Natural food supplement for maintaining strong bones

Super Bone Formula is an exceptional supplement designed to strengthen the bones. It contains all the best nutrients for bone health: calcium, vitamins D3 and K2, magnesium, extract of bamboo tabashir… (1-5)

There’s no doubt that nutritional factors play a physiological role in building and maintaining bone mass. Through their effect on bone density, the main element of bone strength, they help reduce the incidence of fractures.

What is in Super Bone Formula?

Super Bone Formula combines all the best compounds for bone health.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K is necessary in order for two proteins produced by osteoblasts, osteocalcin and nephrocalcin, to be incorporated into the bone matrix. It has a well-documented role in forming and remodelling bone, as well as in urinary excretion of calcium.

In Super Bone Formula, vitamin K is included in the form of menaquinone-7 (MK-7) extracted from natto, the most bioavailable fraction of vitamin K2. Its activity is enhanced when combined with both vitamin D3

Magnesium

Though a minor constituent of bone, magnesium is necessary for the synthesis of vitamin D and the action of parathyroid hormone (PTH). A lack of magnesium is associated with a decrease in bone magnesium, and with osteoporosis and bone fragility.

A recent study (6) showed that magnesium deficiency is widespread, with several factors potentially responsible:

• Changes in dietary habits: we’re eating more and more refined and artificial products which are low in micronutrients. Magnesium-rich foods such as nuts and pulses are gradually being side-lined.
• Increased stress and insufficient sleep increase our need for magnesium (7). A hectic pace of life can disrupt the nervous system and accelerate depletion of magnesium reserves.
• Alcohol consumption (8) and disruption of the body’s acid-base balance (which promotes urinary loss of cations such as magnesium).
• Certain diseases such as diabetes (9) and metabolic syndrome (10).
• Certain drugs, especially diuretics, antibiotics and PPIs (used for treating stomach ulcers and acid reflux) (11).

This same study showed that the body is unable to use vitamin D correctly in the absence of adequate magnesium levels. The small amount of vitamin D circulating in the body (produced by exposing the skin to the sun’s rays and provided by the diet and supplements) is thus under-used.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D facilitates active absorption of the calcium present in the digestive tract and supports its resorption by the bones. This is an important effect, especially when dietary intake of calcium is inadequate. Several studies have shown that boosting vitamin D intake reduces winter bone loss, mineral density loss (12) and elevated PTH levels (13).

It’s thought that vitamin D even plays a key role in the aetiology of osteoporosis. Vitamin D also maintains calcium and PO4 (phosphate) ratios in extracellular fluid during bone formation and promotes the synthesis of key cellular messengers (14).

A recent study (15) showed that one in two older people do not reach the recommended minimum blood levels for vitamin D, and even these levels are calculated to meet basic needs only, far below those for optimal health.

Calcium

Of all the nutrients important for bone function, calcium is the most widely-investigated. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between additional calcium intake and bone mass. Along with exercise and sex hormones, calcium is one of three essential factors involved in bone mass and density.

In Super Bone formula, calcium is present in 2 different forms:

• KoACT™, a new compound, a patented chelate of calcium and collagen, the strong and flexible fibrous protein which supports bone structure and helps it withstand multiple daily impacts.
• Fruitex-B™ or calcium fructoborate, a boron-fructose-calcium complex similar to that provided naturally by fruits and vegetables. This boron complex offers superior bioavailability.

Extract of bamboo Tabashir

The extract in Super Bone Formula contains more than 70% organic silica, 10 times that of horsetail. It supports the health of the skin, ligaments, tendons and bones. Silica absorption declines with age and can affect bone health, which is particularly significant as it plays a major role in mineral absorption by supporting recalcification and maintaining Ca/Mg balance. Last but not least, silica stimulates chondroblasts by enabling chondroitin sulphate and hyaluronic acid to be deposited within the cartilage matrix.