Supplements for Osteoporosis - Vitamin D & Boron

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Supplements for Osteoporosis-Vitamin D & Boron JoAnn Guest

Apr 04, 2002 10:38 PST

 

 

 

 

Supplements for Osteoporosis-Vitamin D & Boron

 

Boron-

Some minerals---phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium, for instance-are

termed macro minerals because they are present in our bodies in

large amounts.

 

Zinc, manganese, copper, chromium, selenium, and boron, on the

other hand, are present in small amounts and are known as trace

elements.

 

Boron is in fact an " ultratrace " element-the amounts needed

are even smaller.

 

But--

Boron is now believed to be vital for a number of

reasons. A U.S, Dept. of Agriculture research study demonstrated

that giving post-menopausal women a short course of 3 mg. Boron

supplements a day resulted in a 44 percent reduction in the amount

of calcium excreted in their urine.

 

It also markedly increased the amount of the estrogen

hormone estradiol in their blood. In fact it raised the level of

this estrogen to the amounts shown in the blood of women receiving

estrogen therapy.

 

The conclusions of this rather dramatic Dept. of Agriculture

Study were that boron improved the metabolism of calcium,

phosphorus, and magnesium, helped raise estrogen levels in older

women to the levels needed, helped in the manufacture of vitamin D

needed for calcium absorption, and reduced calcium, magnesium and

estrogen loss.

 

Boron is found in--

ALFALFA, KELP, CABBAGE, and LEAFY GREENS. It is stored in our bones

and any excess is excreted in the urine.

 

Vitamin D

This vitamin is fat-soluble, unlike vitamin C, and is acquired

through sunlight or diet. It helps the vital absorption of calcium

and phosphorus from the digestive process, and helps put them into

bone.

A deficiency of Vitamin D leads to decalcification of bones. Good

sources are cold-water fish and fish oils!

 

 

 

 

 

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