Platinum Naturals Platinum Naturals - Relev-X, 90 sgels
Platinum Relev-X - Glucosamine has been clinically proven to reduce joint pain by helping your body to rebuild damaged cartilage caused by aging or injury. But, it can sometimes take several months to see results. This is why Platinum includes potent anti-inflammatory herbs to help reduce pain and inflammation in the short term.
Price
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Why people keep reordering it
- Cartilage and connective tissue
- Supports the structures that keep joints moving comfortably.
- Mobility and recovery
- For active bodies and everyday wear alike.
- Skin, hair and nails too
- Collagen support that shows beyond the joints.
Best suited to: someone taking glucosamine who hates pill count, older knees, no fish oil in the routine yet, people who react badly to dry herb capsules.
What the research supports
A glucosamine and fish oil softgel with seven joint botanicals layered on at small, real doses. Ninety softgels, three a day, is a one-month bottle.
Joint trials generally use 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate a day.
- Joint comfort (evidence: mixed, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Glucosamine at a full daily dose helped in several European trials and matched a placebo in the larger North American ones, and the salt form here trails the sulfate form those trials favoured.
- Morning stiffness (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- EPA and DHA calm the inflammation behind morning joint stiffness, but the trials that found it used several grams a day, well above what three softgels supply here.
- Joint comfort (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- Standardized curcuminoids have decent human trial support for joint comfort, at daily amounts many times higher than the small standardized dose folded into one softgel here.
Read the literature: Joint comfort on PubMed, Morning stiffness on PubMed, Joint comfort on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- someone taking glucosamine who hates pill count
- three softgels gets you 1,500 mg of glucosamine, 186 mg of curcuminoids and 450 mg of EPA and DHA in one swallow instead of three bottles.
- older knees, no fish oil in the routine yet
- the 500 mg of sardine and anchovy oil per softgel adds a baseline of EPA and DHA that plain glucosamine tablets do not carry.
- people who react badly to dry herb capsules
- the curcuminoids, boswellic acids and willow extract are suspended in fish oil and coconut MCTs rather than pressed dry, which is easier on an empty stomach.
Look elsewhere if
- anyone with a shellfish allergy
- the glucosamine here comes from shellfish exoskeleton, so look for a vegetarian glucosamine made by corn fermentation.
- someone who wants a working curcumin dose
- a standalone curcumin at 500 to 1,000 mg of curcuminoids daily, ideally with piperine or a phospholipid carrier, since 62 mg per softgel is well under the studied range.
- someone managing blood pressure or electrolytes
- the deglycyrrhizinated licorice is the reduced glycyrrhizin form, but the label still carries cautions on blood pressure and potassium balance, so speak to a practitioner before daily use or pick a joint formula without licorice.
What to expect
Glucosamine is slow. The trials that found anything measured it at 8 to 12 weeks, not days. The willow and devil's claw here are too low to give you a same day change, so judge this at three months or not at all.
How it compares
- Compared with plain glucosamine sulfate 1500 mg tablets
- this bundles EPA, DHA and standardized curcuminoids, boswellia and devil's claw into the same softgel, so you cover joint structure and the inflammatory side in one product. The tradeoff: you pay a blend price for herb amounts that are a fraction of their own research doses, and the glucosamine is hydrochloride, the form with the weaker trial record.
- Compared with a glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM combination
- this swaps the extra cartilage building blocks for an anti-inflammatory botanical stack plus fish oil, which works on a different pathway than adding more raw material. The tradeoff: you give up chondroitin, which was in the arm of the big joint trials that reported the clearest benefit for people with more pain.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Turmeric root extract (Curcuma longa), standardized to, Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) resin extract, standardized to, White willow (Salix alba) bark extract, standardized to, Fish Oil (sardines and anchovies) and 2 more
- Ingredient form
- sgels
- Servings per container
- 90
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- licensed third-party labs
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Platinum Naturals
How to take it
Take 1 softgel daily with a meal, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each softgel contains
- Glucosamine hydrochloride sodium free (shellfish exoskeleton)
- 500 mg
- Turmeric root extract (Curcuma longa), standardized to
- 95% curcuminoids 65 mg
- Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root extract (4:1), equivalent to
- 260 mg 65 mg
- Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) resin extract, standardized to
- 70% boswellic acid 30 mg
- Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa), bark extract (4:1), equivalent to
- 120 mg 30 mg
- Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procubens) bark extract, standardized to
- 5% glycoiridoids, calculated as harpagosides 30 mg
- White willow (Salix alba) bark extract, standardized to
- 7% salicin 30 mg
- Fish Oil (sardines and anchovies)
- 500 mg
- -DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) Omega-3
- 12% 60 mg
- -EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) Omega-3
- 18% 90 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Non-GMO soy lecithin, beeswax, medium chain triglycerides (from coconut). Softgel Ingredients: Gelatin, glycerin, purified water and chlorophyll.
Free from
Allergens Contains Glucosamine from shellfish, soy lecithin and beeswax.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Platinum Naturals - Relev-X
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.