I do have one suggestion for you you might get in touch with Cancer Treatment Centers of America. for it at that time. However, I believe my gains in BMD would have been even greater had I been consistently taking the strontium. We are each UNIQUE. Are you currently taking supplemental strontium? In Your Bones, I provide a listing of the common foods richest in calcium, so you can take a look and estimate about how much calcium your diet is providing you. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=15336592, Strontiums larger size than calciums also affects how quickly strontium is eliminated from the body. Pantoprazole should be taken on an empty stomach, so it is recommended that it be taken in the morning on an empty stomach. Here is a link to a review of the research I very recently wrote for Longevity Medicine Review (its written for physicians, but you will get the gist of it and you may wish to suggest your doctor read it, so she or he will be aware of the latest findings in the peer-reviewed medical literature http://www.lmreview.com/articles/view/Vitamin-K2-Essential-for-Prevention-of-Age-Associated-Chronic-Disease/. I do have 2 graduate degrees one in Philosophy/Theolgy from Yale University and a second masters in English from University of Washington. 2011 Sep-Oct;29(5 Suppl 68):S93-8. Hello, I am 69 years old and my dexa scan says I have osteoporosis. If you have chronic kidney disease, you should not risk taking strontium. Thanks again for catching my misspelling of Dr. Genuis name and for your really great questions, Lara, Hi Lara, Thank you!! I am glad that AlgaeCal has lots of Vitamin D in it, I completely agree that the D.V of 400 and the DRI of 600 is way too low. 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). of Missouri-Kansas City; Director of Residency Research in Pathology, Truman Medical Center.. Epub 2011 Jan 15. To me it seems to show, over a 5 year period, bone on strontium aging and becoming more infused with calcium and phosphorous and less with strontium. I will be 69 this year, and took my share of the old kind of Estrogen. Also, breakfast time seems to be the meal which is most easily controlled for Calcium intake and, therefore Strontium is taken at this time. The issue is not bone mineral density, but the bodys exposure to estrogens when they are being metabolized into pro-inflammatory, potentially carcinogenic derivatives. Synthesis and pharmacokinetics of strontium fructose 1,6-diphosphate (Sr-FDP) as a potential anti-osteoporosis agent in intact and ovariectomized rats. As you can see from the references listed below, in the Niu et al. The other two Plans also used AlgaeCals plant calcium, but in differing amounts (750 mg in Plan 2, 756 mg in Plan 3), and with differing amounts of vitamin D3 ( 1,000 IU in Plan 2; 1,600 IU in Plan 3) and other bone health ingredients. We now have evidence that the degree of mineralization of bone tissue strongly influences not only the mechanical resistance of bones but also the bone mineral density. 2011 Dec;49(6):1290-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.08.031. I disagree actually, this attempt to frighten you into not giving your dog his weekly can of sardines is so over the top, it made me laugh. I have just been skimming through the above blogs and I may have missed ithow much of the Stronium Boost do you take daily? But the article was not clear on the elemental dosage of strontium because they only gave the molecular weight in compound form. My only consideration would be the quality control level of the company selling the product. Hi Lara, Thanks for your reply. Your wife should be getting at least 120 mcg of MK-7 form of K-2 daily. I take a Progessive MultiVitamin for women over 50 three times a day as suggested. Normal range per her information is 10.0 to 45.0 ng/ml. 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). AlgaeCal is live and phyto-nutrient rich / Aquamin is dead and decaying Interesting that my calcium was high and I have never taken calcium supplements until quite recently. I recommend (and use myself) the MK-7 form of K2 for a number of reasons too many to go into in any meaningful way here. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. COMPETITION BETWEEN CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, AND MAGNESIUM FOR ABSORPTION IN THE ISOLATED RAT INTESTINE.Clin Chem. I very much hope this information will be of help. Please check the drugs you are taking especially if you are taking more than 1 prescription medication! Hello Lara, would you be so kind to post links to the most recent independent scientific studies and tests done on Strontium Citrate? His phone number is 480-767-7119. You can learn more about Lara, her bone health journey, and years of experience on the left hand side of this article. Hi Patricia, I did notice something interesting though; the D.V. [again, areas richer in trabecular bone] I wish it were less complicated, and we could all just do exactly the same thing, and it would be just right for each of us but this is not how it is. Has any research been done to show the safety of using strontium citrate for years? Of course, the elemental vs. compound difference can explain the seeming dosage discrepancy. I have discussed all of the nutrients bone requires and how to determine how much you need of each in Your Bones. We recommend working with your doctor to figure out what could be the trigger for you. I have read your posts to know you are much more aggressive than this. This is the dose I now take myself as my bones have now been in perfect shape for several years thank you, AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost! Heres a link to AlgaeCals product: My PCP ran some blood tests in September at my request, Vit D, 25-Hydroxy was 35.4, my calcium and PCH was 9.3 and 58. For the remaining 6 months, the women just exercised at home. Charlotte. ), then check the references he provides (probably none) to ensure the papers he is basing his claims upon actually say what he is using them to assert. The links below will take you to those papers that do include information that applies to your question. 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. Meat from free range, pastured animals should be good for you when consumed in small amounts along with plenty of vegetables. . This is the only study Aquamin offers on bone health. You are a brave and intelligent woman! Should I take full dose or maybe half? Ill be following this research and will report the results. We recommend trying to increase the magnesium in your diet as a first approach and have a handy list here that can help. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87, 2060-2066. One thing I learned was not to eat any calcium rich foods within a couple of hours of taking the strontium citrate. Hi Antigone, It would be very helpful if you could clarify. In your bones as well as in your digestive tract, strontium and calcium compete for absorption, and calcium wins every time. 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. Hi Lara, Thanks so much for your fantastic reply. I now know that the strontium citrate was not likely too well absorbed, but are there any negative side effects of taking strontium citrate and eating a calcium rich meal? We lose strontium much more rapidly than calcium: three times as much strontium is lost in urine compared to calcium. A creatinine clearance rate of 60-89 indicates the initial stage of kidney disease. the time interval between the, servings of Calcium. The derivation of this figure has not been published, but the results shown in Table 1 suggest that it is an average of the figures of 41% and 66% derived from the SOTI and STRATOS studies assuming a BSC (bone strontium content) ratio of Rspine 50.61. So, somewhere between 41-66% is overestimation AND that also means that somewhere between 34-59% is actual improvement in BMD. I fear strontium citrate will bring onset of ckd to me. What we can do is see how our body appears to be reacting in other words, how do you feel? It is available as a daily oral solution, which you make up yourself from a sachet. And we can check, in terms of our bones, whats happening with NTx and DXA tests, also our vitamin D levels, and Im hoping soon the test for vitamin K levels (its called unOC, which stands for uncarboxylated osteocalin) will be widely available. My DEXA results were excellent, showing bones in the healthy, normal range, where they have remained, which I credit in large part to taking AlgaeCal Plus, Strontium Boost and, since it became available, Triple Power Omega 3 Fish Oil. Vitamin K2 is fat-soluble its in the fat, so when the fat is removed, so is the K2. Any thought?? This made me go back through all the articles and recheck them more punctiliously; I also did some stoichiometry based on the molar masses of strontium and the various anions to see if the discrepancy could be reconciled by various methods used to report dosage (i.e. This is what I do for myself. cited in the development of their hypothesis, I looked to see if any further research had been published since 2012 to confirm their theory. Lara: That makes sense about the calcium dosage. I looked but could find no other study that has replicated these findings or reported similar findings since. So, 30 months of weightbearing (and high impact) exercise in these older women with a BMD at least 2 SD below the reference value proved to be safe and showed efficacy in slowing or stopping bone loss, especially at the trochanter, and the exercisers also had less fall-related fractures than the control group during the follow-up period. Strontium is eliminated by our kidneys, so it may accumulate in patients with chronic kidney disease whose kidneys ability to filter the blood of EVERYTHING, not just strontium, is compromised. My question is, are there any negative side effects of taking the strontium citrate and calcium around the same time? Thanks again for your response. Hi Dennis, She is in Scottsdale, heres a link to her website. PMID: 25293384; PMCID: PMC4187454. In conclusion, SR therapy increased vertebral BMD and reduced the incidence of vertebral fractures. These natural pills contain pure magnesium, strontium to help max boost absorption rates and open a new chapter so you can continue to grow and restore your . 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. Hi Lara, Please clarify. Sufficient to bring your blood level of 25(OH)D into the 50-80 ng/mL range. I take a PPI for stomach issues. It's not known if strontium contained in dietary supplements has these effects. Hi David, Lara has forwarded her response to us. We dont recommend taking another calcium supplement with AlgaeCal. Bone. PLEASE ANY IFO WOULD BE GREAT SHES SCARED AND HEARTBOKEN, Hello Amanda, 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. My results have been excellent after 10 months of using AlgaeCal as my source of supplemental calcium, I had my DXA run. Strontium does indeed increase our absorption of calcium, which increases our need for magnesium (important for muscle and nerve function). Strontium increases our ability to absorb and deposit calcium in our bones yes. Thanks! , you might benefit greatly from N-acetyl cysteineespecially if you can have your doctor order it as an inhalation solution of Glutathione [60 mg/mL] + NAC [125 mg/mL] to be taken with a nebulizer only compounding pharmacies provide this. Clearly, anyone with severe osteoporosis should work with a well qualified physiotherapist, and my preference would be the use of a highly supportive and very safe exercise regimen like Pilates which has also been shown to be able to target and help build specific areas of bone until bone density was restored to the osteopenic level. PMID: 27684387. The reasons for this are that failing kidneys lose their ability to: The best way for you to determine how much supplemental calcium (magnesium, boron, etc) YOU require, is to keep the food diary I suggest in Your Bones for 5-7 days and then use the charts in the book to see how much calcium, etc. 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. My question is should I take 1 or 2 capsules of Strontium, given that my DEXA results are in the normal range? Your indepth info on Strontium Citrate has me leaning that direction.. but when I came across this info from you about AlgaeCal I thought it was worth consideringso my dear, I am asking how are your bones now? Sorry to hear youre experiencing nausea not fun! I do not recommend taking 750 mg/d. . But, in people whose digestive tracts are infected with unfriendly bacteria, such as Clostridia, citrate can be co-opted by these bactera and used to fuel their metabolism. Hi Lara, I understand that Strontium Citrate do not cause blood clot. Hi Lara: (17 replies) Strontium and thyroid medication. An individual on the osteoporosis Inspire site wrote about elevated blood serum levels due to her consumption of the supplement strontium. A number of the plethora of supposedly safe food additives in processed foodspreservatives, food colorings, fake flavorings, etc.may be problematic in some individuals. 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