Vitamin E Shows Promise For Bone Health After Menopause
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Six times more increase in bone growth observed with tocotrienol supplementation. (more…)
Vitamin D Levels Related to Spine Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The 246 study participants with spine fractures had vitamin D levels that were significantly lower (21.5%) than the 392 patient who had low back pain but without spine fractures. Also vitamin D levels in the summer months were 24.2% higher than in the winter months. (more…)
Vitamins K and D Found to Work Together to Benefit Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 111 patients, hospitalized with hip fractures, had 56.4% lower vitamin K blood levels and 38.3 % lower Vitamin D blood levels compared to the control group. (more…)
Low Intake of Vitamin E Associated with Increased Fracture Risk
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a 12 year study of 2322 men aged 50, those with the lowest blood levels of vitamin E had a 167% greater risk of bone fracture. (more…)
Creatine helps Maintain Hip Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Postmenopausal women who supplemented with creatine and did resistance training for 12 months saw a significant increase in hip bone density and bone periosteum compared to those who did only resistance training. (more…)
New Finding Regarding Calcium in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Increased calcium intake was linked to a marker that showed it reduced the risk of osteoporosis and other sclerosis. (more…)
Omega-3 Fat Intake May be an Indicator of Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The researchers determined that there is a significantly reduced risk of hip fractures in those individuals that had the highest blood levels of omega-3. (more…)
Vitamin K2 and Bone Loss
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study has shown that supplementing a diet with a form of vitamin K2 in healthy postmenopausal women improved bone health over a period of 6-12 months. (more…)
Low Vitamin E Levels Linked to Decreased Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 232 women in this study, those with the highest one-third of vitamin E to lipid ratio had a significant 32% reduced risk of osteoporosis compared to those in the bottom one-third of vitamin E to lipid ratio (p = 0.015). (more…)
Vitamins C and E may Help Bone Health in the Elderly
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research concludes that “1000 mgs of ascorbic acid and 400 IU of Vitamin E is beneficial for preventing or helping with the treatment of age-related osteoporosis”. (more…)
Bone Health After Menopause
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study of 117 post menopausal women found that 4 groups containing combinations of calcium, vitamin D3 and K1 & K2 all significantly increased total mineral bone density compared to control; however, only the Vitamin K1 & K2 groups increased bone density in the lower spine. (more…)
A Review of Nutrients for Bone Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Protein, calcium, magnesium, flouride, zinc, copper, boron, potassium, and vitamins D, K, C, A, and B are important for bone health. (more…)
Safflower Tea May Be Good for Your Bones – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. A recent study suggests that good nutrition for bone health may include a daily cup of safflower tea. (more…)
B Vitamin Deficiencies Associated with Osteoporosis – Related Bone Structure Abnormalities
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. This study of 94 adults with normal serum calcium and vitamin D levels and who had hip surgery for osteoarthritis demonstrated that those who had slight bone structure abnormalities also had low folate and vitamin B6 levels. (more…)
Hip Fracture Risk Less with Vitamin C
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. A 17 year followup of the Framington Osteoporosis Study showed that out of 976 participants, those with the highest vitamin C intake had a significant 44% lower hip fracture rate compared to those with the lowest vitamin C intake. (more…)
Adequate Vitamin D May Prevent Fractures
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Supplementing with Vitamin D reduced nonvertebral fractures by 20% and hip fractures by 18%. (more…)
Calcium Supplements Reduced Fracture Risk in Clinical Trial
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Research in a group of 930 people showed 1.9% had minor fractures in the placebo group compared to 0% in the calcium supplementation group. (more…)
American Men and Women Fail to Meet Calcium Recommendations
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. A large survey of 9477 Americans found that 60% did not reach the recommended daily levels. (more…)
Folic Acid Found to Help Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Studies suggests that folic acid may also be helpful to bone health. (more…)
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