Health in motion.
Silicon dioxide (silica) supports your bones, joints, and muscles – to keep you moving.
Osvalin is a nutritional supplement based on silicon dioxide (silica) and magnesium that supports your natural bone and cartilage metabolism.
If you have age-related bone loss, joint wear, osteoporosis, or osteoarthritis, or if you are post-menopausal, Osvalin covers your daily required silicon intake and strengthens your musculoskeletal system.
Three good reasons
Developing Osvalin has brought us a good deal closer to our goal – to develop products for a healthy and self-determined life. With our formula for bones, joints, and muscles, there are now three good reasons to choose Osvalin.
Bones
Joints
Muscles
Using osvalin
Osvalin is very easy to use. Here you can find key information and what it's like to use Osvalin.
Silicon dioxide (silica) for prevention and protection against osteoarthritis and osteoporosis
Bone and joint tissue are constantly being created and replaced by the body.
In a healthy body, these processes are in balance (equilibrium of bone and cartilage metabolism).
In people with osteoporosis, post-menopausal women, and people taking certain medications (e.g. cortisone), increased bone loss or a disorder of the bone microarchitecture can occur. In cases of excessive joint wear (for example due to osteoarthritis) the cartilage and connective tissue cannot be renewed quickly enough.
Certain components necessary for bone and cartilage metabolism (including vitamin D, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and silicon) can only be obtained from food because the body is not able to produce these substances itself.
What role does silicon play in the body?
Silicon is involved in the early stages of bone, cartilage, and connective tissue formation, and is necessary as a trace element. The highest silicon concentrations have been detected in bones and connective tissue such as skin, nails, blood vessels, and cartilage. Studies have shown that a shortage of silicon leads to poorly formed bones and reduced bone mass, which could be compensated for by an increased silicon intake.
Consequences of a silicon deficiency
Experts would speak of a silicon deficiency if silicon were an essential trace element. It is therefore referred to as a shortage of the mineral.
Nutrition experts assume that silicon is consumed in sufficient quantities in a regular, varied diet.
A silicon shortage can trigger various physical reactions and cause health problems if daily intake of silicon in food is insufficient. Reactions can also occur if the amount of silicon required by the body increases due to age, pre-existing medical conditions, or changes in living circumstances, and this requirement can no longer be met through diet alone. Insufficient silicon is often observed at the same time as a deficiency in other minerals and vitamins.
Reactions to and indications of silicon shortage:
What does osvalin offer you?
Our nutritional supplement Osvalin, a solution rich in bioavailable silicon (dioxide), can have a positive impact on bone and cartilage metabolism. Taking Osvalin to supplement your silicon and magnesium intake is also advantageous as a preventive measure.
OSVALIN IS SO INNOVATIVE - Our hydrolyzed silicon dioxide is immediately absorbed by the walls of the stomach, whereas most silicon products, such as horsetail preparations or colloidal gels, first have to be converted into hydrolyzed silicon in the stomach before they can be absorbed.
What foods are rich in silica (silicon)?
Silicon is present in lots of foods, such as cucumbers, celery, and bananas. Other foods rich in silicon are potatoes, millet, parsley, cauliflower, strawberries, grapes, and pears.
Vegetarians usually consume more silicon than omnivores. Most people can consume enough silicon by eating a balanced diet. In older age, the bioavailability of silicon (silica) decreases. Thus, it is useful to support the natural intake of silicon with the Osvalin nutritional supplement.