The incidence of osteoporosis dramatically increases after menopause. This includes loss of bone strength, thinning of bones, increased number of fractures and poor healing of fractures. The vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients in "Doctor's Bone Support Formula" may help support the healthy skeletal system during the menopausal years when bone loss is beginning to occur as a result of estrogen decline. Factor that Effect Calcium Requirements Many factors can contribute to reduced calcium absorption and less calcium in the body:

1. Plant foods, high in oxalates or phytates, can bond calcium and prevent its absorption. Oxalates in tea can do the same.

2. Caffeine (3-5 cups of coffee) and theophylline in teas, can increase loss of calcium.

3. Excess phophorus (the typical American diet: high meat, processed food and high carbonated beverages) in the diet enhances loss of calcium.

4. Sweat losses can cause significant loss of calcium.

5. Too high concentrations of fluorine are dangerous to bone.

6. Low estrogen levels. Calcium and Magnesium Studies indicate that postmenopausal women may not get enough calcium and magnesium from their diets. Bone loss can begin to occur several years before a woman reaches menopause. The amount of calcium that is necessary to retard bone loss is nearly impossible to obtain from the diet alone, and calcium supplementation has been shown to prevent bone loss in postmenopausal woman. Two recent studies confirmed the benefits of calcium supplementation in reducing or stopping bone loss in postmenopausal women. Adult women obtain less than optimal amounts of magnesium and calcium from their diets. Magnesium is important in preserving healthy bones.

A combination of calcium and magnesium along with other bone minerals such as copper, silica, mangesium and boron provides full spectrum support. Magnesium helps convert Vitamin D to its usable form. It also helps to maintain calcium levels in bone. The Estrogen Connection Bone cells have receptors for estrogen. Estrogen decline, during the menopause years, causes a dramatic loss of bone mass in some women. A third to half of all bone loss in women may occur during the menopause. Estrogen therapy may retard bone loss but is has its drawbacks. Soy Isoflavones Soybeans contain substances called Isoflavones, which are structurally similar to estrogen, and can bind to estrogen receptors. These isoflavones possess between 1/1000 and 1/10,000 the activity of the estrogen made by our bodies. Epidemiological studies confirm that vegetarians and Japanese women have lower incidence of osteoporosis and fractures. This may be due to the high content of isoflavones in these women's diets. It has been noted that Asian women have blood isoflavone levels 10 to 100 fold higher than individuals consuming a typical Western diet. Soybean isoflavones may play a role in maintaining bone health. The isoflavones genistein and daidzein are known to possess weak estrogenic activity and may play a positive role in bone metabolism. "Doctor's Bone Support Formula" contains 225mg of high isoflavone soy concentrate yielding 25mg total isoflavones to complement a healthy diet that includes soy. Boron Boron tends to concentrate in bone. It may help preserve calcium levels in the bone. Postmenopausal women supplemented with this nutrient tended to have reduced calcium loss and increased estrogen levels in the blood. Vitamin D Vitamin D enhances calcium absorption from the intestines. Postmenopausal women with bone loss have been shown to have lower levels of Vitamin D than those without bone loss. Manganese/Copper Manganese, copper and zinc are important to bone health because they function in enzymes involved in bone formation (chondrogenesis and ossification). Bone loss was arrested in postmenopausal women who supplemented their diets with calcium and trace minerals (copper, manganese and zinc). Copper a cofactor for lysyl oxidase, is required in the cross-linking of collagen and elastin. Manganese is needed in the biosynthesis of mucopolysaccarides, which are essential for optimal bone organic matrix formation. Ipriflavone 7-Isopropozy isoflavone is an isoflavone derivative. Isoflavones are a class of bioflavonoids that are structurally similar to estrogen, but less potent. They can bind to estrogen receptors and mildly mimic its effects. Osteoclasts are bone-degrading cells. They cause calcium to be removed from bone and taken into the bloodstream, a process also called bone resorption. Ipriflavone has been shown to inhibit osteoclast activity and prevent bone resorption in several studies. Osteoblasts are bone-building cells. When human osteoblast cells were exposed to ipriflavone the process of bone mineralization and manufacture of bone-matrix proteins was enhanced. Several human studies have been conducted in postmenopausal women. Three "Doctor's Bone Support Formula" capsules contains 600mg of Ipriflavone, the dosage most often used in clinical studies. Additional benefits were observed when ipriflavone was combined with calcium or vitamin D for added benefit. Calcium is very important for healthy bones but when used by itself it does not appear to prevent bone resorption in postmenopausal women. The most benefit may be derived from a combination of bone-building nutrients and ipriflavone.

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