Advanced Bone Support (formerly Oscap)
Veg Capsules 120
Advanced Bone Support (formerly Oscap) is a comprehensive bone-support formula.
Product Details
Brand: Thorne Research
Product Code: advanced-bone support-THR
Servings per Container: 60
Quantity per Container: 120 Veg Capsules
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 Research's Advanced Bone Support provides vitamins and minerals that promote bone density. The calcium in Advanced Bone Support 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 Advanced Bone Support 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 body's metabolism of vitamin D and estrogen; and vanadium, which promotes bone mineral density.
Research indicates elevated plasma homocysteine levels can interfere with the integrity of the bone matrix; therefore, Oscap contains methylcobalamin (an active form of vitamin B12), folinic acid and L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate, (the active forms of folic acid), and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (the active form of vitamin B6) for their function in maintaining already normal homocysteine levels.* Equisetum arvense (horsetail) has been added as an excellent source of organic silica, an element found in high concentrations in healthy bone. To provide a bone-health formula that can be used by individuals taking a blood-thinning medication, Oscap does not contain vitamin K.
Suggested Usage
Take 2 capsules two times daily or as recommended by a health-care practitioner.
Store tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Ingredients
Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings Per Container: 60
Vitamin D (as Vitamin D3) 25mcg (125%)
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate) 20mg (1,176%)
Folate 166.6mcg DFE (42%)
-(100mcg as L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid, Glucosamine Salt)
Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) 50mcg (2,083%)
Calcium (as DimaCal DiCalcium Malate) 300mg (23%)
Magnesium (as Albion DiMagnesium Malate) 100mg (24%)
Boron 3mg
-(as Bororganic Boron Glycinate Complex)
Other Ingredients: hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, medium chain triglyceride oil.
Gluten-free.
Warnings
This product is contraindicated in an individual with a history of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) and folinic acid are not recommended concurrently with methotrexate cancer therapy, as they can interfere with methotrexate's anti-neoplastic activity; however, they have not been shown to interfere with the anti-inflammatory activity of methotrexate. An individual taking methotrexate for psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis can safely take a supplement containing folate.
Use only if bottle is sealed.
Keep out of reach of children.
Ratings & Reviews
2 reviews
Thorne Oscap
by Nextyear Ranch -
I have been using Oscap for more than 20 years and it has helped keep my pain levels down. I just had blood work done and the tests showed I had good blood levels of calcium/magnesium
Not medical or professional advice
Oscap balances me out for the month
by Judy the organizer -
Product delivered quickly. This is good, as I am a spur of the moment person.
Not medical or professional advice