Ingredient framework; direct source links are available in the studies library when published.
How it works
Maintain -- ETA (eicosatetraenoic acid) is proposed to inhibit lipoxygenase/cyclooxygenase inflammatory pathways, supporting joint-tissue maintenance
Exchange -- omega-3 fatty acids incorporate into cell membrane phospholipids, shifting eicosanoid balance
Build -- glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and chondroitin sulfate provide structural building blocks for cartilage matrix
Sense -- New Zealand green-lipped mussel is unusual among omega-3 sources for containing ETA alongside EPA/DHA in a fixed natural ratio rather than as an isolated, standardized single fatty acid, meaning whole-mussel extracts and purified ETA products are not necessarily interchangeable in dose or ratio
Form matters
The same nutrient can be made in very different forms -- and a study done on one form does not automatically apply to another. Methylcobalamin is not cyanocobalamin; magnesium glycinate is not magnesium oxide; a whole-food extract is not the synthetic isolate that was studied. Two things decide whether what is in the bottle behaves like the research: the exact form, and independent lab verification (a Certificate of Analysis) that the form and dose on the label are truly what is inside. Without a COA, you are trusting a label, not the science.