Osteoporosis
What Is Bone
Bone is living, growing tissue. It is made mostly of collagen, a protein that provides a soft framework, and calcium phosphate, a mineral that adds strength and hardens the framework.
This combination of collagen and calcium makes bone both flexible and strong, which in turn helps it to withstand stress. More than 99 percent of the body´s calcium is contained in the bones and teeth. The remaining 1 percent is found in the blood.
Throughout your lifetime, old bone is removed (resorption) and new bone is added to the skeleton (formation). During childhood and teenage years, new bone is added faster than old bone is removed. As a result, bones become larger, heavier, and denser. Bone formation outpaces resorption until peak bone mass (maximum bone density and strength) is reached around age 30. After that time, bone resorption slowly begins to exceed bone formation.
For women, bone loss is fastest in the first few years after menopause, and it continues into the postmenopausal years. Osteoporosis - which mainly affects women but may also affect men - will develop when bone resorption occurs too quickly or when replacement occurs too slowly. This condition is more likely to develop if you did not reach optimal peak bone mass during your bone-building years.
Facts and Figures
- Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for 44 million Americans, 68 percent of whom are women.
- In the U.S. today, 10 million individuals already have this ailment and 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for this disease.
- One out of every two women and one in four men over 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.
- More than 2 million American men suffer from this condition, and millions more are at risk. Each year, 80,000 men have a hip fracture and one-third of these men die within a year.
- Osteoporosis can strike at any age.
- Osteoporosis is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually, including 300,000 hip fractures, approximately 700,000 vertebral fractures, 250,000 wrist fractures, and more than 300,000 fractures at other sites.
- Based on figures from hospitals and nursing homes, the estimated national direct expenditures for osteoporosis and related fractures total $14 billion each year.
Nutrients for Bone Health
Step 1. Establish a Nutritional Foundation:
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Step 2. Focus on Bone Health Goals:
Combines calcium and magnesium minerals in the correct ratio—about two parts magnesium to one part calcium. In proper balance, the body better absorbs and assimilates the calcium it needs and allows calcium to migrate out of tissue and organs where it doesn´t belong.*
Strontium is a naturally occurring element and is found along with calcium in foods. Research suggests that Strontium may be an essential nutrient required for the normal development, structure, function, and health of the skeletal system. Strontium has an affinity for bone and is taken up at the bone matrix crystal surface. Offers unique nutritional support for the skeletal system- positively affecting bone metabolism leading to normalized bone density.*
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The information provided should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. Please, consult your health care provider before taking over the counter or prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, or following any health treatment or regimen. The above product(s) is not a substiture for a well balanced diet.
* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.