I take one of each supplement daily,
except for strontium. I take two capsules of strontium per day.
1.
Bluebonnet Lecithin, 1365 mg in one softgel
2. Solgar Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex, 1000 mg per tablet
3. Country Life, Gluten Free, Calcium Magnesium Complex (500 mg Ca, 250
mg Mg per tablet)
4. Doctor’s Best Lutein with Optilut, 20 mg lutein esters yielding 10 mg
minimum of free lutein, 2 mg zeaxanthin per capsule
5. AOR Strontium Support II, 341 mg strontium (from citrate) per capsule
(two capsules daily)
6. Nature Made Multi for Him, No Iron (Not a typo. My husband and I both
take this multivitamin.)
7. Nature Made Vitamin C, 500 mg
8. Solgar Natural Vitamin E (as d-Alpha Tocopherol plus d-Beta,
d-Delta and d-Gamma Tocopherols), 400 IU
9. Nature’s Way Primadophilus bifidus (This is a probiotic.)
10. Solgar Sublingual
Methylcobalamin, 5000 mcg
11. Solgar Zinc (as zinc
gluconate), 50 mg
I have made a few changes since my last daily supplements update on June 11, 2015:
http://strontiumforbones.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-daily-supplements.html
The most significant change was the switch from Doctor’s Best Strontium Bone Maker to AOR Strontium Support II. I made this change after Doctor’s Best was sold to a Chinese company and before discovering that Doctor's Best Strontium was discontinued in July 2016 (60- and 120-count bottles) and September 2016 (360-count bottle).
I reduced my dosage of Bluebonnet Lecithin from two to one softgel, which is a serving per the label. Many years earlier, I had been taking three softgels per day. The reason for my latest dosage reduction is that there is currently some controversy about the health benefits of lecithin. I’ve been taking it for many years for cardiovascular health.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecithin
See the introduction and the
section on “Biology” in Wikipedia for an overview of lecithin, choline, and
phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholines, a class of phospholipids that
incorporate choline as a head group.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26108618 “Effects
of choline on health across the life course: a systematic review.”
I also switched from Nature’s Bounty Vitamin E to Solgar
Vitamin E, from Twin Labs Zinc to Solgar Zinc, and from Country Life Citrus
Bioflavonoids and Rutin to Solgar Citrus Bioflavonoid Complex. These changes
were due solely to unavailability at my online supplement distributor,
iherb.com, which no longer stocks Nature’s Bounty Vitamin E or Twin Labs Zinc.
Country Life Citrus Bioflavonoids and Rutin is out of stock at iherb.com until 12/25/2016.
I may buy whichever bioflavonoid brand is available when I reorder.
I like my
supplier’s next day air expedited shipping (at extra cost) because some
vitamins and supplements are heat labile. I am unhappy with its
current policy of giving a discount, based on total amount of current invoice, for
my NEXT purchase rather than for my CURRENT purchase, as was previously done.
This policy has raised my costs.
10 comments:
What made AOR Strontium II stand out from the rest. I notice you don't use Life Extension products?
Dear Marilyn Pinkerton,
You’re right. I don’t use any Life Extension products. If I were to take a vitamin K supplement, I would certainly consider Life Extension Super K with Advanced K2 complex.
Reasons I chose AOR strontium citrate to replace Doctor’s Best Strontium Bone Maker:
1. In 2002, AOR was the first company in the world to produce supplemental strontium citrate for bone health. This information is on the company’s website.
2. The amounts of strontium per capsule are 340 mg for Doctor’s Best and 341 mg for AOR. Two capsules per day of either product provide the most effective dosage for those with osteoporosis.
3. AOR Strontium Support II contains strontium citrate and no other ingredients. In other words, there are no fillers. The capsule is composed of hypromellose and water.
4. I have read reports from several people who have taken AOR strontium and have had improved results on their DXA scans. These were not product reviewers. They were people on an online forum for osteoporosis.
Reasons I prefer AOR Strontium Support II to Life Extension Strontium:
1. I don’t know when Life Extension began producing its strontium citrate product, and it doesn’t matter, but it definitely wasn’t the first company to do so because AOR was.
2. Life Extension Strontium Caps come in 250-mg capsules, with a serving size of three capsules (total of 750 mg strontium). I don’t want to take three capsules per day, and two capsules contain only 500 mg strontium, which is short of the 680-mg optimum dosage determined from multiple clinical studies.
3. Life Extension Strontium contains microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearate and silica. It also contains corn. The capsule is made of vegetable cellulose. I prefer a product with no fillers, although Doctor’s Best Strontium also contained fillers.
4. I have not read any reports, other than those of product reviewers, from people who have successfully used Life Extension Strontium for at least one year. This may change in the future, as more people find alternatives to Doctor’s Best Strontium Bone Maker, which was one of the most popular brands, probably the most popular brand, of strontium citrate for many years.
When i first started w strontium citrate i asked if 1 a day would be sufficient for me with osteopenia. You agreed and i have done this for 2 years now. my latest bone density numbers are: lumbar -0.8 Hip -1.2. I will now start using AOR Strontium Support II and wonder if i could reduce to one every other day? I was relieved to find that this strontium citrate is available in Canada!
suzanjane,
Your current T-scores of -0.8 at the lumbar spine and -1.2 at the hip indicate that your spine is in the lower end of the normal range, and your hip is still in the osteopenia stage. I would continue with one strontium citrate tablet daily until your next DXA scan and until all your scores are well into the normal ranges. You have done very well, and I am hoping your gains continue.
Thanks for your prompt response. AOR SS II en route to me now!
i think i need to increase my Strontium to 2 a day. My test last month shows
-.09 at spine an decrease of.01 and -1.6 at the hip a decrease of .03 over 2018 results which i did not send last year. i also take 500mg calcium, K2 and 2000 units of vit D AND am quite active.Do you think this move to 2 will help at all?
hi not sure if i have repeated this message but
my latest scan shows reduction of bone density in spine now -1.0 and hip -1.6
last year spine was -.09 and hip was -1.3. i am increasing my calcium to 1000mg on the days when i am not eting a lot of cheese which i tend to do. am not sure if i should take 2 strontium. or should i not be concerned?
suzanjane,
The most effective dose of strontium is about 680 mg/day. So, yes, increasing your AOR SS II to two capsules per day is a good idea. More than 11 years ago, I started with two capsules/day for my osteoporosis and have continued taking that dosage even after my scores were in the osteopenia stage, as they are today.
Even DXA scans on the same individual performed on the same day on the same machine by the same technician can vary somewhat. So, do not be too concerned by small changes. They may not be significant, but to compare your scores from one scan to the next, use g/cm2, not T-scores, which are calculated based on comparing your BMD to that of a healthy young adult of the same age and are not linear.
The total amount of calcium per day for a woman age 50+ should be about 1200 mg. So, if you are only getting 200 mg on the days when you do not eat cheese, then 1000 mg of a Ca supplement would be OK, but remember that food is a better Ca choice than supplements. I take one tablet daily of a Ca/Mg supplement with 500 mg Ca and 250 mg Mg. I drink 12 oz fat-free milk daily and frequently eat fat-free, plain, Greek yogurt and low-fat cheese.
Please excuse my delay in getting back to you. For some reason, your last two comments were flagged as spam and I only saw them today.
i was so pleased to see this response!.. thank you.
when i did the calculation using the g/cm2 things looked very minimal:
lumber spine .004 and hip .035; so hip a bit of a problem but i think maybe calcium increase may address that. i will consider adding another strontium but am not sure yet. i do have milk every day but 3.25bf and never low fat cheeses, i have high 'good' cholesterol so far at 77. i also take 250mg every day plus K2 and 2000 vit d.
thank you again for your response and help with this.
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