Osteoporosis bone health

[Summer66]

I have osteoporosis and I’m looking for alternative calcium supplements plant based as I cannot Take anything with Calcium carbonate as I also have heart disease and particles in this can block arteries. I have been looking for a plant base calcium and have come across Litho Lexal marine plant extract bone health has any one tried this . Can any give any information please, thank you .

[HeronNS]

Sorry, can't help with your specific question. Although apparently calcium from many vegetable sources is well absorbed if you want to increase your dietary intake.

I do know that calcium citrate is usually better tolerated and better absorbed than carbonate. Get capsules, not hard tablets.

Also Vitamin K2 (not K1) is supposed to help send calcium to the bones where you want it so it doesn't settle onto the walls of blood vessels or into organs where it can do harm. Keeping a good calcium/magnesium balance is also a good idea. If you've been taking calcium supplements for a while this may have made it harder for your body to absorb enough magnesium. If you take a magnesium supplement (rather than, say an occasional Epsom salts bath or footbath) you should try to take it at a different time from calcium so the calcium doesn't interfere with its absorption.

I've been taking Salus Floradix liquid iron supplements. They do have a calcium version but I haven't found their ingredients list online. Certainly the iron supplement is well tolerated. If I had to take iron pills I would be a non-compliant patient!

And there is another product called Algaecal. Again, I have no personal experience of it. Sounds similar to what you are considering.

[trishbindefeld]

You don’t need to take calcium supplements at all. If you supplement with vitamin d3 with co factors ( magnesium, vitamin k2-MK7, and boron) that increases the availability of the calcium in your diet significantly, directs it away from your soft tissue to your bones and keeps it there ( hopefully!). Have a look at Facebook Group “vitamin d and co factors. U.K.”

Good luck.

[WorryProlia]

I take AOR Ortho Bone, doesn't look like it's calcium carbonate

[BirdBones]

You might also want to try iherb.com/pr/Garden-of-Life... --- I am taking Garden of Life Raw Calcium w/o any side effects.

[Summer66 in reply to BirdBones]

Thank you

[thyr01d]

Hi Summer, I'm no expert on this, but, for osteopoenia I take a product which contains, lithothalnium calcareum to provide calcium and magnesium and I believe it is magnesium we need to supplement. It also contains K2 and D3. I did a lot of research before settling on this one. If you'd like to know which it is I'll pm you as I'm not sure if it's okay to put brand names on here. It is vegan, as I am, and even vegans eating no dairy produce are advised that it's usually magnesium rather than calcium that is needed, but, please feel free to check for yourself.

[2019pro in reply to thyr01d]

I would be interested in what you are taking which includes the calcium/magnesioum / k2 & d3

[Summer66 in reply to thyr01d]

Thank you

[BirdBones in reply to thyr01d]

I would very much like to know what the brand names are so I can try it. Could you send pm me at "[e-mail]"? thanks!

[thyr01d in reply to BirdBones]

HI BirdBones, it's showing below, I thought I'd sent a private message but clearly not!

[AnnieW55 in reply to BirdBones]

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[thyr01d]

Hi, it's called Bone Support and is made by Cytoplan.

[Summer66 in reply to thyr01d]

Thank you again

[thyr01d in reply to Summer66]

You are welcome summer and I'd be interested to hear what you make of it.