Silicon

• ​​helps build strong bones, connective tissues, and blood vessels
  
• ​assists in producing collagen for healthy hair, nails, and skin
  
• ​helps the body use available calcium without leeching it from bones
  
• ​aids in strengthening the immune system
• ​​​helps reduce chronic inflammation 
  
• ​assists in reducing the ​risk of osteoporosis 
  

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• almonds
• ​artichoke
  
• ​avocado
• ​banana
  
• ​barley
• beets
  
• brown rice
  
• ​carrots
  
• ​celery
  
• ​cucumber
• ​dates
  
• flax seeds
  
• ​​green beans
• ​green peas
  
• ​legumes
  
• melons
  
• ​​millet
  
• o​ats
• poppy seeds
  
• radish
  
• ​raisins
• ​red wine
  
• ​tomato
  
• ​​spinach
• zucchini
  

​​Silicon or silica is the second most abundant element on earth after oxygen. ​Dietary silicon is different from silicone​, which is a solid material that contains ​silicon atoms ​used in breast implants and high-tech devices.​​ 

Silicon is found in certain foods​ and can also be found in clay, sand, and ​rocks such as quartz and granite. 

There's approximately one gram of silicon in the human body ​in the form of silinate or silicic acid. It's mainly found in bones, cartilage, tendons, skin, hair, nails, and blood vessels.

Silicon is a beautifying, anti-aging mineral and supports strong bones, flexible joints, glowing skin, shiny hair, and healthy fingernails. It also helps increase the overall benefits of calcium, vitamin D, and glucosamine.​