Silica is made up of silicon a mineral needed in your body for the building of collagen for your bones and connective tissue. It is also required for good healthy skin, fingernails, and hair. Silicon is needed for calcium absorption in the beginning phase of bone formation. Silicon also benefits your cardiovascular system and is required to keep your arteries flexible.

The mineral silicon also reduces the effects of aluminum on your body, thus helps in prevention of  Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis.

Silicon also serves to stimulate and boost your immune system. It also inhibits the aging process in body tissues. Silicon levels decrease as people get older. Thus elderly people benefit from taking supplements with the mineral silicon.

Silicon is used by your body better when you are also getting boron, calcium, manganese, and potassium in the multi-vitamin or other health supplement.