Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Sue - THANK YOU~ I was confused, and I hope my confusion did not add to that of others! I will keep this information and study it, so I can also benefit from the correct herb, and not soy, intake! Thanks again! Speak for me....please....I obviously didn't know what I was saying! Alice in NY > > I don't want to speak for alice, but i do want to clarify one thing - > ISOFLAVONES are from SOY. IPRAFLAVONES are considered a herb and are > synthetic and are for bone building. > I personally would not suggest anyone add extra soy or isoflavones to their > diet as there have been studies linking the extra soy to estrogen builders > which cause breast cancer. but thats a whole other subject. > What i and others suggest you take a Ipriflavone also known as Ostivone. It > is a herb that has been involved in numerous studies and research in Europe > and proven to help build bone and reduce breakdown. it is synthetic and does > not cause any side effects. > *IPRAflavone is a synthetic compound derived from phytoestrogens but do not > react or act like estrogen in the body. Japan, Hungary and Italy now > consider ipriflavone an approved treatment for osteoporosis. > *ISOflavones are a form of phytoestrogen and act like weak estrogen in the > body. only animal research has shown that a diet high in soy can improve > bone. > *info from Strong Women, Strong Bones by Miriam . > > Boron is another mineral you want to add to your calcium, along with D and K > to boost the absorption. remember the magnesium needs to be in a 2:1 ratio > to the calcium and preferably taken at a different time than the calcium. > > Sue > [frigid swVA] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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