Modern wheat has been greatly hybridized over the last 50 years and contains WAY more gluten (gliaden) than wheat used to, and the food industry now also deanimates wheat to make it water-soluble, and thus easier to use in producing products. Some juices will add calcium carbonate to it so check the label, or if you drink tea, avoid any added milks or creams. Yogurt is a great option here if dairy products agree with you, look for whole milk, organic yogurt from pastured cows, which will also provide vitamin K2 as well as calcium for you. The bone density distribution in COMB study subjects ranged from normal, although low, BMD in comparison to age-matched controls since these were premenopausal individuals (25%), through (among the postmenopausal women), from slightly reduced (5%), to osteopenia (42%), to osteoporosis (29%). If this is the case, how is it possible to get a proper BMD reading from your DXA scan if youve been taking strontium? 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/. You should take strontium on an empty stomach. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Thanks so much! This is not nearly enough to take in conjunction with the amount of suggested strontium. Thank you Lara for that thorough response! AlgaeCal actually contains several forms of calcium calcium hydroxide, chloride, phosphate and sulfate in addition to carbonate. A comparison of adverse event and fracture efficacy data for strontium ranelate in regulatory documents and the publication record. I have a question please. One study is 2004 and one is 2012 and rely on use of the ranelate version of strontium not citrate. Neither were there changes of the cohesion properties of the mineral crystals, which exhibited properties of young bone (i.e., low intracrystal distances). It can be found in soil and seawater, and it's actually used as a supplemental treatment for osteoporosis and other bone diseases. I am very appreciative for all the information. Good morning Farah, elemental vs. compound). In this book, I go over all the many factors that can contribute to bone loss that you may not be aware of, every nutrient your bones need to build, how to determine if you are getting enough from your diet and how to choose a supplement if you need more. Secondary outcome measures included femoral BMD, incidence of new vertebral deformities, and biochemical markers of bone metabolism. Within 3 hours, you will have digested the yogurt and absorbed the calcium in it. Yes, all dairy is full cream, yogurt and NZ Cheddar cheese; unfortunately milk is homo/pasteurised and fresh is unobtainable. http://www.lmreview.com/articles/view/Vitamin-K2-Essential-for-Prevention-of-Age-Associated-Chronic-Disease/ many thanks, Sara. Also I find the lower dosage of calcium in AlgaeCal Plus to be more appealing than the plain (360 mg compared to 750 mg); however, I do wonder why does it contain so little calcium relative to the given dosage of strontium; it appears, from the studies and recommendations given on this website, that calcium intake should be greater than that of strontium intake? Kind regards AlgaeCal Plus provides 720 mg of plant-based calcium and the average western diet provides another 500 mg. All tested doses were well tolerated; the 2 g/d dose was considered to offer the best combination of efficacy and safety. This would be 1,500 mg of calcium per day, which is greater than the 1,200 mg RDI for calcium for postmenopausal women. Our bodies have tremendous capacity to heal once the factors that are harming us are removed. PHD, MBA - Head of Research & Development Center of Bone Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, Switzerland. You eat lots of fiber. I have seen nothing in the recent research to indicate competition for absorption between strontium and iron or magnesium. It turns out that citrate is a favorite food for Clostridia (C.difficile). For the same reason. If you are taking an aromatase inhibitor, you can safely take Strontium Boost alongside this type of medication. Thanks for your prompt and thoughtful response. He is now telling his patients that once positive effects have been noted (say 3-6 months of 680 mg dose shown to be effective in the research) that they should drop this dose down to half this amount or even less. I had a normal DEXA for 2017 and 2019. I will be 69 this year, and took my share of the old kind of Estrogen. What they found was that an increased risk of HER2/Neu+ breast cancer was seen only in premenopausal women with the highest levels of strontium in their urine. Look at the 3rd line, 36 months (3 years), unadjusted improvement +12.7%, corrected for overestimation improvement +6.8% so thats why I wrote as much as 50%. PMID: 25729823, Insufficient medical benefit is a very polite way of conveying what they actually found: Based on all available data from primary publications and regulatory documents, the number of fractures prevented by strontium ranelate use is similar to the number of extra cases of venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction caused by strontium ranelate use. Bolland MJ, Grey A. when they have 1000 IUs and 800 IUs respectively? So we must experiment. Less serious side effects may include: mild nausea or upset stomach; can I take just the AlgaeCal without Strontium? Improved healing response in delayed unions of the tibia with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound: results of a randomized sham-controlled trial. I want to underscore here that this is a competition that calcium always wins, which explains why: Ok, now that you see the differences in the 3 main types of strontium, lets dig into the common misconceptions surrounding this valuable mineral. Required fields are marked *. Hi Lara, Injection-site reactions (such as redness or swelling around the injection site) are common with Boniva injections. I have read your recommendation for taking AlgaeCal . I want to build bone but am apprehensive about replacing calcium with strontium. 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. Either product will be fine. AlgaeCal Plus provides 1,600 iu of D3 daily, but some of us need more depending upon where we live (latitude impacts our ability to produce vitamin D from sun exposure) and our genetic inheritance, which can greatly affect our ability to maintain healthy levels of vitamin D, which, for 25(OH)D, should be in the range of 50-80 ng/mL. : The issues are (1) allergies to the proteins in dairy (2)non-organic dairy dont have this!many reasons too many to go into here (3) a diet excessively high in protein will produce an acidic body chemistry. or is 1 sufficient? My next DXA is due to be run May 2013 I expect I will no longer be even barely osteopenic.. Cereals, grains, and seafood have the highest amounts of strontium, along with Brazil nuts, leafy green vegetables, and dairy products. The use of strontium ranelate has never been approved in the U.S. or Canada and is now significantly restricted in Europe, while strontium citrate is freely available. This is what I do for myself. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Hes not a Bastyr grad, but Joe recommends him; he is a very good doctor. Consequently, they have a very large interface with extracellular fluids, and numerous interactions between ions from the extracellular fluid and ions constituting apatite crystals are thus possible. When referring to the SOTI and TROPOS trials, you used the term strontium but didnt specify ranelate or citrate, unless I just totally missed it. Fat-soluble vitamin supplements will be harder to absorb on an empty stomach, and they can also lead to an upset stomach. I dont mind the small inconvenience because I know I am rebuilding my bones. I did notice something interesting on the label though. 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. Do you have any information regarding this product? I stopped taking for a few days& the diarrhea stopped. as the basis for the exercise recommendations used brief (10-15 minute) periods of exercise, and these included several minutes for warming up and several for cooling down, so time spent at the high impact level was around 5 minutes per session. (17 replies) Strontium and thyroid medication. Personally, I rely upon both vitamin A, which I take in an amount equivalent to the vitamin D3 I need to take, and 2 tablespoons of Triple Power each day, to keep my inflammation down and to protect not just my bones but my overall health. Should strontium citrate be taken indefinitely? Pure Encapsulations and AlgaeCal are two brands you can trust, and so are a number of other brands. Doctors in our part of the world usually wont talk and discuss the issues much with their patients or bother to reply to their questions even after massive fee that they charge. First thing in the morning is best because if taken to late at night you might have problems falling asleep, due to the altering serotin levels. Long-term treatment with strontium ranelate increases vertebral bone mass without deleterious effect in mice. Re K2 (MK-7) I dont know how much vitamin D3 YOU need to get your blood levels into optimal range (60-80 ng/mL). Calcium is present in varying amounts in lots of foods and is high in dairy products. Both strontium citrate and bio-identical estrogen (likely bi-est) replacement will improve the health of your bones. Medications and supplements. Hi Tyler can you send me the PMID #s for this study, so I can pull the full paper and see what exactly was done and the full results? 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. Secondly, if you stop taking strontium, do you experience accelerated bone loss or does it stay in the bone. Thank you, Thanks for reaching out with your question, Mallika! Lara so to reiterate, strontium deposits primarily in trabecular bone, the inner spongy portion of bone, where metabolism is much more active than in cortical bone, the outermost hard, older portion of our bones. Hi Robert, Please give Strontium Boost a try. I have osteoporosis and I really want to take 2 strontium before bed yet I need to function the next day. When the feeling of empty stomach is caused by genuine hunger, eating food immediately mitigates the sensation. All of these women completed the exercise program without further problems. bridgesward/Pixabay. 2017 Feb;105(2):433-442. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.35917. I started have diarrhea after taking strontium for three weeks. But in taking them separately, does strontium replace calcium in the bones? I am 22 weeks pregnant and started taking Garden of life grow bone after 16 weeks. Symptoms of DRESS syndrome typically begin 1-8 weeks after exposure to the medication. 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? Here are the studies I read: Strontium ranelate is a prescription drug where the ranelate molecule is a patentable synthetic chemical. What you really want is about another 100 mcg of MK-7 so you could take 2 capsules of the Low Dose K2 formula or 1 capsule of the Advanced Super K. Id check costs and go with whichever one is least expensive. The purpose of this paper is to report the main results concerning the interactions of strontium (Sr) with bone mineral in animals and in osteoporotic women treated with strontium ranelate (SR). 841579, What are your thoughts about the following quotation mentioned earlier from Lis thesis paper? Here are a couple of the most recent: Angle SR, Sena K, Sumner DR, Virdi AS. Why? Osteoblasts: Strontium increases the rate at which these bone-building cells are produced and increases their lifespan THANK YOU for the links to these papers! Since being diagnosed with osteoporosis [-3.5 spine, -2.7 L. femoral neck] and Osteopenia [2.1 L. hip, 2.2 Rt hip. Epub 2011 Sep 9. Any suggestions on when to take? Strontium primarily deposits in trabecular bone. You can wear a hat and put sunscreen on your face to prevent wrinkling and age spots, but leave at least your arms and legs bare and sunbathe. Signaling through this family of receptors promotes cell proliferation and opposes apoptosis (cell suicide), so too much signaling can increase risk of uncontrolled cell growth, i.e., breast cancer. SO MUCH to be grateful for this year, as always, Lara. 2003;14 Suppl 3:S19-24. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25293384/ Did a meta-analysis of S. ranelate and found risks of serious ADRs were similar to benefits. I am doing many of the things you mentioned and have one more quick question. PLEASE comment about this. Strontium decreases the rate at which our brain cells release glutamate. Women using HRT were shown to have higher BMD and also greater risk of breast cancer. PMID: 15336592 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.04.026. I dont know what type of exercise regimen you follow, but in both exercises and your daily activities, it is very important NOT to do movements that flex your spine forward into a big C curve. Strontium is what is responsible for the bone-building effects. The primary efficacy endpoint was lumbar bone mineral density (BMD), assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Rossini M, Adami G, Adami S, et al. Hope you will let me know how your DXA turns out. Im on an estrogen-blocker after having had breast cancer three years ago. Radioactive strontium isotopes (85Sr and 89 Sr) are also used as delivery agents for chemotherapy drugs and for diagnostic purposes in kinetic studies. Plus, it is well-known that our consumption of plant foods is far below recommended amounts so it is unlikely you are getting sufficient strontium in your diet. (I helped create the content on WHF and continue to help maintain it) First, does strontium expire? Doctors aren't sure exactly how it works, but it seems to help the body make more bone and keep the bone you have . A personal note: this is my situation. Will this affect the absorption of the bone building products? If you feel that youre experiencing hair loss that is linked to Strontium Boost, heres what Lara has previously shared on this subject in response to someone who asked a similar question: You can get it at the following link. Thanks again for your help. Please review the dozens of ways I share from the current research in my review of strontium via which strontium promotes healthful bone formation for all these reasons, I urge you to include Strontium Boost as part of your protocol. 2010 Oct 8;11:229. So you take half the dosage of strontium (1 capsule) Do you still take the full dosage of algae cal plus (4 capsules)? Health Canada claim pending. Nonethelss, I believe this may indicate suboptimal vitamin K2 status, plus many studies have now demonstrated that vitamin K (and specifically K2) is needed for healthy bones and to prevent calcification of arteries and other soft tissues. Hi Carol, Epub 2004 Sep 13. Who wrote this article? I have been trying to take the Strontium Boost but it gives me headaches. You are correct that, taken in recommended amounts no more than half as much strontium as calcium strontium adds to the bone matrix and helps not only strengthen bone but improves bone quality and ability to resist fractures. 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