Silicon

• • The third most abundant constituent of the human body
• • It is essential for the human body, especially in the health of connective tissue and bones
• • Building block of the extracellular matrix
• • The essential element for the synthesis of type 1 collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans

Silicon – through many scientific research has shown that it can help with:
• The prevention of absorption of calcium in the bones and prevent osteoporosis ^{( 3,4,5,12 )}

• For maintaining healthy cartilage and healthy joints and ligaments  ^{( 3,4,5,12 )}

• Strengthen hair and nails  ^{( 17 )}

• Reduce the visibility of wrinkles, increase elasticity and youthful appearance of the skin  ^{( 17 )}

• Faster healing of skin wounds and injuries to the bones, joints and tendons  ^{( 3,9,11 )}

• The recovery from sports injuries  ^{( 3,5,9,11 )}

• Post-operative recovery and increase mobility  ^{( 3,5,9,11 )}

• Stimulation and the synthesis of collagen and elastin  ^{( 3,4,5,9,11,17 )}

• The prevention of atherosclerosis ^{( 2,9,17 )}

• Increase the elasticity of blood vessels  ^{( 2,11,17 )}

• Increased strength, elasticity and tendon resistance  ^{( 2,3,4,11 )}

• Bone mineralization and proliferation of osteoblasts  ^{( 3,5,7 )}

• Diabetes problems  ^{( 1 )}

• Inflammatory conditions  ^{( 16 )}

• Reduce blood pressure  ^{( 2,17 )}

• In case of excessive accumulation of aluminum (Alzheimer)  ^{( 6,8,13,14,15 )}

Antidiabetic effects including diabetic nephropathy of antiosteoporotic trace minerals on diabetic mice.

Maehira F, Ishimine N, Miyagi I, Eguchi Y, Shimada K, Kawaguchi D, Oshiro Y.

Nutrition. 2011 Apr;27(4):488-95. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.04.007. Epub 2010 Aug 13.  ^{( 1 )}

Soluble silica and coral sand suppress high blood pressure and improve the related aortic gene expressions inspontaneously hypertensive rats.

Maehira F, Motomura K, Ishimine N, Miyagi I, Eguchi Y, Teruya S.

Nutr Res. 2011 Feb;31(2):147-56. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.12.002. ^{( 2 )}

Effects of silicon on osteoblast activity and bone mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells.

Kim EJ, Bu SY, Sung MK, Choi MK.

Biol Trace Elem Res. 2013 Apr;152(1):105-12. Epub 2013Jan 11. ^{( 3 )}

Update on the possible nutritional importance of silicon.

Nielsen FH.

J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2014 Oct;28(4):379-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.06.024

Epub 2014 Jul 11. Review. ^{( 4 )}

Silicon and bone health.

Jugdaohsingh R.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2007 Mar-Apr;11(2):99-110. Review. ^{( 5 )}

Non-invasive therapy to reduce the body burden of aluminium in Alzheimer’s disease.

Exley C, Korchazhkina O, Job D, Strekopytov S, Polwart A, Crome P.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2006 Sep;10(1):17-24; discussion 29-31. ^{( 6 )}

Dietary silicon intake and absorption.

Jugdaohsingh R, Anderson SH, Tucker KL, Elliott H, Kiel DP, Thompson RP, Powell JJ. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 May;75(5):887-93. ^{( 7 )}

Silicic acid:          its gastrointestinal uptake and urinary excretion in man and effects on aluminium excretion.

Reffitt DM, Jugdaohsingh R, Thompson RP, Powell JJ.

J Inorg Biochem. 1999 Aug 30;76(2):141-7. ^{( 8 )}

The chemistry of silica and its potential health benefits.

Martin KR.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2007 Mar-Apr;11(2):94-7. Review. ^{( 9 )}

Dietary silicon intake in post-menopausal women.

McNaughton SA, Bolton-Smith C, Mishra GD, Jugdaohsingh R, Powell JJ.

Br J Nutr. 2005 Nov;94(5):813-7. ^{( 10 )}

Studies on silicon in tissues with special reference to skin.

FREGERT S.

Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh). 1959;39(Supp 42):1-92. No abstract available. ^{( 11 )}

Silicon: a possible factor in bone calcification.

Carlisle EM.

Science. 1970 Jan 16;167(3916):279-80. ^{( 12 )}

Effect of silicon on gastrointestinal absorption of aluminium.

Edwardson JA, Moore PB, Ferrier IN, Lilley JS, Newton GW, Barker J, Templar J, Day JP.

Lancet. 1993 Jul 24;342(8865):211-2. ^{( 13 )}

Oral silicon supplementation: an effective therapy for preventing oral aluminum absorption and retention in mammals.

Domingo JL, Gómez M, Colomina MT.

Nutr Rev. 2011 Jan;69(1):41-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00360.x. Review. ^{( 14 )}

The silicon link between aluminium and Alzheimer’s disease.

Miu AC.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2006 Sep;10(1):39-42. Review. No abstract available. ^{( 15 )}

Analysis of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of silicon in murine macrophages.

Kim EJ, Bu SY, Sung MK, Kang MH, Choi MK.

Biol Trace Elem Res. 2013 Dec;156(1-3):329-37. .Epub 2013 Oct 3. ^{( 16 )}

Biological function of some elements and their compounds. IV. Silicon, silicon acids, silicones.

Puzanowska-Tarasiewicz H, Kuźmicka L, Tarasiewicz M.

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2009 Nov;27(161):423-6. Review. Polish. ^{( 17 )}