Bone-Health Supplements

What qualifies for the Bone Health directory?

This page compares current finished products whose primary commercial role is bone-health support. The useful fields are calcium source and amount, vitamin D3, vitamin K2 form, magnesium, hydroxyapatite design and serving burden.

The current verified set includes Life Extension Bone Restore with Vitamin K2, Bone Restore Elite with Super Potent K2, Thorne Basic Bone Nutrients, NOW Bone Strength, NOW Calcium Hydroxyapatite and Thorne Vitamin D/K2 Liquid.

Calcium source is a first-class comparison field

Life Extension Bone Restore currently provides 700 mg calcium from four forms: carbonate, citrate malate, bisglycinate and calcium fructoborate. NOW Calcium Hydroxyapatite uses microcrystalline hydroxyapatite and currently provides 500 mg elemental calcium plus 200 mg phosphorus per two capsules. NOW Bone Strength also uses an MCHA-based architecture.

This creates the first information-gain layer: current bone formulas differ not only in calcium amount but also in calcium source and mineral architecture.

Vitamin K2 form can materially distinguish products

Life Extension Bone Restore with Vitamin K2 currently uses 200 mcg MK-7 per four-capsule serving. Bone Restore Elite uses a much larger 45,000 mcg dose of K2 as MK-4. Those are different forms and dose structures and should not be collapsed into a single “contains K2” field.

Vitamin D3 and magnesium should remain separate fields

Both current Life Extension Bone Restore formulas provide 25 mcg vitamin D3 and 300 mg magnesium per four-capsule serving. MenPS should show these independently from calcium and K2 so users can compare the full nutrient architecture.

D/K2 liquid products are a distinct subtype

Thorne Vitamin D/K2 Liquid belongs here as a vitamin-D/K2 bone-health subtype rather than as a calcium product. Exact new drop-level dose normalization should wait until the current live label panel is captured directly.

Serving burden matters for multi-capsule bone formulas

Bone Restore products use four-capsule full servings, and NOW Bone Strength also uses a multi-capsule daily routine. A user comparing formulas should see the labeled full-serving size beside nutrient amounts rather than comparing per-capsule numbers in isolation.

Recommended Bone-Health data model

The core fields should be calcium amount, calcium source, phosphorus where relevant, vitamin D3 amount, vitamin K2 form and amount, magnesium, MCHA/hydroxyapatite status, serving size, format and source-check date.

How this differs from Joint Support

Bone Health owns mineral and vitamin architecture related to bone-support products. Joint Support should own collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM and mobility-oriented finished products. A formula can mention both themes, but the primary comparison fields should determine its canonical category.

NOW Calcium Hydroxyapatite is primarily a calcium/phosphorus product, while Bone Restore, Bone Restore Elite and NOW Bone Strength add broader vitamin/mineral architecture. Thorne Vitamin D/K2 Liquid is different again because it contributes D/K without being a calcium formula. Grouping these subtypes prevents a simple calcium product from being judged by the same fields as a complete multi-nutrient bone formula.

Focused calcium products and complete bone formulas belong in separate subgroups

Bone products often use several capsules per day, so per-capsule numbers can be misleading. Life Extension's two Bone Restore formulas use four-capsule servings, while NOW Calcium Hydroxyapatite provides its 500 mg calcium and 200 mg phosphorus across two capsules. MenPS should normalize every nutrient to the manufacturer's full serving before users compare amounts.

Mineral amounts should be compared on the full labeled serving

Bone-health positioning is not proof of osteoporosis treatment

Official product pages can verify nutrient forms, amounts and serving directions. MenPS should not convert commercial bone-density or bone-strength positioning into claims that a supplement treats osteoporosis or prevents fractures.

Current-source verification

All six inventory rows were freshly checked during the September audit. Exact new Thorne dose normalization remains gated where the accessible current product page did not expose a complete live label panel.

Useful follow-up questions

Are all calcium supplements equivalent?

No. Current products use different calcium sources and may add phosphorus, vitamin D, K2, magnesium and trace minerals.

Is MK-4 the same as MK-7?

No. They are different vitamin K2 forms and should be recorded separately.

Does a higher calcium amount automatically mean a better bone supplement?

No. Calcium amount is one catalog field among several.

Primary product sources used for this snapshot

Current product identity, composition and positioning were checked against official manufacturer sources. These support catalog facts and attributed positioning, not independent efficacy conclusions.

• Life Extension Bone Restore with Vitamin K2 - current product source
• Life Extension Bone Restore Elite with Super Potent K2 - current product source
• Thorne Basic Bone Nutrients - current product source
• NOW Bone Strength - current product source
• NOW Calcium Hydroxyapatite - current product source
• Thorne Vitamin D/K2 Liquid - current product source