A comprehensive bone-support formula.

Factors That Can Have a Negative Effect on Bone Health:
-being a woman
-being menopausal
-having had a hysterectomy
-having an inactive lifestyle
-being a smoker
-consuming too much sugar, caffeine, or alcohol
-being small-boned
-being Caucasian or Asian
-being on steroids or anticonvulsants for a prolonged period of time

As much as 50 percent of the female population in the United States over the age of 65 should be actively concerned about maintaining good bone health. As women age, they experience an overall increase in bone loss compared to bone formation. Concern about maintaining good bone health should begin well before menopause. Because some bone loss
during menopause is inevitable, the more bone a woman has "banked" earlier in life the greater her peak bone mass will be, and hence, menopausal bone loss can have less of an adverse impact. Even women in the 18-35 year-old age group should make an effort to promote good bone health, because physical inactivity, low body weight, eating
disorders, and poor nutrition during this age span can have adverse impacts on bone health later in life.

Ensuring female bone health should consist of more than just calcium supplementation. Thorne Researchs Oscap provides vitamins and minerals that promote bone density. The calcium in Oscap is bound to citrate-malate, one of the best-absorbed forms of dietary calcium available. Calcium (citrate-malate) as low as 500 mg daily has been shown
to significantly support bone health. Adequate magnesium intake promotes bone density by regulating parathyroid hormone secretion and facilitating active calcium transport to the bone. The magnesium in Oscap is also provided in the highly absorbable citrate-malate form.

Oscap also provides vitamin D3, which facilitates the absorption of calcium; boron, which assists the bodys metabolism of vitamin D and estrogen; and vanadium, which promotes bone mineral density.

Ingredients:

Servings Per Container: 60

Take 2 capsules 2 times daily or as recommended by a healthcare professional.

Serving Size: 2 Vegetarian Capsule

Amount Per Serving:
Vitamin D ... 200IU
(as Vitamin D3)
Vitamin B6 ... 13.5mg
(as Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate)
Folate ... 100mcg
(50 mcg as Calcium Folinate and 50 mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)
Vitamin B12 ... 50mcg
(as Methylcobalamin)
Calcium ... 225mg
(as Calcium Citrate-Malate)
Magnesium ... 112.5mg
(as Magnesium Citrate-Malate)
Horsetail (aerial parts) ... 25mg
(Equisetum arvense)
Boron ... 1.5mg
(as Boron Picolinate)
Vanadium ... 50mcg
(as Vanadium Picolinate)

Other Ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Silicon Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

This product does not contain wheat, gluten, corn, yeast, soy, egg, dairy products, or artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, or artificial flavors. This product also does not contain lactose, palmitic acid, magnesium stearate, or stearic acid.