Osteoporosis supplements
Dr Teitelbaum, in his excellent book, From Fatigued to Fantastic, recommends the following for osteoporosis:
- Vitamin D, 2000 to 3000 IU/day
- Vitamin K, 500 to 600 mcgs/day
- Calcium, 1,000 mgs/day
- Magnesium, 200 to 400+ mgs/day
- Boron, 2 to 3 mg/day
- Strontium, 170 to 640 mgs per day (available through prescription in South Africa as PROTOS, containing 2000 mgs Strontium Ranelate, which is equivalent to 680mgs of strontium)
He stresses the need to treat your endocrine system making sure to optimize:
- Estrogen,
- Testosterone, and
- DHEA-S
Please obtain his excellent book, From Fatigued to Fantastic, for further details.
This of course needs to be combined with an exercise program – 30 minutes 3-4 times per week!!
Metagenics products (from practitioners only) offer an interesting option of bone matrix support and remineralisation.
You could use these two Metagenics products:
- Ostera (Metagenics) – providing Vit D 500IU, Vitamin K 500 mcg, Berberine HCL 90mg, Reduced Iso-Alpha Acids complex 370 mg
- Bone Builder with Magnesium (Metagenics) – providing Vit D 600 IU, Calcium (as MCHC and dicalcium phosphate) 600 mg, Phosphorus (MCHC and dicalcium phosphate) 378 mg, MCHC 1500mg, Magnesium (as magnesium citrate, aspartate, and bis-glycinate) 300 mg
- MCHC is included in this Metagenics products as a superior form of calcium. They state that, “Microcrystalline hyroxyapatite concentrate supplies calcium, phosphorus, trace quantities of other minerals, and naturally occurring factors.”
And combine them with Dr Teitlebaum’s recommendations which include as mentioned above:
- Hormones – especially estrogen, and there after testosterone and DHEA
- Boron, 2 to 3 mg/day
- Strontium, 170 to 640mgs per day (available through prescription in South Africa as PROTOS, containing 2000 mgs Strontium Ranelate, which is equivalent to 680 mgs of strontium)
- Exercise! Walk 20 minutes a day – that’s all you need!