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Healthy bones & joints
Boron enhances the body’s ability to absorb calcium and magnesium. It may also promote beneficial levels of estrogen and testosterone in healthy post-menopausal women and help convert vitamin D to its active form, supporting the absorption of calcium. It has also been shown to be beneficial for bone repair and arthritis relief.
In humans, the highest concentration of boron is found in the bones of healthy individuals, indicating one of boron’s potential benefits, the ability to protect us from osteoporosis. The role boron plays may be one of coordinating the major nutrients involved in bone health: vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.
Many of the studies on boron have been done on chickens and rats, where low boron intake is associated with abnormal bone growth and development. In humans, taking boron if you are already healthy and athletic doesn’t seem to make any difference in bone density.
However, the real benefit of boron appears to be that it lessens the effect of deficiencies in both vitamin D and magnesium. Adequate boron intake decreases the amount of calcium and magnesium lost in urine. Studies of postmenopausal women have shown this same decrease in urinary excretion of calcium and magnesium, an effect similar to that of estrogen. Thus, a diet low in boron may exacerbate deficiencies in both vitamin D and magnesium or any condition in which these minerals are lost in urine.
Dosage: A 10 drop serving supplies 1 mg of Boron. A convenient 1.67 fl oz (50ml) bottle provides a 110 day supply.
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