Litozin® Joint Health Helping to care for joints and joint tissues LitoZin Joint Health is the new supplement derived from Rose-hip for Joint Care. The active ingredient GOPO ® was discovered over 20 years ago in Denmark and significant levels can only be obtained if the rose-hips are dried using a special patented process. LitoZin Joint Health has been available in Denmark for the past ten years and has been the subject of several scientific studies. It is completely different to any other supplements for Joint Care available in the UK at the moment. It is available in capsule or powder format.

• GOPO® (glycoside of mono and diglycerol) is a key component of the rose-hip, rosa canina . In the early 1980’s, a Danish osteoarthritis sufferer, Erik ‘Farmer’ Hansen, dissatisfied with prescribed painkillers, was recommended to try a rose hip marmalade. Highly impressed with the painkilling effects, Hansen began small scale production and distribution of dried rosehip powder – and letters of appreciation from thousands of satisfied customers began to arrive. In 1995, Hansen’s son was able to deliver some 5000 letters of recommendation to Dr Kaj Winther, an inflammation specialist, who instigated clinical trials. In vitro studies brought impressive results and clinical trials confirm the high effectiveness of the preparation