Jarrow Bone Up, Ultra Bone-Up Calcium 1200mg, Magnesium 500mg, 240 Tab

What does Ultra Bone-Up ® do?

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Ultra Bone-Up ® provides ossein hydroxyapatite complex (OHC) (from free-range Australian calves), which includes the superior combination of the inorganic calcium lattice of microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (MCHA) within an organic protein milieu rich in naturally occurring growth factors. The OHC is combined with vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 as MK-7 (a more bioavailable form of vitamin K) to support the deposition of calcium into the bones as well as to assist in building up the organic bone matrix.* Also added are the nutrients magnesium, potassium citrate, glucosamine, SDG lignans from flaxseed, and curcumin for optimal osteo support.*

Who Can Benefit from this Product?
Especially useful for postmenopausal women, this product is geared toward those concerned with maintaining skeletal strength and joint health as they age.*

Research has indicated that 85% of women over the age of 20 and at least 50% of men from age 35 consume less than the RDI for calcium. Caffeine, alcohol, sugar, chocolate, high protein diets and soda pops, particularly colas that are high in phosphorous can deplete calcium.

In addition, calcium absorption has long been thought to be stomachacid dependent, but both stomach acid production and calcium absorption decline with age.

What Distinguishes this Product?

•  A complete supplement for bone and joint health containing calcium from 100% ossein microcrystalline hydroxyapatite*
• Contains MK-7, the more bioavailable form of vitamin K2, essential for proper calcium utilization*
• A great source of beneficial bone and joint vitamins, minerals and phytoestrogens*

How Does Each Active Ingredient Function in this Product?

Ossein, Microcrystalline, Hydroxyapatite (MCHA): Produces more prolonged calcium balance than soluble calcium salts. Ossein MCHA provides both the inorganic constituents found in human bone and the organic bone-growth factors that stimulate bone osteoblast cells*

Vitamin K: A combination of K1 and K2 to put calcium back into bones*

Flax Lignans: Helps maintain estrogen levels to promote bone health*

Curcumin: Beneficially modulates inflammation response & promotes proper bone turnover*

MSM: An organic sulfur source that supports bone matrix*

Vitamin C: An essential cofactor for collagen formation*

Copper: Assists in collagen cross-linking*

Boron: Reduces calcium, phosphorous and magnesium excretion*

Magnesium: Increases tensile strength of bone; absorption depends on proper Ca/Mg ratio of 2:1*

Potassium: An alkaline mineral that promotes bone health*

Zinc & Manganese: Protect against free radicals; help build bone*

Ultra Bone-Up

Best Source of Calcium

Ultra Bone-Up ® is the most complete nutritional regimen available for healthy bones and joints.* It starts with calcium from bovine bone, using the finest source available: chemical-free, range-grazed, young Australian cattle. The source is ossein microcrystalline hydroxyapatite, the protein-containing calcium complex found in human bone, which has not been ashed so as to retain its special organic matrix. Ossein microcrystalline hydroxyapatite has been shown to increase bone mass in humans.*

Ossein microcrystalline hydroxyapatite produces a more prolonged calcium balance than do soluble calcium salts. It provides both organic and inorganic bone constituents: calcium, phosphorous, zinc, strontium, silicon, iron, amino acids and aminoglycans. Bone-building is enhanced by the presence of an organic matrix and a microcrystalline structure from which minerals can be released.*

Natural Protectors
Ultra Bone-Up also includes vitamins C, D3 and K2 as MK-7. Inadequate levels of vitamin C and magnesium can promote over-calcification and breakdown of bone structure. Vitamin C helps form collagen, the connective tissue for strong and flexible, not brittle, bones.  Vitamin D is critical for calcium absorption. Vitamin K produces osteocalcin, a protein matrix upon which calcium crystallizes. Other major bone health nutrients included are Magnesium, Zinc, Manganese, Copper and Boron.*

MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) and glucosamine are added to provide the organic matrix around which bone is formed. Curcumin is included to reduce osteoclast activation, which tears down bone. Flax lignans are included to activate osteoblasts, the bone-building cells.

Japanese Secret for Bone Health
Women in Japan have lower rates of hip fracture than women in theWest despite consuming far less calcium. Their secret is natto, from fermented soybeans, which is associated with significantly higher bone mineral density and fewer osteoporotic fractures.

Natto is a source of menaquinone-7 (MK-7), a special form of vitamin K2. A clinical study found that markers for hip fracture risk were decreased much more by K2 than by K1. The data suggest that K2, but not K1, decreases bone turnover (a strong risk factor for accelerated bone loss).*

Supporting Bone Matrix
Bone loss may be favorably influenced by MSM because the internal matrix of bone depends upon collagen webbing. Most of the body’s collagen protein is found in the bones, which is simply mineralized connective tissue. MSM provides a crucial nutrient needed for bone matrix.*

Preventing Bone Turnover
Osteoclasts break down bone tissue, while osteoblasts build bone. Though all tissues must be replaced regularly, excessive breakdown leads to bone thinning; this process increases with age. A variety of factors, including immune activity, tip the scales toward destruction. Inflammatory cytokines play a major role in bone breakdown. Curcumin, an anti-inflammatory pigment in turmeric traditionally associated with bone and joint health, was found to strongly inhibit osteoclast production.*

Flax, another food associated with bone health, is by far the best source of lignans, plant fibers that bind toxins in the gut. Lignans are also phytoestrogens, plant compounds that weakly resemble sex hormones produced by both women and men. Phytoestrogens can either tone down excessive estrogen activity or bolster estrogenic activity when levels are low. They also compete with xenoestrogens, harmful estrogen-like molecules from pesticides, etc. Thus, phytoestrogens help protect us from environmental toxins. During menopause, lignans can weakly activate estrogen receptors and improve bone strength during times when estrogen levels are low.*

More Than Just Calcium
Several key minerals are offered in Ultra Bone Up. Magnesium, amineral deficient in most diets, helps keep calcium out of soft tissues (as does vitamin K2). Bone contains zinc and manganese, which help maintain the activity of joint tissue cells and osteoblasts. Copper is needed for bone development and healthy joints. The enzyme responsible for cross-linking collagen requires copper, which has been shown to substantially reduce bone loss in women. Boron plays a role in estrogen maintenance, and has been shown to reduce the urinary loses of calcium and magnesium.

• Calcium from 100% Ossein Microcrystalline Hydroxyapatite
• MK-7, Bio-Available Vitamin K to Support Bone Health
• MSM as an Organic Sulfur Source
• Curcumin to Promote Healthy Osteoclast Activity*
• SDG Flax Lignan Phytoestrogens
• Complete Supplement for Maintaining Bone Density*

Health Claim: Adequate calcium and vitamin D as part of a healthful diet, along with physical activity, may reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. For best results, use with Jarrow FORMULAS® JarroSil ™, the biologically Activated Silicon ™.

Size: 240 Tabs

Other Ingredients:

Cellulose, calcium phosphate, maltodextrin, stearic acid (vegetable source), modified cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), modified cellulose gum and silicon dioxide.

No wheat, no gluten, no dairy, no egg, no fish/shellfish, no peanuts/tree nuts.

Contains: Soy (in trace amounts)

Keep out of the reach of children

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.