Nutrient For Fracture Healing

A cast or boot, crutches or wheelchair all become old very fast.  Nobody likes being limited. Therefore it is important to understand how to best improve your healing potential and what should be avoided that may limit your healing potential.
I fractured my foot over a year ago and had the same question.  Daily I continue to get this question, so I felt it would be beneficial for all involved to have the recommended nutrients (both minerals and vitamins) that can lead to increased speed of bone healing. 

Minerals: Many of us assume with a fracture that we just need to add calcium to improve healing.  The truth is, however, that a majority of the bone weight is from minerals.  These minerals are required for proper healing.

Minerals	Bone Healing Range/Day	Healing Potential
Calcium	800-1200mg	Main mineral of bone  (Dependant on vitamin D for absorption)
Phosphorus	800-1200mg	Main mineral of bone
Magnesium	400-800mg
Chromium	200-1000mcg
Silica (Silicon)	5-20mg	Important role in bone collagen formation.  Enhances effects of calcium and vitamin D on new bone formation
Zinc	12-30mg	Aids in callus formation, enhances bone protein production, and facilitates bone healing.
Manganese	2-10mg
Copper	1-3mg	Aids in formation of bone collagen.
Boron	3-5mg
Potassium	4000-6000mg

Vitamins: Since vitamins help in the absorption process for many of the above minerals and play a key role in the biochemical reactions for healing, some principle vitamins are important.

Vitamins	Bone Healing Range/Day	Healing Potential
Vitamin D	800-2000 IU	Important regulator of calcium absorption.
Vitamin C	500-3000 mg	Important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrient.  Also essential in bone collagen formation.
Vitamin K	K1: 250-1000 mcg K2: 45-180 mcg	Essential part of the biochemical process that binds calcium to bone.
Vitamin B6	25-50 mg	Linked to bone healing
Folic Acid/Folate	400-1000 mcg	Linked to collagen formation
Vitamin B12	150-1000 mcg	Linked to bone healing

Although these vitamins and minerals will help in the healing process, other problems may be slowing your healing .