Health and Nutrition Info
By Didrik J. Sopler, Ph.D, L.Ac.
04-28-06

Bone formation affects the amount of cartilage found in joints

Research published in the Journal of Rheumatology documents some very interesting facts showing that bone formation is affecting the amount of cartilage found in joints.¹

The study was conducted in Australia and included 40 healthy men with the average age of 52.3 years. These men had no symptoms of osteoarthritis.

The researchers evaluated the dominant knee with MRI at the beginning of the study and two years later. They also measured total body mineral content, tested the blood for the level of osteocalcin and measured urinary levels of pyvidinoline and deoxypyridinoline. Osteocalcin, pyvidinoline and deoxypyridinoline are all markers of bone metabolism.

The tibial cartilage volume (a part of the knee joint) as well as the size of the tibial platue bone were also measured.

The researchers found that higher serum osteocalcin levels at the beginning of the study were associated with a decreased rate of cartilage loss.

This indicates that increased bone formation may protect against loss of joint cartilage.

This is one of the reasons why it makes sense to use a nutritional supplement formula which supports both bone formation and cartilage integrity.

Important nutrients to support bone formation and the synthesis of cartilage are calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, vitamin D3, vitamin C, and vitamin B6.

There are goods reasons why the BMJ (bone, muscle, joints) formula contains a lot of nutrients. For more information log onto www.tissuerecovery.com and click on “BMJ The Ultimate Tissue Support,” or call us at 1-800-883-1252.

Wishing you the best of health,

Didrik

References:

1. Wang Y, Ebeling PR, Hanna F, et al. Relationship between bone markers and knee cartilage volume in healthy men. J Rheumatol. 2005 Nov;32(11):2200-4.