abkeeffdkekd. Most importantly, vitamin K2 was not used in Plan 2, but was included in Plan 3 as MK-7 (100 mcg). Check your diet to see how much magnesium it provides, again, you can use the Foods Rich in Magnesium table to do so quickly if you have Your Bones. YOUR best solution is highly likely to be around 180 mcg of K2 as MK-7. However, my confusion now lies in the amount of calcium in the two tablets of AlgaeCal Plus. Some medicines need to be taken "before food" or "on an empty stomach". You were correct. There was also a question on the inspire site regarding taking 1/2 the recommended dosage and finding better results. Would silica be a good supplement instead of Strontium? Thank you. Spector. Stable strontium itself has never been found to cause any harmful effects with one caveat: to maintain proper balance between calcium and strontium, more calcium than strontium must be consumed. I did include the top commonly eaten sources of calcium youll see that many vegetables are good sources of calcium, especially leafy greens, broccoli, etc., as are sesame seeds and tofu. I am trying to compile information on research on strontium citrate and this will greatly add to my body of information. Your multiple (250 mg) plus AlgaeCal (720 mg) delivers 970 mg. We keep hoping to have a chance to come visit him and see your lovely country. Strontium supplementation also increased thyroid-gland weight and decreased pituitary weight in rats, with a no-observed-adverse-effect-level roughly equivalent to 41 mg per day for humans., I found the study, with the PMID # for you that was referenced in the above dissertation. Oh myso sorry I didnt read the fine print.it was right there! Just enjoy giving your boxer his sardines. Because our. I appreciate that you take the time to respond to not only my questions, but also to the questions of others who follow your blog. The reasons for this are that failing kidneys lose their ability to: Experimental results were 11.2 for the Discovery, 9.9 for the Prodigy, 8.6 for the Calscan and 6.3 for the Dexacare G4. It did though. AlgaeCal Plus provides 720 mg of plant-based calcium and the average western diet provides another 500 mg. I am concerned when I read that too much strontium can cause softening of the bones. Metabolism 2002;51:906 11. 2002 May;87(5):2060-6. Ranelic acid was claimed to be completely inert and to be completely eliminated from the body. PMID: Highly unlikely that her kidney stone is due to taking a calcium supplement. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 22640372), My personal thoughts overall: In our clinical research, strontium citrate showed no negative side effects, including no evidence was found in cardiovascular risk. If you are not consuming any dairy products, your diet is most likely providing very little if any vitamin K2, for which the best source in the western diet is cheese, particularly Jarlsberg and Emmenthaler. I worry about blood clots. If your kidney function is normal, then this is not an issue for you. My results have been excellent after 10 months of using AlgaeCal as my source of supplemental calcium, I had my DXA run. And, of course, you also want to be sure to be providing adequate vitamin D to boost calcium absorption from the intestines and adequate vitamin K2 to activate the proteins that then ensure calcium is deposited in bone and not in arteries, kidneys or breasts. Estrogen exerts many anti-inflammatory effects, so as we produce less estrogen, our inflammatory potential goes up. I have severe osteoporosis at age 56. My question has to do with breast cancer. (The creatinine clearance rate is also called the glomerular filtration rate because tiny capillaries in the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, the nephron, are called glomerular capillaries.). Has anything else diet or medications or an infection, like the flu changed recently? (Having the flu can depress your stomachs ability to secrete stomach acid for a bit, so can antibiotics if youve been told to take them for any reason.) In addition, the expressions of metabolizing enzymes (CYP3A4/CYP3A9 and UDPG) showed 12 to 193-fold difference between human and rat intestine with distinct regional dependent expression patterns. Further, neither study abstract references fractures. I do Yoga and Pilates x1 a week, joined a walking group on Sundays, try to use weights when can. Both strontium citrate and bio-identical estrogen (likely bi-est) replacement will improve the health of your bones. and Your Bones; Editor of Longevity Medicine Review, and Senior Medical Editor for Integrative Medicine Advisors.. PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMP, BCHN, LDN - Professor and Director of Academic Development, Nutrition programs in Clinical Nutrition at Maryland University of Integrative Health.. MD, B.Phil.,(oxon.) Modern wheat has been hybridized greatly over the last 50 years and is also deanimated (a process used to make the flour water soluble, so easier to use for food products) the end result of all this is that modern wheat is MUCH more destructive to us than wheat used to be. For additional sources on its toxicity go to Toxin Profiles and theAgency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. I eat it frozen!!! My doctor just started me on strontium citrate. The CountryLife calcium I was taking, was NOT doing it for me. For protein, I add in a hard boiled omega-3-rich egg or 1/2 cup of beans (black beans, garbanzos, lentils, pinto beans, etc), or a couple of ounces of omega-3 rich fish (canned sardines, salmon, mackerel all are extremely low in mercury, quick and easy to fix). It is extremely effective truly close to miraculous in its healing effects. I have just found out that a dear friend has a rare bone cancer Osteasarcoom. In postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with SR (0.5, 1 and 2 g/day) for 2 years, Sr was dose-dependently deposited into new bone without changes in the degree of mineralization of bone tissue. I backed off and started with just Algae Cal 2 capsules at breakfast and things went back to normal. Two women had to suspend training for a few weeks due to knee arthroplasty, six women due to neurological or cardiovascular problems and six women due to glaucoma surgery. Aquamin has done one absorption study where PTH response is measured. Be gloriously well, Lara, Hi Lara, The citrate portion is both an alkalinizer (so helps prevent an acidic body pH, which promotes calcium withdrawal from bone / bone loss) and is also used in the Krebs cycle (a key part of the energy production cycle in our cells). Just started taking AlgaeCal and Strontium Boost (separately as instructed). I have a green smoothie at least 5 days a week with collards or kale. An individual on the osteoporosis Inspire site wrote about elevated blood serum levels due to her consumption of the supplement strontium. Hi Lara: Compared to the most conservative estimate for annual bone loss given above, AlgaeCal 1 had a positive mean annualized percent change (MAPC) in BMD of a gain of +1.15%. Hi Robert, You can safely take any amount less than this that will balance your vitamin D3 intake. You should also avoid taking it with calcium supplements or calcium-rich foods or consuming these foods 2 hours prior or 4 hours after taking the medication because the calcium can decrease the body's ability to absorb the hormone. Finally, strontium has been linked to an increased risk for dangerous blood clots, called venous thromboembolism (VTE), blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary thromboembolism) and heart attacks. Patients were randomized to receive placebo, 0.5 g, 1 g, or 2 g SR/d for 2 yr. A more accurate answer depends on the drugs you are taking and your medical conditions. As always, grateful to you! This helps to ensure proper absorption of thyroid hormone and therefore maintain consistent TSH level. Because doctors do not tell you the truth when it comes to improving your bone density. Can you give me some advice as to the best course I can take to prevent another fracture. It is true that calcium and strontium compete for absorption and calcium will win out in this competition, so maximum benefit from stontium will occur when large doses of calcium are not being ingested at the same time. (I have a copy of your last book and have read it from cover to cover.) 3. Problems were minor and did not prevent any of the women from continuing to exercise although for a few of these women, their program were modified to meet the individuals needs. Many commonly prescribed drugs cause hyperprolactinemia. Again, you would need to use the lower dose for 6 months and then recheck. Re strontium the amount you are currently taking is very low! It is NOT just calcium, but calcium within the matrix of all the trace minerals required by the sea algae to build its bony structure. Shouldnt the label reflect the actual percentage? and not the strontium citrate. Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. Long-term treatment with strontium ranelate increases vertebral bone mass without deleterious effect in mice. Thanks again for your help. Hope that helps and that you feel better soon! The 3 Different Types of Strontium Salts You Should Know About, Myth#1: Strontium Increases Fracture Risk, Myth#2: Strontium Supplements Have Side Effects, Myth#3: Strontium Skews DEXA Results Too Much To Be Reliable. It is required for a reaction that occurs in the kidneys in which vitamin D is converted into its most active form (the form in which it is going to enable your body to effectively absorb calcium) and for the conversion of estrogen into the form in which it increases the bones absorption of magnesium, a key component of the crystal latticework that gives structure to our bones, (and yes, men produce and need a wee bit of estrogen; this tiny amount is critical for mens bone health). Hi Tyler, Cortical bone is their hard, outer layer. Below are the citations of the studies I referenced above. I do not know her personally, but she is a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine a very good sign, the doctors involved with the IFM are both better informed and more open to integrative medicine. The duration between hunger pangs also depends on the type of food that is consumed. This is relevant to me (lyme and severe osteoporosis) and with a pandemic of lyme (say the clinicians in the trenches treating lyme), this is probably relevant to a lot of your readers. Within 10 months of using AlgaeCal Plus, my 2012 DXA showed BMD 3.2% in my hip, and 6% in my spine from 2011. Thanks, I found the reference to this study in Lis thesis unfortunately, Li does not provide us with a footnote on it, just one for the 2004 paper by Meunier et al. Also can you tell me where I can buy your bookThank you so very much. Study protocol for prevention of falls: A randomized controlled trial of effects of vitamin D and exercise on falls prevention.BMC Geriatr. AlgaeCal Plus provides 720 mg of calcium per day (4 capsules 2 AM and 2 PM) and your diet should be giving you the remaining 380 mg of calcium you need to reach a daily intake of 1,200 mg/day. In the most recently published studies in which the effects of natural strontium salts on bone health were researched, strontium citrate was effectively absorbed and deposited in bone at both a 340 mg per day and a 680 mg per day dose. 2011 Apr;51(3):281-8. Synthroid is FDA pregnancy category A - it is definitely secure for breastfeeding Synthroid or Levothyroxine in its generic form, is a a commonly used medication to treat Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid. 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