Because 28 million Americans suffer from bone loss (10 million with osteoporosis (8 million women and 2 million men) and 18 million with low bone density), both men and women can benefit from MedQuest’s Osteo Rx supplement. Osteo Rx was designed for two reasons:
To avoid the risk of osteoporosis later in life by helping teenagers and young adult women optimize peak bone mass, and
To help slow the rate of bone loss in menopausal women, elderly men and women, and those with a family history of osteoporosis.
Reformulated to include highly bioavailable forms of minerals essential for bone health and synergistic nutrients to maximize mineral absorption, Osteo Rx makes the grade for bone boosting benefits.
Did you know that calcium was the first mineral that the FDA approved to treat a specific disease? Did you also know that calcium is the most abundant mineral and the fifth most abundant substance in the body? Bones and teeth take up 99 percent of the calcium in the body, while the other 1 percent is found in soft tissues, intracellular fluids and blood. Calcium's very nature is commonplace, and being so, many of us are unaware of just how important it is to our existence—being the conduit for cellular communication. Although everyone knows that calcium is necessary for the upkeep of strong bones, not everyone thinks about calcium as being necessary for the support of healthy enzymatic activity, blood circulation, muscle contraction, and neurotransmitter release. Calcium is truly a life sustaining, wonder mineral and therefore, we must maintain a constant supply of calcium throughout our lifetime, with the requirement only increasing as we get older. That is why MedQuest Pharmacy has created Osteo Rx, which uses types of calcium easily absorbed into the body.
Calcium is not alone in the bone building equation, and as vitamins need other vitamins and antioxidants to generate optimal health, calcium too must rely on other bone-boosting players. The Osteo Rx includes calcium-enhancing magnesium, vitamin K, vitamin D, silicon, and boron.
Bone loss happens to the best of us and usually starts, inauspiciously, in our forties. It's a debilitating disease that has many people, especially women, worried about what kind of quality of life to look forward to in the years to come. Over 28 million Americans have osteoporosis, 80 percent of which are women (one out of every three women will suffer from osteoporosis). Osteoporosis is defined as the loss of bone density or a thinning of bones, which in turn significantly increases the risk of bone fractures. Certain minerals and vitamins can upset this common statistic, and some researchers believe, with proper diet and supplementation program, many can avoid bone loss altogether. The products in MedQuest's Osteo Rx may help build strong bones now and upset the possibility of thinning bones later.
Deficiency Symptoms:
Calcium: When there is a serum calcium deficiency in the blood, the bones sacrifice their calcium to maintain a mineral balance for other bodily functions. Bones are compromised by your body’s efficiency in maintaining calcium in the blood stream.
Vitamin D: Metabolic bone disease resulting from vitamin D deficiency is called rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
Vitamin K: People with osteoporosis have lower levels of vitamin K. In women particularly, it has been shown that a low consumption of dietary vitamin K have low bone mineral density.
Boron: Decreased boron levels cause a lowered blood level of calcium and calcitonin and increases urinary excretion of calcium and magnesium. Low levels of boron also result in decreased serum concentration of estrogen and testosterone—both of which help bone mineral density.
Magnesium: A deficiency in magnesium is common in the elderly. In fact many people in the United States do not reach their RDA for magnesium. This deficiency can leave the body susceptible to various conditions including high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney stones, insomnia, PMS, fatigue, irritability and menstrual cramps.
Functions in the Body: Calcium
Bone: Calcium helps build a strong skeleton. During growth, children incorporate daily large amounts of calcium in their bone. It's the amount a child gets that determines their bone density later. Ninety percent of the maximum bone density is reached by the age of 17 and with constant calcium supplementation and diets high in calcium-rich foods, teenagers can possibly reach peak bone mass and have less age-related problems later. Most studies have shown that calcium slows the loss of bone density and numerous studies have shown that in the case of calcium intake, fracture rates decline significantly.
PMS: Calcium alleviates symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. A recent study of 441 women, showed that taking 1,200mg of calcium decreased PMS by 48 percent.
Colon: Calcium helps to eliminate the risk of colon cancer. In the large-scale Women’s Health Study of 34,702 women, it was observed the women with the highest calcium and vitamin D intake from their diet, had almost half the risk of rectal cancer.
Muscles: Calcium helps muscles contract and relax.
Nerves: Calcium enables nerves to send messages.
Heart: Studies have shown that calcium helps lower blood pressure by helping to regulate the amount of sodium the body retains; helps blood to clot; helps lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while increasing HDL (good) cholesterol levels.
Weight Range: A diet high in calcium intake has been shown in several studies to positively influence your body weight. An analysis of several studies by the Osteoporosis Research Center in 2000 found that women with higher intake of calcium-rich foods had significant weight loss in a four-year period. Similarly other studies have shown that obese children are more likely to be lacking calcium in their daily diet regimens.
Vitamin D
Bone: Vitamin D helps maintain blood levels of calcium by increasing absorption of calcium from food and limiting urinary calcium loss.
Immunity: Vitamin D boosts immunity by helping with blood cell formation and helps cells differentiate, which may help reduce the risk of cancer.
Magnesium
Lungs: Because magnesium can relax and smooth bronchial muscles, it has been shown to be valuable for people suffering from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Heart: Intravenous magnesium is used in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction because it dilates the arteries, which allows oxygen to the heart. Magnesium aids in peripheral vascular resistance, reduces the size of blockage, and improves irregular heartbeats. Some studies have also shown that magnesium may be therapeutic for high blood pressure.
Blood Sugar: Magnesium has a central role in the secretion and action of insulin. In its presence, insulin response, glucose tolerance, and the fluidity of red blood cell membranes is improved. Bone: Magnesium is the support supplement behind calcium. Together they make a formidable team against osteoporosis.
PMS: Magnesium supplementation has been shown to take away the premenstrual syndrome blues. It improves mood, general aches and pains, and headaches that afflict some women who suffer from PMS.
Vitamin K
Bone: Vitamin K plays a role in the formation of new bone. Research has discovered that people with osteoporosis have lower blood levels of vitamin K. Studies have also shown that a high dietary intake of vitamin K is associated with a significantly lowered risk of hip fracture. Vitamin K also hinders the loss of calcium in the urine -- indirectly influencing bone health.
Boron
Bone: In geographical areas where people have high diets in boron -- 3mg-10mg per day -- the susceptibility to osteoarthritis is below 10 percent. In areas where boron intake is low, the incidence of osteoarthritis is higher. Boron improves the absorption and utilization of calcium and magnesium, as well as being essential for the utilization of vitamin D, and some studies are showing that boron may convert vitamin D to its more active form.
Silicon
Bone: Silicon is present in areas of bone that are undergoing mineralization, which indicates this mineral might be important for normal bone function.
Suggested Usage: Take two tablets daily, or as directed by a physician.
Everyone, no matter the age or sex, should take a calcium formula. Osteo Rx wasdeveloped not only for those at a higher risk for osteoporosis, likesmall Caucasian and Asian women, but for all women and men of everydescent. Men's risk is now under more examination and researchers arefinding that men are not immune to the bone-wasting disease.
Toxicity / Contraindications:
Calcium: Too much calcium can lead to constipation, dry mouth, a continuing headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, depression, a metallic taste in the mouth, and fatigue. This is usually only in the event of too much ingested calcium.
Vitamin D: People with hyperparathyroidism should not take vitamin D without consulting a physician. People with sarcoidosis should not supplement with vitamin D, unless a doctor has determined that their calcium levels are not elevated. Too much vitamin D taken for long periods of time may lead to headaches, weight loss, and kidney stones.
Magnesium: Toxicity is rare with magnesium because the kidneys have no problem flushing out excess supplementation. Although magnesium helps with heart disease, you should talk to your doctor prior to taking magnesium in the event you have any heart conditions.
Boron: At normal doses, there is no toxicity. However, at 50 times what is normally recommended, vomiting and nausea has been reported. Interactions may include hormone replacement therapy, since boron may increase estrogen levels, although the research in not conclusive.
Vitamin K: At therapeutic doses, vitamin K is quite safe. Some interactions are with anticoagulants like Warfarin.
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