In a 2-year French study published in 2002, 338 postmenopausal women were divided into groups taking varying levels of strontium renelate (.5, 1 and 2 grams daily) with 500mg calcium and 800 IU Vitamin D daily. All three groups showed dose-dependent increases in lumbar bone density in 12 and 24 months. For example, the 85 women taking 2mg of strontium renelate daily showed bone density increases of 3 percent in the first year, and 2.4 percent in the second year, with a 44 percent reduction in new vertebral fractures compared to the placebo group. In a study of 160 postmenopausal women who didn’t have osteoporosis, also published in 2002, all participants showed a significant increase in bone density in two years of taking 340 milligrams of strontium daily, along with 500mg calcium. In this study, the placebo group actually reported more adverse effects than the participants taking strontium!
Strontium has been shown to be as effective as many osteoporosis medications, without the side effects. Additionally, only one of the medications currently available, parathyroid hormone, has been shown to actually build bone as strontium does. But at $7,000 a year, parathyroid hormone is expensive, and it requires daily injections.
Strontium is the only known natural supplement which, used in conjunction with calcium and Vitamin D, has been shown in large, well-designed studies to actually build bone, making it unique among supplements and even osteoporosis medications, which, with the exception of parathyroid hormone, only prevent bone density loss.
Health Concerns’ BioStrong™ contains the same dosage of strontium used in clinical studies. Just two capsules a day of BioStrong yields 680mg of strontium daily. It is combined with peperine, an herbal extract found to increase nutrient absorption. Peperine is derived from black pepper, which has an energetically warm property. Peperine should reduce the diarrhea and indigestion that is occasionally observed when taking strontium compounds. It is recommended that clients take BioStrong with adequate calcium and Vitamin D for one to three years.
REFERENCE
“Strontium ranelate improves bone density in postmenopausal osteoporosis” at http://emeryneuro.com/strontium_improves_bone.htm.