Tuesday, December 23, 2008

BONE HEALTH/ SUPPLEMENTS FOR BONE HEALTH

Bone Health defined as----
We cannot completely prevent this gradual loss of bone density, but we can retard it. The stronger our bone density inthe early years of life, the better we can withstand the onset of bone loss later in life. Men & Women must not wait until old age to start taking bone support supplements . Supplements play a role in preventing & treating osteoporosis. You mist not take calcium alone bone is not just calcium. Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Boron, Strontium, Silica, Zinc, & copper are essential nutrients, Soy isoflavones are beneficial. The Journal of Clinical Nutrition , study showed increased soy isoflavone consumption from diet or supplements for 6 months, boosts Bone mineral density in the spine by almost one gram in menopausal women. This was based on a meta-analysis of 10 randomised controlled trials.