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Strontium - The First Bone-Building Supplement!
Bone loss accelerates suddenly in menopausal women because the drop in
estrogen levels causes an increase in the resorption (teardown) of existing
bone. But resorption is only half of the story. Age-related bone loss is
also caused by a decrease in the formation of new bone tissue. Existing
drugs for treating osteoporosis, as well as calcium and vitamin D supplements,
work by reducing bone resorption. But they do not support the formation
of new bone. These drugs and nutrients increase the mineralization of bone,
but they do not help the body to build new bone tissue. And in fact,
within weeks of starting use of antiresorptive drugs like Fosamax®,
the body’s formation of new bone actually decreases.
The resulting bone is less prone to fracture, but is not the same as youthful,
healthy bone.
If you would like to read more about antiresorptive drugs and the latest information on their effectiveness, please click here to go an article by Byron Richards, clinical nutritionist, author, and leading natural health expert. If you are considering starting on Boniva® you will also want to read |
Strontium is a mineral found along with
calcium in most foods. Research has long suggested that it may be an essential
nutrient required for the normal development, structure, function, and
health of the skeletal system. Clinical trials going back into the
1940s have supported this conclusion, but recent studies have provided
evidence that it can offer unique nutritional support against loss of bone
structure and function. Animal studies have shown that Strontium supplements
both decrease bone resorption, and increase the formation of new bone tissue.
•In animal models, Strontium (in various forms, such as chloride, carbonate,
gluconate, and lactate) causes “baby” osteoblasts (bone-building
cells) to multiply more quickly.
•Bone tissue cultures which are exposed to Strontium synthesize more bone
matrix and new bone collagen. The same amount of calcium has no effect
on these parameters.
•In bone tissue culture, Strontium reduces bone resorption at concentrations
at which calcium has no effect, prevents the resorption caused by excessive
parathyroid hormone, and slows the rate at which immature osteoclasts develop.
•Strontium-supplemented diets boost bone strength in experimental animals
without a negative impact on bone quality, even at extremely high doses.
Human clinical trials also support Strontium’s
ability to both support new bone formation and prevent excessive resorption.
•The results of early clinical trials using Strontium (lactate) led researchers
to speculate that Strontium increased osteoblast activity.
•Bone biopsies from a small human pilot trial revealed an astounding 172.4%
increase in new bone formation after six months of Strontium (gluconate)
supplementation.
•The bone-building activity of osteoblasts can be measured using bone-specific
alkaline phosphatase, while crosslinked N-telopeptide (NTx) and
C-telopeptide (CTx) mark the degradation
of bone collagen by ravaging osteoclasts. Unlike the range of side-effects
that accompany antiresorptive drugs, no clinical side-effects have ever
been reported that could be clearly attributed to Strontium.
Calcium
and Strontium: the Dynamic Tension
Calcium and Strontium can both play key roles in the health of your bones
– if you use them properly. On the one hand, animal studies suggest that
Strontium is not effective, and may even be counterproductive, if your
calcium intake is not adequate. Current “official” recommendations suggest
an intake of 1000 milligrams of calcium for younger adults, and 1200 milligrams
for people over the age of 50. Some evidence suggests that a still higher
intake (1300-1600 milligrams) of calcium is more effective for lowering
fracture risk in the elderly. But remember that these numbers are your
total calcium need. The more calcium you get in your diet, the less you
need from supplements.
At the same time, however,
it’s important not to take your Strontium supplement at the same
time as your calcium supplements. This is because calcium and Strontium
use the same pathways for absorption in the intestinal tract, so that swallowing
a calcium supplement along with your Strontium can dramatically reduce
absorption. So obviously, putting Strontium and calcium in the same
pill is a recipe for bone health disaster, in which you don’t get the benefits
of either nutrient!
The
best protocol – and the one used in the most recent clinical trials
– is to take your Strontium either three hours after your last meal of
the day, or one hour before breakfast in the morning, or both. Because
studies suggest that one last dose of calcium just before retiring can
help prevent excessive resorption of bone overnight, it may be best
to take all of your Strontium before breakfast, leaving you free to take
a calcium supplement just before you go to bed.
Like the Strontium
carbonate crystals (strontianite) from which it was first isolated,
Strontium’s role in bone health has long been hidden in obscurity. But
its strength has allowed it to endure, waiting for the day that it could
emerge and reveal its power.
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with your physician if
you have any health concerns, and before initiating any new diet, exercise,
supplement, or other
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