Collagen Loss May Accelerate Aging – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 226
Collagen is an important protein for our entire body. Without adequate levels, everything from our skin to our bones will be impacted.
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Don’t Accept Joint Pain As A Regular Part of Aging – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 220
Joint discomfort can be extremely painful and may feel like just another ailment you have to experience as you age. But that is not the case.
Support For A Torn Meniscus with Joint Nutrients – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 137
Invite Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey. Ph
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Let’s talk about supporting your meniscus after an injury. Below each knee, there are two rubbery cartilage bands that are called the meniscus. They act like a cushion for your knee joint, thigh bone and shin bone; they keep it in place and support it when you walk. It also keeps that connection between the long bones in your leg more stable. The inside meniscus is called the medial meniscus and the outside is called the lateral meniscus. A tear in the meniscus is a very common injury. If the injury is severe or it is completely out of place you might need surgery to repair it. But for a less than severe tear, oftentimes physical therapy, rest and ice can heal it.
However, with age, your meniscus degenerates and you are more likely to tear it, rather than when you are younger and may damage it during an activity like playing sports. This contributes to osteoarthritis of the knee. Human trials have shown that with a severe tear of the meniscus, there is less support for the knee joint and you start to erode the joint itself, leading to severe arthritis.
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Support for A Torn Meniscus
Other than rest, ice and physical therapy, there are some supplements that have been shown to support healthy joints and cartilage. A study published in the journal Knee in 2017, Japanese researchers were looking at the existing evidence and found a decline in Collagen and prodioglycan in the meniscus can contribute to tearing the meniscus. Collagen is a common protein that makes your connective tissue and Glucosamine and Chondroitin are common prodioglycans in these tissues.
I would recommend Collagen for the knee, which is the template for all of the tissues in the knee including the meniscus. I would also recommend a very high-quality Glucosamine & Chondroitin; it has to be a superior grade or it does not help. I would also recommend a product called Flex Hx, which is more for ligaments and tendons. But I have found that it helps older people with their meniscus. We have taken a Type 1 Collagen and liberated the Collagen peptides so they are more concentrated for specific connective tissues. I added Dermatan Sulfate, Copper and Manganese to round out the formula and help support knee and cartilage concerns.
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In the past, I was giving my clients products that supported bone health, like Strontium, that is found in bone and very quickly adds on to the width of bone. So, in older women who have lost a lot of bone, it can help lower their risk of fracturing their hip or spine, as it builds up the bone quicker. In combination with Strontium, I was also recommending Collagen, Vitamin D and Calcium, a number of clients reported to me that their meniscus was better.
In a study published in the journal Arthritis Research and Therapy, The University of Montreal Hospital Research Center performed a Phase-3 clinical trial for three years of 217 patients with a more severe tear of their meniscus, where it was actually jutting out of place. Researchers gave the participants Strontium injections over the three year period and it prevented further erosion of the knee joint tissue and meniscus and stabilized the tissues of the knee.
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What You Need To Know About Vitamin C – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 127
Vitamin C is an essential vitamin, which means you need it for multiple functions but your body does not make it. Here’s why adequate levels are so important, especially for the creation of Collagen and for healthy immunity.
What To Do When You Have Shoulder Discomfort – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 120
Our shoulders are very complex; it include cartilage, ligaments, three different bones, and a combination of muscles and tendons. Here are the nutrients you need to support all of the components of a healthy shoulder.
Boron Is Needed For Strong Bones and Teeth – Invite Health Podcast, Episode 78
Invite Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey. Ph
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Boron is a really important mineral that does very important, powerful things for the human body. It is not very well known and may not be very well understood by the general public, but it is required for bone strength and keeping your teeth healthy. Boron is a micro-nutrient, or a micro-mineral, which means that you just need small amounts for maintaining good health.
Levels of Boron in Your Body
Your body needs Boron for numerous things – for healthy wound healing, it possibly helps balance hormones, and it has been studied in cancer research. Some many healthy foods can supply this mineral but you would have to eat them in large amounts, including walnuts, almonds, beans, lentils, broccoli, olives, avocados, carrots, pears, apples and oranges.
A small amount – 1 mg or so – added to a bone supplement is a very good idea; it is plenty and it is very safe. A metric is something measurable. Many of the metrics involved with bone strength, maintaining bone, remodeling bone (breaking down old bone and replacing it with new, healthy, strong bone) is based on Boron.
General Bone Health Information
You have about 10 pounds of bone, on average, in the human body. You remodel about 10% of it per year, so you remove and replace about a pound of bone throughout the whole structure. When you are young, you are removing bone and replacing it at the same rate so you are able to maintain strong, healthy bones.
There is an interplay between vitamins, minerals, hormones and other nutrients to build strong bones. For instance, Vitamin C (when you’re young) interacts with protein and you create Collagen. This is a structural protein that 35% of your body is made out of (mostly type 1). A large part of your bone structure (about 35%) is made of out Collagen. Collagen makes the framework of bone, it is called a superstructure. Ninety percent of the matrix if your bone is made out of Collagen.
Vitamin D, Vitamin K and the mineral Silica interact with Collagen to make receptor sites for minerals like Calcium. Receptor sites are where the minerals attach to the Collagen. So, Collagen creates tens of thousands of these really tough, stretchy cables for two purposes. The first, this is the platform for minerals to attach to in order to create bone crystals and bone. Secondly, it also gives bone its shock-absorption ability.
Studies on Boron
The Military Performance Division of the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine published a study in March 2019 in the Journal Biological Trace Element Research where they studied Boron. They found that this mineral is required for the survival of bone cells. Boron connects the organic matrix of bone (which is mostly Collagen) with osteoblasts. Boron interacts with Collagen and bone-building cells called Osteoblasts to attach minerals to Collagen to actually make bone. The research found the following:
- Boron effects osteopontin (the length between the bone matrix and minerals)
- It is also important for Bone Sialoprotein (mixes with Collagen protein to bond calcium into the bone)
- Important for Osteocalcin (bind calcium into the bone)
To summarize, Boron is needed for absorbing minerals into bone, securing their bonding into the bone and making the bone stronger and more fracture resistant. In other words, it is one of the answers to help against bone loss throughout your lifespan.
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