing cells.
• Helps relieve muscular aches and pains.
• Inhibits pain impulses along the major nervous system network called “C Fibres’”. It is an analgesic.
• Reduces swelling of joints as in sprains, fractures, and infection, and prevents the breakdown of joint cartilage.
• Helps relieve constipation.
• Helps to dramatically reduce recuperation time from strenuous exercise and long hours of work.
• Blocks cell-receptor sites for histamine, which triggers allergic symptoms. 
• Helps to maintain overall body balance between acidity and alkalinity.
• Migraine sufferers have obtained substantial relief with MSM.
• Research indicates that perhaps sulfur's most important health role is in carbohydrate metabolism, which is significant for hypoglycemics and diabetics.
• MSM has been shown to help reduce and even eliminate snoring.
• Softens and reduces scar tissue internally as well as externally.
• Promotes blood flow and regulates proper blood pressure.
• Breaks up calcium deposits.
• Your fingernails and hair will grow faster and become stronger.
• Completely prevents the breakdown of cartilage of joints.
• Massively shortens the recovery and healing time from strenuous exercise, weight lifting, injuries and surgery.
• Assists the digestive system in functioning properly.
• Helps the liver to secrete bile.
• Will get rid of parasites in the intestinal tract.
• Allergy symptoms are reduced