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Vitamin D, in conjunction with vitamin K, stimulates the transformation of fracture site stem cells to bone building osteoblasts. I was already taking these, but doubled my dose. According to the BioSil® website, “In clinical trials, BioSil® increased bone collagen formation 15% and increased BMD 2.00% at the critical hip region over and above what calcium and Vitamin D alone could do after 1 year.” Silica aids in the flexibility of bone collagen matrix. I noticed the stiffness in my knees went away with it and the extra omega-3s.
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I knew about it vaguely for joint pain, but now read that boswellia encourages formation of new blood vessels at the site of injury. Adam gave me this supplement (it’s Indian Frankincense). Eat foods such as nuts and seeds, seaweed, and plain yogurt.
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Don’t forget to eat other foods that help with healing: all the greens like kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, bok choy and broccoli. Other foods rich in collagen are canned salmon and sardines, as long as they have bones. On the subject of smoothies: some days I used whey protein in an additional protein shake because there is evidence that whey protein stimulates bone-building osteoblast cells, too. Knowing that it is the most abundant protein in the human body and is the substance that holds the body together, I sipped bone broth or used collagen powder to make smoothies. Years ago, an MD told me for any “itis,” inflammatory condition (arthritis, for instance), to take 9 capsules of 1,200 mg fish oil a day for 10 days – three capsules with each meal (always take with food), then to back down to 3-4 capsules a day.