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Vegan Vitamins and Tablets for Bones

Although you probably don't give your bones, joints or muscles much thought in your teens, by the time you hit your mid-to-late twenties, especially with an active lifestyle, they tend to start asking for your attention.

You know the moment. The morning after a hard gym session when getting out of bed feels like a project. The bit of popping and snapping on the way down the stairs. Sound familiar?

Here's something worth knowing: your bones aren't the static scaffolding most of us picture them as. They're living tissue, constantly being broken down and rebuilt, a process that goes on quietly throughout your life. Whether it keeps pace depends on a few things, but one of the biggest is what you're feeding it.

Which brings us to the question we get asked a lot: can you really look after your bones on a plant-based diet? The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is that it takes a bit more thought than piling your plate with leafy greens and hoping for the best.

Calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin K2, magnesium and vitamin C all play their part and getting the right combination is where a good supplement earns its place.

And let's not leave muscle out of the conversation. Bones don't go anywhere without it. Magnesium and vitamin D both contribute to normal muscle function, which means the same nutrients doing the heavy lifting for your bones are quietly looking after your muscles too.

Can my diet make a difference to joint pain?

There is a great deal of information available about different diets that could help alleviate joint pain and help keep your joints healthy. It is true that certain foods will provide vital nutrients for joint and bone health, but the Anti-Inflammatory Diet that has been publicised has no scientific backing as a whole dietary plan.

Foods that can help with strengthening and healing joints are:

Leafy green vegetables such as broccoli, kale, spinach, cabbage and cauliflower, which are high in antioxidants
Citrus fruits which are high in Vitamin C
Whole grains which lower the C-reactive protein levels in the blood, which cause inflammation

While a balanced and varied diet is a great way to get most of the nutrients your joints need for continued health, it is also wise to consider taking an additional bone and joint supplement, like Bone Care, from Vegetology.

What is in Vegetology Bone Care? (And why?)

Bone Care contains a bone and joint supplement with a powerful combination of active ingredients. We understand that to get the best out of ingredients sometimes we need to combine them with others, to be most effective.

Glucosamine and Phytodroitin™ - you may be used to seeing bone and joint supplements that combine glucosamine with Chondroitin. We have developed a plant-based alternative to Chondroitin (because it is often sourced from sharks) which is not only more sustainable and planet-friendly, but equally as effective.
Calcium, Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 - we all know that calcium is good for our bones. But did you know that getting the balance of calcium, Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 right is really important in order to enjoy the full benefits from calcium? In fact, without this balance, calcium alone can cause deposits in your arteries. Vitamin K2 stops this calcification and Vitamin D3 helps with absorption into the blood. That's why we’ve got a delicate balance of the three in the Bone Care formula.
Vitamin C- this contributes to normal collagen formation, which is essential for the normal function of bones and cartilage. It is also an antioxidant so can help to prevent and alleviate inflammation.
Magnesium - this contributes to your electrolyte balance, normal muscle function and helps to maintain normal bones.