The biggest cause of osteoporosis is an
insufficient dietary amount of calcium.4 When the
body doesn't get the proper amount of calcium from our diet into the
bloodstream, the bones surrender calcium to maintain the amounts needed
in the blood for other bodily functions. Increased amounts of
phosphorus from sources such as carbonated beverages, fast foods, and
preservatives can contribute to calcium deficiency by lowering
available blood calcium. Surveys show few people consume the necessary
amounts of bone building nutrients in their diet.
The Greatest Vitamin in the World has not
only included the most absorbable form of chelated calcium5, we have
also decided to include Ipriflavone into our formula. Ipriflavone is
known to assist the body in maintaining bone density with post
menopausal women who already have low bone density levels.6 Ipriflavone
is found in natural foods but only in trace amounts. The research is
strong and that's why we made the decision to add this into our
formula. Ipriflavone now has clinical support that shows it actually
assist the body in increasing bone density, and is considered to be the
most promising nutrient for the management of bone health.7 Here is the
results of three of the many double blind placebo controlled studies on
this great nutrient.8,9,10
The studies were performed with a special form of ipriflavone trade
named "Ostivone". The Greatest Vitamin in the
World does not skimp on putting a inferior form of
ipriflavone in the formula. Make sure when you look for an
ipriflavone product "Ostivone" is on the label.
New research out also shows that Conjugated Linoleic Acid "CLA", like
the form we have in our formula, helps improve bone biology according
to a study published by the Journal of the American College of
Nutrition in 2000.11
With the loss of bone density being such a silent killer in our
country, please make sure that your diet supports the body's ability to
minimize the loss of bone density as you age.The time to prevent
serious fractures is prior to the years when bone density loss occurs.
As you educate yourself about your health and the critical importance
of giving the body the proper vitamins and micronutrients it needs, you
start to look at daily nutrients as a necessary and important way of
life.
1. http://www.nof.org/ (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
2. http://www.osteoporosis-treatment.net/
3.
Ibid.
4.
http://www.nof.org/
5. Ashmead, H. DeWayne. THe Metabolism of Amino Acid Chelates. Albion
Laboratories, Inc. Clearfield, UT. p.10.
6. Gennari C, Agnusdei D, Crepaldi G, et al. Menopause 1998;5:9-15.
7. Head KA. Ipriflavone: an important bone-building isoflavone. Altern
Med Rev 1999;4:10–22
8. Nozaki M, Hashimoto K, Inoue Y, et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1998;
62:69-75.
9. Gennari C., et al.
10. Gambacciani M, Ciaponi M, Cappagli B, et al. Maturitas
1997;28:75-81.
11. Watkins, Bruce A., Seifert, Mark F.. Journal of the American
College of Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 4, 478S-486S (2000). |
