Calcium Alone is not Enough for Healthy Bones

Calcium Alone is not Enough for Healthy Bones

by Tony Isaacs

(The Best Years in Life) Practically everyone knows that calcium is vital for healthy bones. What many people are unaware of is that calcium alone is not nearly enough to insure that bones remain healthy. There are in fact a number of other vital minerals and nutrients that are essential for maintaining healthy bones, preventing bone loss and even building bone mass. There are also herbs and other items that can help build and maintain healthy bones.

Bones are not made from calcium alone. They're an amalgam that includes various minerals such as zinc, boron and copper. Foremost of the additional minerals needed for health bones is magnesium, which is actually considered to by health experts to be more important for bone health than calcium. Read More.