Ojio Living Silica

Ojio's Living Silica is organically bound at a molecular level, providing bioavailability without a sediment aftertaste.

Silica Benefits: Taking Living Silica helps stimulate collagen - supports bone thickness, flexibility and strength - aids in ligament, tendon and joint health - supports hair and nails  and contributes to healthy skin. 

Interesting NOTEs: Silicon and silica are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference: silica is the oxide form of silicon, meaning silica has an oxygen molecule attached via covalent bonding. It actually has an abundance of sulfur-oxygen bonds in its natural state.

"Silica is more prevalent than calcium in bone. This is because it also makes up the collagen matrix of bone which is actually 80% of total bone mass. A recent study of the effectiveness of calcium supplementation in preventing bone fracture revealed that calcium alone was not effective. The study involved 35,000 middle aged and older women and is the largest study to date examining the effects of calcium and vitamin D on bone health. While previous studies investigating calcium supplementation have produced mixed results, this study quite convincingly concluded that calcium did not produce the expected results. Calcium supplementation provided no protection from fractures or colorectal cancer, but did increase the risk of kidney stones....Silica, (unlike calcium), while widespread in our soils is not as widespread in our diets. It turns out that most plant sources of silica are concentrated in the outside husks of grains. In today’s world, these husks are always removed from the grains we grow." - wwwdotevolutionhealthdotcom/Minerals/Silica-osteoporosis.html