Want Strong Bones? Eat Color – and Nano!

Previous research has consistently shown that eating fruits and vegetables is good for our bones. Now, a new study funded by the Agricultural Research Service 9ARS) reports that it is the antioxidants in fruits and vegetables especially those that impart color, that protect the skeleton from stress caused by free radicals. Colorful antioxidants or plant pigments such as carotenoids protect cells and tissues from damage caused by naturally occurring oxygen free radicals in the body, thus inhibiting bone breakdown, or resorption (the release of precious bone minerals back into the bloodstream). For the study, the researchers tracked more than 600 volunteers, aged 75 and older over the course of four years and found that carotenoids, particularly lycopene (found in tomatoes and other red and orange fruits) appeared to offer the most protection against bone loss and consequently osteoporosis (USDA/Agricultural Research Service. Jan. 2009)

Taken from:
Spirituality and Health
May/June 2009
Page 31

Note: LifePak Nano and G3

G3: research shows gac naturally encases unusually concentrated amounts of a unique, highly bioavailable form of carotenoids – lipocarotenes. The long chain fatty acids in lipocarotenes attract and bind important antioxidants and nutrients to facilitate their absorption.

LifePak Nano: nano-carotenoids included with the comprehensive antioxidant, vitamin and mineral blend with phytonutrients and lyponutrients.