Without this balance, bones could not heal or grow or adjust to increases in pressure and stress that occur just by being on this planet with its gravity. Bones need minerals as part of their make up along with specific vitamins and hormones. Although calcium has been promoted as the mineral for bones, magnesium is just as important along with manganese, boron, zinc, strontium, copper and silica. Vitamin K is also needed to make osteocalcin, the protein on which calcium crystallizes. Vitamin C is needed for healthy connective tissue production, which is part of the bone matrix.
Vitamin D is needed for calcium and phosphorous to be absorbed from the intestinal tract.
And of course digestion must be optimal with enough stomach acid present to break down food for the nutrients within. It should be obvious, that to get all the different nutrients needed for strong bones, a wide variety of healthy foods and herbs are needed. Green leafy vegetables, brewer s yeast, nuts, seeds, fish and sea vegetables like nori and kelp, fruit, mushrooms, wheat germ, oats and other whole grains, eggs, dairy products and a wide variety of herbs are all important for the development of strong bones. Herbs with a good mineral and vitamin content include alfalfa, burdock root , chamomile , chickweed, chicory, dandelion greens , eyebright, fennel, fenugreek, and flax seeds, garlic , green tea, horsetail herb , lemongrass, mullein , nettle , oat straw , parsley, peppermint , plantain, raspberry leaf, red clover , rose hips, shepherd s purse, violet leaf, yarrow and yellowdock . The majority of the vitamin K in the body is produced by the friendly bacteria in the digestive tract, and the best source of vitamin D is a little sunshine on the skin.