[emailprotected]. Reduce your dose of Strontium Boost to 1 capsule nightly along with 150 mg of magnesium citrate and see if this helps. A creatinine clearance rate of 90 or greater indicates normal healthy kidney function. I do know about AlgaeCal and can personally tell you their quality control is excellent. How is your digestion otherwise? (Is the sentence you quoted somewhere in the full paper? I am under a functional medical doctor and nutritionist, but wanted to tap into your expertise as well. ), Hello again Lara: 2003;14 Suppl 3:S19-24. Strontium-89 (Sr-89) chloride in the treatment of various cancer patients with multiple bone metastases. It works best for me to take AlgaeCal Plus in the morning and evening and Strontium Boost with lunch. In vitro chemical experiments have also shown that Ca21 may be exchanged by Sr21 in synthetic calcium hydroxyapatite.. Epub 2012 Aug 20. In waiting for their reply, I came across this blog and noticed you not only had done an extensive amount of research on strontium, but you were answering everyones questions. ND? I looked up foods that might bring this about and the only one on the list that could possible be a culprit was spinach. Short-term toxicity of strontium chloride in rats. However, even adding 1 Strontium at bedtime causes the loose bowels and squeezing discomfort to return. You can Google us if you want our full resumes. I explain all this in detail in Your Bones, 2nd edition, pp. I had a bone density test done and found out I have low bone density which I know is not good. However, discrepancy was also observed for several other transporters (such as MDR1, MRP3, GLUT1, and GLUT3) in both the duodenum and colon of human and rat. Osteocalcin: Osteocalcin is the vitamin K-dependent protein that, when activated by K2, delivers calcium into bone. You have given some tips how much of dosage we have to take. The research conducted in the above papers used strontium ranelate, however, other papers show the same findings using natural forms of strontium, e.g. You can learn more about our human clinical trials HERE. Im thin and have trouble gaining weight. Heres a link to a blog I wrote discussing how and why soy foods are helpful https://blog.algaecal.com/latest-research-shows-soy-foods-help-prevent-bone-loss/. It is pretty value sufficient for me. Kroes, R., et al. 1, pp. I reread my post this morning before I read yours. What is the excretion of strontium citrate? I came off and just took calcium supplements. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2006 Mar;4(1):34-9. doi: 10.1007/s11914-006-0013-6. The AM packet contains 1g of strontium citrate. States the following: I suggest you consider taking both AlgaeCal Plus and Triple Power. Our study suggests that LIPUS may be a new method of treatment without surgery for metastatic bone tumors. Reading your book and following all your posts has really helped me. Your article clearly shows that strontium and calcium should be taken separately. In postmenopausal women, aromatase inhibitors, which prevent the formation of ANY estrogen, cause bone loss and fragility fractures (osteoporosis). If not, is there anything else that might be contributing to it that you could change to lessen inflammation? Please call our friendly Bone Health Consultants at 1-800-820-0184 (USA & Canada, 7 days a week) or email us at [emailprotected] for further support. (We should take more calcium than strontium in order for both to be effective.) Strontium supplements should be taken at a different time of day from calcium, or else little, if any, strontium will be absorbed. Strontium Boost provides 680 mg of strontium citrate (not 680 mg of elemental strontium), in the 2 capsule dose. Is it safe to take along with the heart meds? Ive read several studies that relate a significant increase in advanced breast cancer rates among older women with higher bone density rates; as much as 60% percent!! Hi Lara, I have seen a number of studies showing that unless the subjects took at least 800 IUs of vitamin D there was no improvement in the measured parameters. Mar 5, 2009. Hi Lara, I have read your recommendation for taking AlgaeCal . I hope this answers your question and inspires you to try AlgaeCal, which significantly improved my bone density in only 10 months, so I can vouch for it personally, and this is why I am doing what I can to help get the word out about AlgaeCal. And I am trying to be patient with myself. This would be 1,500 mg of calcium per day, which is greater than the 1,200 mg RDI for calcium for postmenopausal women. PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, HighWire and Google scholar) for all the articles by Meunier and found over 150 articles relating to strontium in which he was involved. [emailprotected]. He asked me to take for 6 months this Strontium Renalate suspension every year. Secondly is 750 mgs an unadvisable dose. For example, if your diet is giving you 400 mg of calcium each day, then you need to take 800 mg of calcium in the form of a supplement. But let me reiterate, I am NOT paid to be a sales person for AlgaeCal. Kidney stone formation is almost certainly due to insufficient vitamin D (please have your wifes levels of 25(OH)D checked ASAPoptimal levels are 60-80 ng/mL, and vitamin K2. Most medical authorities in the field of vitamin D research, e.g., Dr Michael Holick, also check the Vitamin D Council, recommend at least 2,000 IU/day. In other words, for every 10 calcium ions your bones absorb, they will absorb less than 1 strontium ion. Hope your DXA results are stellar keep me posted, Lara, Lara: And following these recommendations is not only going to give you strong bones, but vibrant health overall. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. ), Thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge about bone health and for this venue where questions can be asked! Dont know where you live in Canada, but if anywhere near Vancouver, BC, I will be giving 5 Wellness Series lectures for Factors Group discussing bone health in Vancouver Oct 22-24. I have been taking Pure Encapsulations Strontium as per doctors suggestion, but have run out of it. Or do you half that too? In addition, the 500 mg intake level for citrate is the average this means that many people typically usually consume less citrate, so adding in Strontium Boost would have a bigger effect and those who typically consume less citrate and are carrying Clostridia would react. Prior to using AlgaeCal, I had been rebuilding bone, but SLOWLY. Interesting what you are saying about gluten. Optimal is 60-80 ng/mL; the 30 ng/mL level, which many docs still refer to as just dandy, is barely above frank deficiency. People with chronic kidney disease are less able to remove waste and excess water from the blood. Since you are getting 100 mcg from your other supplements, if you just took the full dose of AlgaeCal Plus, you would be getting 190 mcg/day. I know that we take them separately so they wont compete for absorption because calcium will win. Regarding boron, this trace mineral is also definitely needed. As I mentioned, there have been no reports of stomach upset caused by the natural form of strontium, strontium citrate, in any of the studies conducted over the last 100+ years. This emphasizes the value, as antiosteoporotic treatment, of SR, which is safe at the bone mineral level. Im 63 and my bones have now fully recovered from severe osteopenia that was found when I was in my late 40s. As already mentioned, we know that lower doses are still effective just not as effective, so taking the lower doses would be advisable after the temporary period of higher doses. Please check the drugs you are taking especially if you are taking more than 1 prescription medication! I need more than this because I need more vitamin D3, so I take at least 240 mcg of MK-7 daily. I take warfarin blood thinner and metoprolol beta blocker. Thank you. In other words, estrogen improved the rats ability to normally metabolize strontium; it did not decrease it. I could feel a pin prick in my liver or kidney. I hope this answers your question I realize I sound like a broken record here, but the point is that even though SOTI and TROPOS showed beneficial effects on bone from strontium ranelate, we can have these benefits using a natural form of strontium (like strontium citrate) without the health risks (and high financial costs) of taking the patent medication. Well, I have to admit that I often forgot to take my strontium (and still often forget to take it as I try to take it at lunch time and am frequently working or out then) so it was the AlgaeCal Plus that made the difference for me. Thank you for all your help, will run that info by the allergist, and also check with GYN-possibly DHEA could help. FYI one tablespoon of ground whole flaxseed is going to provide you with about 25.5 milligrams of calcium. Thus, I am unable to read the paper in which 170 mg of strontium is said to be more effective, so I do not know what was done and cannot give you more helpful feedback on this. Please give Strontium Boost a try. I am so delighted you are here! You have been so nice, I actually feel kind of bad for giving you a headache over the above contested quotation from Lis thesis paper. Your thoughts on this would be most appreciated. However, no research that I know of specifically shows that 170 mg of strontium /day is more effective in preventing fracture risk, and the only PubMed article I can find for Meunier et al in 2002 concludes a 2 gram/day dose is most effective here is the abstract: Hi Lara, you have mentioned your improved BMD DEXA results after taking Algaecal products including strontium. These results indicate that all benefitted, although to varying degrees and also that both trabecular and cortical bone strontium levels do continue to slowly increase at both sites after 4 years of strontium citrate intake. This is because food and some drinks can affect the way these medicines work. So are you comfortable with me taking 2 of the AlgaeCal daily as I was hoping to up by strontium to 2 daily. My next DXA is due to be run May 2013 I expect I will no longer be even barely osteopenic.. Ive noticed in your previous posts that you take your strontium with lunch. Please comment about this particular test and what we should be aware of with the results. I have my son, a 30 year old M.D. I have asked questions on a number of different blogs or emails to companies and it seems like my posts/emails usually get rejected/or no response, probably because I asked questions that couldnt be accurately answered and thus demonstrated the fallaciousness of the product/marketing claims. I appreciate your patience! I was just thinking that because AlgaeCal provides more than the DV, it should be reflected in the percentage given. Meunier PJ, Slosman DO, Delmas PD, Sebert JL, Brandi ML, Albanese C, Lorenc R, Pors-Nielsen S, De Vernejoul MC, Roces A, Reginster JY. The latest research, which I am just now writing up for medical journal articles for docs after hearing about all this at the Institute for Functional Medicines 2013 symposium, clearly shows that humans are unable to fully digest gluten; we can only break it down into indigestible peptide fragments, one of which, called gliaden, will cause not just diarrhea, but is now being shown to promote all kinds of autoimmune diseases not just celiac disease, but Hashimotos thyroiditis, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, even cancer. Just as it gives the appropriate % of calcium and magnesium, I would think it would do the same for vitamin D. However, as mentioned the labels on both, the plain and plus, state they each contain 100% of the DV when in reality they contain 200% and 250% of the DV. You are a brave and intelligent woman! Curzon study especially interesting to me was This effect seems to reach its optimum when concentrations of Sr at 5 to 10 mg/l with 1 mg/l of F are present in the drinking water for man. As you probably know, fluoride in excess is damaging to teeth and to bone. You are most likely an ambassador of new information for your doctor, and hopefully, what will be learned will get passed on to help other patients as well. Cortical bone is their hard, outer layer. If you choose to take this medication along with our supplements, there are no separation requirements aside from our general recommendations HERE. The results confirm both theoretically and experimentally that the effect of bone strontium on BMD measurements is different for different DXA systems. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20699129. Just go very slowly and see what happens. That goes for both the density and the tensile quality of your bones. Whats adequate vitamin D3? Also, Is it OK to take the strontium with a banana? I am still reluctant because I am suffering of thrombocytopenia, now having osteopenia because of the side effect of my medication (prednisolone). J Inorg Biochem. If the blood clot lodges in the lungs, its called pulmonary embolism. So to me you are like an angel. Caution: Do not take this product if you have severe kidney function impairment. If you do decide to reintroduce it, we would suggest trying a half dose (1 capsule) to start. My doc wont know, do you? These are really great questions, and I am so sorry to hear of what you are going through. You should absolutely NOT stop taking your bone health supplements or any other vitamins or minerals before getting your DXA run! M. Hi Marilyn, Strontium decreases the rate at which our brain cells release glutamate. I do this by taking Triple Power, which in addition to EPA/DHA, also contains two very powerful but safe anti-inflammatory agents: curcumin and astaxanthin. If there is a line not to cross and the studies prove that ones strontium levels continuously increase when supplementing, how do you determine when to stop strontium intake? And already you posted the abstract above. The bone drugs to not improve it. In the meantime, its best to cut back to just 1 capsule of Strontium Boost daily (if your body allows), or completely stop taking Strontium Boost until you know the cause. Also read the labels on the processed foods you eat anything that comes in a can, box or plastic package and has a bunch of chemicals added. Strontium citrate is 31% elemental strontium and 69% citrate, so 2 capsules provide 236 mg of elemental strontium + 440 mg of citrate. . Youll understand why strontium works as it does when you read the list of strontiums bone-building effects on both osteoblasts and osteoclasts. And it helps form bones that are not only dense, but are stronger and more flexible than Fosamax and other bisphosphonates. Charlotte. The prolonged duration of exposure to estrogen, reflected by reproductive history, young age at menarche, late menopausal age and the use of hormone replacement therapy are known to affect risk of breast cancer [1]., https://www.bmj.com/content/322/7302/1566.5 Same rationale: Bone mineral density can be an accurate marker of the bodys response to oestrogen, in that women with higher bone density are thought to be physiologically more sensitive to the hormones effects than women with lower bone density., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14663777/ The final reference you provided is asserting that BMD should be measured in women with chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure, and in those on aromatase inhibitors. This paper is discussing the fact that treatment for breast cancer causes ovarian failure/early menopause in premenopausal women, depleting estrogen and promoting bone loss. In contrast, no correlation was found for the expressions of metabolizing enzymes between rat and human intestine, which indicates the difference in drug metabolism and oral bioavailability in two species. Cereals, grains, and seafood have the highest amounts of strontium, along with Brazil nuts, leafy green vegetables, and dairy products. I apologize for posting my message twice. This is the only study Aquamin offers on bone health. Secondly, Strontium Boost is strontium citrate. You are most likely to be having a reaction to something in your environment a housecleaning, hair or body care product you are using. Cao X, Gibbs ST, Fang L, Miller HA, Landowski CP, Shin HC, Lennernas H, Zhong Y, Amidon GL, Yu LX, Sun D. Source: Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. I discuss the research on K2 and the 2 forms available as supplements in Your Bones. The concept of two different phases involved in the uptake of strontium into bone has since been generally accepted that is, a relatively rapid uptake into new bone and long-term exchange processes in old bone., (Lara comment the new bone referred to here is trabecular bone; a much slower second phase of uptake occurs in cortical bone. Alcohol. It's not known if strontium contained in dietary supplements has these effects. And chronic low grade inflammation, regardless of its source, activates our bone-resorbing cells, which are called osteoclasts, continuously and thus promotes bone loss. You can definitely take your strontium first thing in the morning! Because strontium ranelate, not strontium citrate or other natural strontium salt was used in SOTI and TROPOS, thats why although BMD improved and fracture rates dropped, a few unfortunate individuals experienced a number of side effects, including very serious ones, i.e., venous thromboembolism and DRESS syndrome. 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