Biosil Silica Liquid Drops - 15ml

Silica's role in the body is to activate enzymes that make connective tissues such as collagen, elastin and keratin. Collagen forms the framework of all connective tissues. It makes about 75% of the skin. It also forms the framework of bone and joint and in the framework of blood vessels. It's a strong, flexible fibrous protein that's pound for pound stronger than steel, if you look at the tensile strength of it. However, it's much more flexible.

What is the most active form?
The biologically relevant form of silicon is orthosilicic acid. It's the only form that is absorbed by the body. Other sources have to be converted to orthosilicic acid prior to being absorbed.

What is BioSil?
It is a uniquely effective nutrient complex built around orthosilicic acid. It’s also clinically proven to activate enzymes in the body to make collagen, elastin and keratin.

How does it work?
It works primarily by activating enzymes in the body that make important connective tissue components such as collagen, elastin and keratin. In some tissues as well as in nails and hair, the silicon also gets incorporated in those structures to improve their integrity.

Why is collagen so important?
It is a strong, flexible, fibrous protein that seems to be the body's go-to material to make whatever it needs to make something strong and flexible. It's the primary component of the framework of all connective tissues in the body such as the skin, the bones, the joint tissues and the blood vessels.

What symptoms are associated with silicon deficiency?
People who are not consuming enough of it from their diet and from dietary supplements generally notice its absence by a decrease in the quality of their connective tissues. The easiest one to see is in the skin. The skin thins, loses elasticity, loses thickness and micro relief, and the fine lines deepen and become much more noticeable wrinkles. The same thing is happening throughout all the collagen-based tissues in the body. Here, bones lose flexibility, bone mineral density  increase, and the joints become weaker with less flexibility. Further, they become stiffer and they lose integrity. Blood vessels lose elasticity, which allow for less blood in the skin, so people develop more of a dull gray complexion instead of a bright radiant complexion. Overall, if somebody's not consuming enough silicon, it's a limiting factor on how much collagen, elastin and keratin their bodies can make. The most outward signs are usually observed in the skin, hair and nails.

Who should take BioSil?
Everybody can benefit from taking it. As a general rule, the silicon absorption from the diet decreases as people get older. Silicon from foods requires stomach acid to convert it from its various forms into orthosilicic acid before it can be absorbed and can be utilized. As a general rule, the absorption of silicon varies tremendously by person and gets worse with age. One of the big advantages of this product is that it doesn't need to be digested. It's already in the body in a usable form. Everybody can benefit from taking additional silicon since it activates enzymes in the body to make collagen, elastin and keratin to help maintain the quality of their skin, hair, nails, bones, joints and all their connective tissues.

What is the optimal dosage?
The recommended daily dose for bones is six drops per day. Clinical studies show that the six drops per day increase bone collagen production as well as bone mineral density at the hip. Increasing the dose to five drops twice a day or ten drops a day total will provide more dynamic hair, skin, nails and joint benefits as well. So, we recommend that somebody who is only interested in bone health to take six drops per day and then. But, for somebody interested in the full range of benefits, it is advisable to take five drops twice a day or ten drops total.

What are some of the results people see after taking it?
One of the greatest things about it is the clinical research behind it. There are over 15 years and over 13 million dollars in research and development that have been invested in it. It is clinically proven to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, to increase skin elasticity, to thicken and strengthen hair and nails, to improve bone collagen formation, increase bone mineral density and also to reduce joint pain, joint stiffness as well as  the difficulty that people have doing everyday  tasks due to joint issues. Generally when somebody starts taking it, they first start to notice the results in the nails, generally about 30 days after starting to take the product. Then most people start to see some benefits to the hair in about 60 days. For skin results, they should start to see by the fourth. Then for bones, people to give 6 months, then they can start observing results in bones between 6 months and a year.

What makes it active?
It is built around the biologically active form of silicon- orthosilicic acid. It's a uniquely effective nutrient complex, Choline stabilized orthosilicic acid. It does not need to be digested into orthosilicic acid because it already is in that form. The absorption varies tremendously by person, by food source, and it generally gets worse with age. Choline stabilizes orthosilicic acid so that it won't react with other minerals in the body, so that it won't react with proteins in the body. Also, the orthosilicic acid molecules will not polymerize or react with one another and form complexes that are not useful for the body. By coupling it with choline to form the choline stabilized orthosilicic acid complex, it helps transport the orthosilicic acid into collagen generating cells. Collagen generating cells need choline to maintain the integrity of their cellular membrane. They have specific receptors on the cell walls looking for choline. When they find choline stabilized orthosilicic acid they grab it and pull it into the cell, meaning that they get more orthosilicic acid into the cell than if they took silicon from another form. The choline can neutralize homocysteine by converting it back to methionine. Homocysteine does not only damage collagen in the body, but it also suppresses new collagen production. By neutralizing homocysteine, the formulation can protect collagen matrixes and support collagen production.