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Calcium is essential to maintain optimal health. Our body uses calcium every day not just to keep your bones and teeth strong during your lifetime, but to ensure proper functioning of nerves, heart, and muscles. It even helps your blood clot. Over 75% of Americans are deficient in calcium. If you are not getting enough calcium in your diet then your body is stealing it from your bones. Bone is not a hard and lifeless structure - rather, it is a complex, living tissue that completely regenerates about every eight years. Certain cells repair bone and draw calcium from the blood for deposit into bone tissue, while other cells break down old bone tissue. Because bones are constantly changing, they can heal and are profoundly affected by diet and exercise. Taking calcium regularly, every day combined with healthy diet and exercise, is key to preventing and treating calcium deficiency and to helping reduce the risk of osteoporosis, especially when taken by teens, young adults, and post menopausal women. Unicity is pleased to provide this new advanced nutritional supplement that supports optimal bone health and nutritional support.
HOW IT WORKS
BoneMate® Plus contains three forms of calcium plus essential vitamins, minerals and other ingredients to maximize absorption and ensure the support of healthy bones, teeth, nerves, heart, and muscle tissue.*
NovaSoy® isoflavones is a unique group of compounds found almost exclusively in soybeans. The two plant isoflavones most important to your health are genistin and daidzin. Recent research shows that soy isoflavones may help maintain bone density and maintain good cardiovascular health. Isoflavones have been clinically shown to support bone mineral density and strength in post menopausal women. Isoflavones also assist the body in slowing bone loss, and support the benefits of taking calcium.*
Calcium Citrate is the most absorbable and bio available form of calcium. By measuring blood levels of calcium, it has been demonstrated that calcium citrate is 2.5 times more bioavailable (easier for your body to use) than calcium carbonate.
Tricalcium Phosphate is a well-absorbed and it does not cause gas, constipation or upset stomach. Phosphorus is required to merge calcium into bone. Studies show that Phosphorus deficiency may make calcium supplementation less effective and could actually lead to increased bone loss.
Dicalcium Malate is a newer form of a true calcium chelate. It contains a high concentrated amount of calcium for more added benefit.
Magnesium is a key mineral for maintaining bone tissue. The body makes use of magnesium in its metabolism of calcium. It also serves as an important structural mineral for our bone tissue.
Manganese plays a role in energy production, normal bone formation and development. Increased plasma manganese concentrations have been linked to healthy bones, and bone mineral density seems to improve when trace minerals including manganese are added to calcium supplementation.*
Vitamin D is essential for absorption of calcium from the gastro-intestinal tract and is used for building bone mass and maintaining bone tissue, protecting against muscle weakness, promoting strong teeth, and enhancing immune function.*
Vitamin K is found in leafy vegetables. The primary symptoms associated with adequate vitamin K levels are strong bones and healthy circulation. Vitamin K has also been linked to a healthy cardiovascular system.*
Zinc and Copper are essential trace minerals. Every cell in the body needs zinc and hundreds of body processes rely on it. Zinc also plays a role in immune function, healing, reproduction, growth and development, taste, smell, and blood. Zinc may help to support bones. Zinc is often taken with copper, which plays a critical role in synthesizing collagen, a protein that strengthens the bones and connective tissue.*
Vitamin C & Bioflavonoids work closely together to produce the effects that they have on the immune system. Vitamin C is an essential co-factor for the synthesis of collagen, a structural protein in bone tissue.Vitamin C is widely known as a powerful antioxidant as well as an effective cell protector and immunity booster.*
Boron is a trace mineral that is distributed throughout the human body with the highest concentration in the bones and dental enamel. Boron is used for promoting bone health and as an aid for building muscles and for enhancing cognitive function and fine motor skills.*
Benefits
This new bone supplement is important to overall health, particularly looking ahead to the retirement years, when bone-related problems become a big concern.*
During our youth, bones grow in length and density. During the teen years, maximum height is reached, but bones continue to grow denser until about age 30, when peak bone density is attained. As adulthood continues, our bones slowly start to lose density and strength, and we become targets for diseases such as osteoporosis late in life, in which bones become fragile and more likely to break. It's never too late to start strengthening our bones for the future.*
While women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, bone health is important for men too. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, two million American men have bone health concerns, and another three million are at risk. In addition to hip fractures, older men also experience painful and debilitating fractures of the spine, wrist, and other bones due to weak bone structure.*
Most of us are aware of the need to plan for retirement. Wisdom dictates that we set aside a little with each paycheck so we will have funds to draw on after we stop working. The same concept applies when looking ahead to our health in retirement years. In fact, we can think of our bones as a savings account. Our accounts contain only as much bone mass as we deposit. The critical years for building bone mass are from prior to adolescence to about age 30 - but no matter where we are in life, taking steps now to increase bone health will allow us to stand taller and firmer in our senior years.*
Research Brief
The bones of the skeletal system obtain their strength from the deposition of calcium salt hydroxyapatite. Because of this, calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body. In fact, nearly 99 percent of the body's calcium is deposited in the bones. This calcium reservoir also plays an important role in the maintenance of proper calcium levels in the blood and body fluids, which is important in proper functioning of many other physiological processes, such as blood clotting, nerve function, muscle contraction and relaxation, regulation of enzyme activity, and nerve function.*
Calcium is constantly being deposited in and removed from bones. In order to maintain proper bone strength and structure, it is vital to keep deposition and removal of calcium in balance. This is achieved through a number of physiological mechanisms, which rely on the presence of various hormones to control calcium levels. Calcium cannot be manufactured by the body and must be obtained through the diet. Significant amounts of calcium need to be consumed daily to replace that lost from the bones.*
As a person ages, bone resorption (loss of calcium from bones) tends to accelerate to make up for decreased calcium intakes. Osteoporosis, or brittle-bone disease, is caused by inadequate dietary intake and absorption of calcium, which results in increased bone resorption. Research shows that calcium taken especially by teens and young adult women may result in decreased risk of osteoporosis later on in life.*
In order to ensure an adequate supply of calcium, individuals can increase their consumption of calcium through diet or supplementation. Calcium absorption is enhanced by the presence of vitamin D, which increases the transport of calcium from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood. In addition, the mineral magnesium aids in the absorption of calcium. However, since magnesium and calcium compete with each other for intestinal absorption, an excess intake of one over the other may actually impair calcium absorption.*
FAQs
Q. How do I know if I am getting enough calcium?
A.The average person does not get enough calcium. Children need about 800 milligrams per day (mg/d); adults, ages 19 to 50, need 1,000 mg/d, and teens and those over age 50 need 1,300 mg/d. The average person only gets about 600 mg/d.
Q. Can I take too much calcium?
A. Calcium from all sources should not exceed 2,500 mg per day according to the National Institute of Health.
Q. If I am already experiencing the first signs of osteoporosis, should I still supplement with this product?
A. Your doctor may have you increase your calcium intake as part of your treatment protocol. Consult with your health care professional to find out if this product is right for you.
Q. Isn't it too late to improve bone health after the age of 30?
A. It's never too late to remineralize lost bone density. *
Q. If I take this product, but I don't do any kind of exercise, will it still help me?
A. The BoneMate® Plus formulation is meant to aid in the deposition of calcium into bone regardless of physical exercise, however, overall health and well being is dependant upon a healthy diet and exercise regimen.
References
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