Dr. Kiburz Answers the FAQs about Runovia™
What is in Runovia™?
How can Runovia™ enhance athletic performance?
How can Runovia™ speed recovery from intense training or injury?
How can Runovia™ help athletes who overuse medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
Isn't hyaluronan used in joint injections?
Why wouldn't hyaluronan show up on standard tests for doping?
How does Runovia™ compare with supplements containing chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine?
How does Runovia™ compare with other hyaluronan supplements?
How does Runovia™ compare with edgier supplements such as hGH and anabolic steroids?
Why is it important to take Runovia™ every day?
Will taking Runovia™ disrupt my training regimen?
Where can I buy Runovia™?
What is in Runovia™?
Runovia™ contains hyaluronan (also known as sodium hyaluronate or hyaluronic acid), a key component of joints. Runovia™ also contains water (to ensure hyaluronan absorption), sodium chloride (for palatability), as well as small amounts of citric acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (for product stability). Runovia™ contains no animal products and is GMO-free.
How can Runovia™ enhance athletic performance?
Intense training stresses joints. One of the manifestations of that stress is a breakdown of hyaluronan, which is present in high concentrations in synovial fluid and articular cartilage of diarthrodial joints. Runovia™ provides hyaluronan of a polydisperse molecular weight range optimized for bioavailability and effectiveness. Ingestion of hyaluronan can aid in the replenishment of hyaluronan broken down due to intense training. With this replenishment, intense training can be resumed more readily, and preparation for competition can be made more efficient.
How can Runovia™ speed recovery from intense training or injury?
Hyaluronan supplementation has been shown in various species to protect articular cartilage and to alleviate inflammation. Such effects are consistent with an accelerated recovery cycle and with clinical observations of the formulation's effectiveness.
How can Runovia™ help athletes who overuse medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
Athletes are like everyone else in seeking to control pain. Typically, they turn to NSAIDs for relief. While NSAIDs have their place in clinical practice, they are not without their risks. We all know about the highly-publicized cardiovascular risks associated with a certain prescription drug that is now off the market. But there are risks that have garnered less attention, too, such as reports of renal failure in dehydrated individuals who took NSAIDs. In other words, NSAIDs can be overused, and it is good to use them prudently. Runovia, while not a replacement for NSAIDs, contains hyaluronan. Hyaluronan has many important physiological roles in contributing to proper joint mechanics and in attenuating inflammation. It is my clinical experience that patients rely less on pain-relieving medications when they get proper exercise and nutrition. In particular, I recommend formulations such as Runovia™'s to my patients, including athletes, as part of such an overall program.
Isn't hyaluronan used in joint injections?
Sodium hyaluronate is approved for intraarticular injection in the treatment of joint discomfort, such as with osteoarthritis. Runovia™ does not wish in any way to disparage the substantial benefit many patients experience from these injections, nor to suggest that use of Runovia™ as directed will make such injections less necessary for those whose physicians recommend them.
Why wouldn't hyaluronan show up on standard tests for doping?
Hyaluronan is a molecule already found naturally in the body. The natural variability in hyaluronan levels is high enough that it is difficult to detect whether a randomly chosen individual has ingested a hyaluronan supplement. Additionally, hyaluronan belongs to a category of molecules completely different in structure from anabolic steroids and protein hormones and growth factors such as EPO and hGH.
How does Runovia™ compare with supplements containing chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine?
To get maximum benefit from supplements containing chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine, it is important to have sufficient quantities of hyaluronan as well. This is because hyaluronan forms the backbone of key joint structures that also contain chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine. Without the hyaluronan backbone, these structures cannot form correctly.
How does Runovia™ compare with other hyaluronan supplements?
Most competing supplements provide either a lower concentration of hyaluronan or provide desiccated hyaluronan, which is not readily absorbed. Runovia™ provides hyaluronan that is fully hydrated, ensuring maximum bioavailability.
How does Runovia™ compare with edgier supplements such as hGH and anabolic steroids?
The sole role of molecules such as hGH and anabolic steroids is to send a biochemical signal. For this reason it is easy for such chemicals, when dosed improperly, to send the entire system out of balance. Runovia™ works through an entirely different principle. Runovia™ provides hyaluronan, which in the body has both a structural role and a signaling role. Runovia™ is unaware of any reports in the scientific literature of adverse effects due to improper dosing of hyaluronan provided for oral ingestion.
Why is it important to take Runovia™ every day?
The body breaks down hyaluronan continually. While the body also makes hyaluronan continually, there is reason to believe that, with intense training, biosynthesis does not always keep pace with breakdown. For this reason, supplementation provides the opportunity to replenish what is lacking. It is also believed that contemporary humans ingest far less hyaluronan than did their ancestors, and that optimum levels of intake are not achieved by the typical 21st-century diet.
Will taking Runovia™ disrupt my training regimen?
To date there have been no reports of any training regimen disruptions due to Runovia™. Daily administration of Runovia™ should take thirty seconds or less.
Where can I buy Runovia™?
Because it is very important to keep Runovia™ fresh, Runovia™ is sold and shipped direct to the end-user. You can buy Runovia™ here.
