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For a long time, I've been taking a Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc supplement. I ran out while vacationing earlier in Florida and was recommended to take a Cal-Mag Plus Boron. Anyone take that combo~? I can't find it here locally and thinking about going back to taking what I was taking. Is Boron a good thing to take~? Is it better than Zinc~?
I'm not sure why you'd want to "take" boron. It's not a nutrient. It's an element of the earth's crust, and is an essential part of plant walls and soil. It isn't used for any pharmaceutical purposes, though there was some research back in 1990 regarding the use of certain boron compounds and arthritis. But I don't think anything ever came of it, and it's not used for anything medically, presently.
Boric acid, on the other hand, is a non-toxic substance derived from boron, and best known for two things: it's a top-notch eye wash, and it's a natural, non-toxic (to humans and pets of the mammalian variety) insecticide. Again though - it has no use as an ingested substance.
Zinc -is- an important nutrient of the body, on the other hand. But asking if boron is better than zinc, is like asking if a telephone is better than a new pair of shoes. In other words - one has little to do with the other (except that both are used by people).
I'm not sure why you'd want to "take" boron. It's not a nutrient. It's an element of the earth's crust, and is an essential part of plant walls and soil. It isn't used for any pharmaceutical purposes, though there was some research back in 1990 regarding the use of certain boron compounds and arthritis. But I don't think anything ever came of it, and it's not used for anything medically, presently.
Boric acid, on the other hand, is a non-toxic substance derived from boron, and best known for two things: it's a top-notch eye wash, and it's a natural, non-toxic (to humans and pets of the mammalian variety) insecticide. Again though - it has no use as an ingested substance.
Zinc -is- an important nutrient of the body, on the other hand. But asking if boron is better than zinc, is like asking if a telephone is better than a new pair of shoes. In other words - one has little to do with the other (except that both are used by people).
Well, Boron is a mineral like Calcium. Good for the bones and related issues. I forgot what the nutrient guy told me, but suggested that would be better for my conditions rather than the one I was taking.
A friend gave me something that was called Bone Builder (something like that) because she was having trouble tolerating it. She has osteoporosis. It contained Boron as well as calcium and a few other things that were supposed to work together to build bone. Doctors have tried her on all sorts of things and the latest she is telling me about is something called strontium.
I'd heard of boron before as being good for the bones and it's something I need to look into. I don't know if zinc does anything for bones--it's good for immunity and it gets depleted in the elderly--but beyond that, I don't know.
As I said - there was some research done in the 1990's about the possibility of *certain boron compounds* being useful for arthritis. And it looks like some of the supplement companies exploited this obscure uncompleted bit of research and used it to promote their nonsense.
According to medline, it can be used to treat boron deficiency. Of course when you look up boron deficiency, you find very little information, since it isn't likely that anyone who eats any plant-based substance (such as bread, or a forkful of peas, or olive oil, or french fries, or real actual mint in their mojito) on a daily basis, would ever have boron deficiency.
There is some old, outdated, and never-followed-up-on research suggesting that boron can be used for arthritis. The study showed that menopausal women who took a daily dose had less excretion of calcium (which would imply better absorption of it), and activated vitamin D and estrogen in their bodies. The study was inconclusive, and never determined if this was a nutritional benefit, or a medicinal benefit (meaning - the difference between taking a daily supplement to "support the bones" vs. taking a supplement to "treat an actual problem.")
Normally I don't quote wikipedia, but in the case of elements, minerals, and organic compounds, there are tons of medical and real honest-to-goodness scientific experiments with real actual bonafide conclusions cited on their pages. So you can click on the source material for these, which are listed at the bottom of each page. I checked only a couple of the ones that I was familiar with and I'm satisfied with the results.
When taking any calcium supplement, it's a great idea to complement that with a vitamin K2 supplement. The K2 ensures the calcium doesn't end up in blood vessel walls or the joints. It channels it to the bones, where it belongs.
Calcium is the most important nutrition element and it is good source of getting energy. Without this nutrition there can be so many issues so its a good thing to use calcium supplements if there is any need of it in our body.
Calcium helps to keep your bones strong.Examples of calcium foods are as following:-\
1.Spinach
2.Sweet potatoes
3.Nuts
4.Beans
5.Cheese
6.Milk
7.Yogurt
8.Cabbage
9.Broccoli
10.Cereals
Most recent research indicates that when taking calcium you should also take vitamin D AND vitamin K2. The most effective form of K2 is called menaquinone 7 (or MK-7). It is available in various supplements.
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