Silicon is the second most abundant element on earth. It is an essential element of living matter. Humans and animals have a critical need for bio-available silicon. It enhances the function of iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and boron. It is found in the thymus gland, the adrenal glands, the liver, the spleen, the pancreas and in large quantities in hair and nails. Silicon stimulates cell metabolize and cell formation. It strengthens the immune system through the lymph nodes and influences the functions of the lymphatic system. There is three times as much lymphatic fluid as blood, that not only carries nutrition to cells, but removes acid waste as well. Silicon gives flexibility and elasticity to arteries and helps maintain blood pressure.

Silicon may be useful in preventing osteoporosis. Silicon acts as a regulator for calcium and phosphorous and will directly contribute to a healthy bone cortex and a well-calcified bone matrix. Bone demineralization is caused by a calcium deficiency but has a direct link to silicon deficiency. Bone is constantly undergoing changes as it removes old or damaged cells and replaces them with new healthy cells. When silicon is deficient in the diet, the formation of the bone matrix is limited.

Magnesium is essential for the formation of collagen as well as bone mineralization. Around 60% of the magnesium is the body is found in bone tissue. Human studies have shown a positive correlation between bone mineral density and dietary magnesium. Low magnesium is associated with reduced activity of osteblasts and osteoclast, the cells that are involved in bone remodeling. In tissues cultures of bone and cartilage, bone growth induced by silicon is mainly due to an increase in collagen.

Silicon has been shown to be an integral component of collagen and connective tissue, tendon and ligament, as well as increasing the glycosaminoglycan levels in cartilage, important in the prevention and treatment of degenerative joint disease. Collagen accounts for approximately one quarter of the body's protein. It comprises 30% of mature bone as well as being a major component of connective tissue and cartilage.