In countries with adequate levels of boron in the soil, like most parts of the UK, the US and Australia, eating good levels of fresh organic vegetables and fruit would provide 2-5 milligrams (mg) of boron a day. The way most of us now eat, and the synthetic chemical fertilisers most of our farmers use, means that the average intake in more industrially developed countries is 1-2 mg a day. People living in institutions may get a little as 0.25 mg a day.

The chemical fertilisers make it more difficult for plants to take up the boron in the soil. We eat too many over-processed foods. We discard the cooking water of vegetables, rather than add it to a gravy.

Adequate boron levels in the body are important to many body functions, but OsteoTrace has been developed particularly to promote healthy bones and joints. None of the sixteen nutrients in OsteoTrace should react with any medication or drug. They should all be present in the vegetables and fruit we eat.