Flora Florasil

What does silicon do?

Silicon for bone health

The best documented function of silicon is that it facilitates bone calcification and bone mineralization. This means that the body cannot assimilate and make use of calcium without the presence of silicon, making it an important nutrient to those concerned with osteoporosis.

Silicon to fight the physical effects of aging

Aging starts deep within your cells, which contain collagen, the binding element that literally holds your body together. As you age, collagen deteriorates and loses its natural elasticity, resulting in loose skin, thinning hair and brittle nails. Since silicon is one of the main components of collagen, a soluble silicon supplement such as Florasil can help to prevent these effects of aging. According to an article appearing in the Swedish newspaper, Halsoblast, Joan Collins, Goldie Hawn and Barbra Streisand all credit their youthful appearance to vegetal silica, which provides the silicon in Florasil.

More than just silicon

Flora's unique, gentle water extraction method not only preserves the bioflavonoids necessary for the absorption of silica and the subsequent production of silicon, but it also ensures the retention of a variety of naturally occurring minerals necessary for optimum health including boron, calcium and manganese.

Here's what people are saying about Florasil

Due to chronic tendon irritation, I was suffering in both knees. A combination of exercise and Florasil has greatly improved my condition.

I am hereby eating public crow for doubting the power of nature. After only three months on Florasil my hair is growing like crazy and my nails are strong.

My sacral joint problem has become more manageable with Florasil, and my hair and nails are strong and growing faster.

After taking Florasil regularly, I noticed a great improvement in my knee pain in a relatively short time. On behalf of my 62 year old knees, thank you.

After my daughter's birth you could see my scalp. After only one month on Florasil, I had much thicker hair.

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