Silica and Silicon: Amazing New Health Benefits from this Trace Element

Here are some amazing new facts about a resource that surrounds us. From an issue of Better Nutrition Magazine,
"Silica addresses osteoporosis, arthrosclerosis, arthritis and Alzheimer's...and it gives us healthy bones, hair and nails. A trace element, silicon is critical for healthy bone cartilage, organ and connective tissues (aorta, trachea, artery walls, ligaments and tendons), and for beautiful hair, skin and nails. Only trace amounts of silicon are required by the human body, when supplied, this mineral does many things to keep us healthy."

ESSENTIAL SILICON : THE REGENERATOR

"Silicon is the second most common element on earth, lead only by oxygen, and is the second-most abundant element in the Earth's crust, where it is chiefly found in the form of silica or silicon dioxide.

Silicon is present in important quantity in most of organic tissues, bony tissues, and connective tissues.  In the human body, it is in higher concentration  (7g) than Iron (Fe) ,Copper (Cu). It potentialize the action of Zinc (Zn) and Copper (Cu) and allows the fixing of Calcium (Ca). 

The quantity of silicon in our body diminishes when we age.   That is to say the importance of this composite to all the ages, and particularly during the third age to warn and avoid the deteriorations of  reticule endothelial tissues , collagen, scleroses by calcification of tissues, weakening of bones and diseases of bone by decalcification (osteoporosis) by continuation of the difficulties of the fixing of calcium. 

Silica is one of those elements whose list of...