Boron Boosts Bone Strength

Researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture are proving that the trace mineral boron contributes significantly to bone strength.  Evidence has been building for a number of years that boron is needed for bone health, brain function, and immunity.  In the latest study it was shown that deprivation of boron² in mice resulted in weaker bones that broke easier than bones that were boron adequate.

The boron deprived mice had smaller bones with greater separation in their structure (indicating a weaker bone matrix).  When tested to see how much pressure they could withstand before breaking they broke much more readily than bones adequate in boron.

Bone density is one issue, bone strength is another.  Healthy bones are signified by a microarchitecture that is organized.  It is interesting that bone drugs invariably disturb the microarchitecture of bone, thereby causing weaker and often swollen bone (bone that may even look “bigger” when two-dimensional pictures are taken - like a swollen and sprained ankle is bigger).  Don’t be fooled, bone strength is your bottom line.  Boron is one nutrient that can help – a nutrient your bones need for optinmal strength.