2003;14 Suppl 3:S19-24. Were so sorry to hear about your experience, Maureen. 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. Various anti-osteoporotic agents are available for clinical use; however, there is still a need for drugs able to positively influence the coupling between bone formation and bone resorption to increase bone mass and bone strength. Strontium carbonate notably is found in cathode ray tubes in old television sets. And basically following a low carb diet otherwise. Meunier PJ, Slosman DO, Delmas PD, Sebert JL, Brandi ML, Albanese C, Lorenc R, Pors-Nielsen S, De Vernejoul MC, Roces A, Reginster JY. If you are going to use up your current supplement, be sure you are getting twice as much calcium as strontium from your food and the supplements you are taking. 2010 Oct 8;11:229. AlgaeCal Plus can definitely be taken without the Strontium Boost, however, our clinical studies have shown triple the results when both are taken! Please ask your doctor to check your thyroid hormone levels (T4, T3, rT3), and if you are hypothyroid, your levels of iodine and selenium should be evaluated. Hello Cinzia, With exercise, this is reducing the overweight problem and settling a diabetic tendency by assisting metformin; blood sugar is very well in control. Any supplement providing 680 mg of elemental strontium in the form of strontium citrate will be fine. BMD in my spine is up 6%; BMD in my hip/femur is up 3.2%. There was a significant reduction in the number of patients experiencing new vertebral deformities in the second year of treatment with 2 g/d SR [relative risk 0.56; 95% confidence interval (0.35; 0.89)]. Dont hesitate to write if I can be of further help, Lara, Dear Dr. Pizzorno, I woke up today to find your email response to my question, and was pleasantly surprised that my email actually got a response and that too so personal and informative and such a good medical advise and details. I want to build bone but am apprehensive about replacing calcium with strontium. In this study, 10 female volunteers recruited as part of the Ryerson and McMaster University Strontium (Sr) in Bone Research Study had their bone strontium levels measured as they self-supplemented with strontium supplements of their choice (all used strontium citrate) over a 4-year period. Marie PJ, Ammann P, Boivin G, et al. Recently I developed chronic diarrhea. For most everyone, citrate is REALLY good for us its metabolized in the body as an alkalinizing agent in other words, it promotes an alkaline pH inside our cells. Here is the link: http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/bitstream/2268/7937/1/The%20Effect%20of%20strontium%20ranelate%20on%20the%20risk%20of%20vertebral%20fracture%20in%20women%20with%20postmenopausal%20OP.pdf, Here is his 2002 article which is the one being cited. In the 2 g/d group, there was a significant increase in serum levels of bone alkaline phosphatase, whereas urinary excretion of cross-linked N-telopeptide, a marker of bone resorption, was lower with SR than with placebo. I am constantly on the lookout for additional information regarding strontium citrate. Pure Encapsulations' Strontium capsules provide one of the many trace minerals essential to bone health. 2011 Apr;51(3):281-8. Or, not? The end result of all this is that wheat has become much more harmful for us. I am a fish vegetarian so eat healthily catch the sun and walk whenever I can. Ill be following this research and will report the results. 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. However, even adding 1 Strontium at bedtime causes the loose bowels and squeezing discomfort to return. D3 and K2 must be in balance. This would be 1,500 mg of calcium per day, which is greater than the 1,200 mg RDI for calcium for postmenopausal women. DEXA rescheduled, machine was out of action this morning. Strontium increases your bones ability to absorb calcium, regulates / helps balance the activity of RANKL and OPG, activates Wnt signaling, increases osteoblast production and activity and lifespan, improves osteoblasts mineralization of bone, inhibits osteoclast formation and activity, improves bones mechanical resistance to fracture and more. Epub 2016 Feb 24. It was impossible to calculate the elemental dosage because they didnt provide the molar-mas of the compound. Hi Sara, Here are a few quotes (italics added by me) from this paper, again stressing that strontium deposits primarily in trabecular bone: Depending on the amount of food consumed, the sensation may take hours to return. I just want to give an enormous thumbs up for the great info youve here on this post. 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. Within a year after I began supplementing with AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost (680 mg strontium citrate daily), my bones were completely healthy. Most people get somewhere around 400 mg/day or more of calcium from their normal diet (e.g., milk, yogurt, cheese, leafy greens, soymilks and yogurts, etc., also enriched with calcium in Your Bones, I provide a full listing of the foods rich in calcium, how much is in a typical serving, so you can figure out what YOU are getting). If so, you may want to opt for another multi. Lara: Pilates exercises with an instructor who has been trained to work specifically with people with bone loss may be very helpful for you. Why is it so much more effective? Glad you enjoyed the information, Kalpana! My understanding is that Supplement Facts are required to list the amount of the element (in this case, strontium). As you likely know, rat and human absorption mechanisms are similar, albeit not equivalent. Radioactive strontium, which shows up in imaging and is easily traced, is often substituted for calcium in kinetic research because strontium and calcium behave very much alike in the human body. Most importantly, I want to encourage you NOT to put up with bone loss and twice hourly hot flushes both are completely fixable! thank you I hope you will give AlgaeCal a try when you need to reorder you calcium supps. Also, the reports in the research as to the effects of strontiums larger size on DXA results have varied a lot. Because our. This is because food and some drinks can affect the way these medicines work. You can simply stop taking it and start again when youre comfortable. Futhermore if bones follow the pattern of teeth ,then according to the study, An association between strontium in drinking water supplies and low caries prevalence in man, maybe I should take 5-10 mg/day . Hi Tammye, Providing them, if you are currently deficient and many people are may restore healthful thyroid function. This medical group utilizes integrative medicine to support health while treating cancer. Another quote from this paper on spine BMD improvements being most likely to be over-estimated . 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: In research studies, hair loss has never been reported as a side effect of natural strontium salts (such as the strontium citrate in Strontium Boost). Strontium was dose-dependently incorporated into bone mineral of both trabecular and compact bone, mainly into new bone, and mainly into trabecular boneNo changes in the crystal lattice, in crystallinity, or crystal structure were observed. In the in vitro research, AlgaeCal produced 200 400% greater proliferation and mineralization of osteoblasts (bone building cells) than did calcium carbonate or citrate. The study to which you sent me a link is the only human study I could find, but recent papers indicate lactoferrin may be quite helpful. Below are the citations of the studies I referenced above. Am insurance poor, so have to go to conventional doctors. The bone drugs to not improve it. I have not taken it that way and saw such a great increase in bone density. So we must experiment. What all this means is that infection with Clostridia is not at all uncommon and in people who are infected with Clostridia, consuming citrate turns up the activity of this pathogenic bacteria, which produces and releases some really toxic stuff that can cause all the symptoms you mention. In brief, check this persons credentials (where did this man get his medical training? Hope you will let me know how your DXA turns out. The drugs do not improve TBS., RE below: About to read you response, and thanks. But in this paper, the results they report suggest overestimation of improvement in BMD in the spine may be ~50%. so interested to read you and your incredible store of information especially about Strontium Citrate. A personal note: this is my situation. Although you can still reap some of . What you want to do is take your strontium at a time of day when you are NOT consuming any calcium. Bone. Thanks so much! coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds. Furthermore, the strontium that does deposit in cortical bone does NOT render it weaker, but more stable and resistant to fracture as explained in this paper, which I mention again below. Hello! Also, sometimes crystals can form and deposit in a joint a thumb joint version of gout. I am not familiar with the quality control standards held by Drs Best you might want to check with them to learn what tests are run to ensure their products are free of contaminants, etc. (Heres the citation for this study: Gianoudis J, Bailey CA, Sanders KM, et al. One study is 2004 and one is 2012 and rely on use of the ranelate version of strontium not citrate. Finally, plasma total ALP activity and IGF-I were also increased in treated animals, compatible with a bone-forming activity of strontium ranelate. I took the strontium citrate via a supplement through Orth Molecular called 0ro Bono. Please dont apologize for asking such interesting questions, especially since the answers to them could have very significant practical relevance for human health. 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. 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