Progesterone and Osteoperosis

Old bone crystallizes, becomes brittle and is more prone to break. This old bone must be dissolved before new bone formation can take place. Osteoclasts move through the bones eating the old bone out in a process referred to as osteoblasting. Osteoblasting creates lacuna’s in the bones, little lakes of nothing. New bone growth occurs in these lacuna’s, generating a constant process of bone regeneration.

Osteoclasts are driven by progesterone; inhibited by estrogen. When women become deficient in progesterone the osteoclasts become sluggish. For women taking estrogen the situation is made worse by the fact that estrogen slows up the osteoclasts.

For years the drug companies have made the claim that estrogen protects bone loss; it does not! Estrogen slows down the body’s normal process of bone regeneration, creating brittle bones, decreasing bone density, and increasing osteoporosis.

Progesterone is necessary, but not sufficient for new bone formation. Progesterone makes new bone growth possible by stimulating the osteoclasts; however, progesterone does not create new bone growth.

Scientific and clinical studies leave no doubt bone growth can only be achieved with calcium/magnesium supplementation in conjunction with Vitamin D & Vitamin K.

The world’s foremost authority on osteoporosis, the National Institute of Health, urges post-menopausal women to ingest 1200 mg daily of calcium citrate with magnesium oxide.

Because of its availability and low cost, calcium carbonate is the most commonly promoted form of calcium. Calcium carbonate is insoluble, has poor bioavailablity, and can’t be absorbed by the human body. Only citrate salt of calcium is soluble, is bioavailable and absorbed into the bones and teeth. Calcium citrate is also six times more expensive then calcium carbonate, which is why most manufacturers don’t use it.

GynoFem™ is the only supplement combining calcium citrate and magnesium oxide with vitamin D for gut absorption and vitamin K for proper bone alignment.

Clinical studies have shown that GynoFem™ has a significant impact on preventing and reversing post menopausal bone loss and the effect on increasing bone density is not temporary but long term and lasting.

To completely eliminate all the underlying causes of menopausal symptoms and to prevent osteoporosis, Renaissance™ may be used as an adjunct to, but cannot replace the need for GynoFem™.