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[LadyCC]

Hi all

Can anyone advise on a good reasonably priced supplement that is good for bones for peri menopausal women?

Thanks

[Joaniepat]

You will need vitamins D3, K2 and boron. Dietary calcium is better than supplementing, less likely to clog the arteries. And, of course, adequate oestrogen to help you absorb the aforementioned!
JP x

[CLKD]

Have a chat with a pharmacist?  It will depend on how much exercise you are able to do.

I read yesterday that we are supposed to do 90 mins walking 3 times a week  .  I would say 'on your bike'  .

Have U had a recent DEXA scan of pelvis/hips?  U may not require supplements.

[LadyCC]

Have a chat with a pharmacist?  It will depend on how much exercise you are able to do.

I read yesterday that we are supposed to do 90 mins walking 3 times a week  .  I would say 'on your bike'  .

Have U had a recent DEXA scan of pelvis/hips?  U may not require supplements.

Fortunately I exercise very regularly but point taken about pharmacist - thanks

[CLKD]

Let us know how you get on.  All experiences shared helps others.

[LadyCC]

You will need vitamins D3, K2 and boron. Dietary calcium is better than supplementing, less likely to clog the arteries. And, of course, adequate oestrogen to help you absorb the aforementioned!
JP x

Not heard of Boron before but the others I have/have taken before - I cant tolerate the oestrogen unfortunately though. 

[LadyCC]

Let us know how you get on.  All experiences shared helps others.

Will do 

[Ayesha]

I was browsing the internet as you do and came across research done on Zinc. It said that Zinc supplements help keep bones strong. I can't tolerate Calcium so  I was pleased to read this.

Might be worth you doing some research on it.

[LadyCC]

I was browsing the internet as you do and came across research done on Zinc. It said that Zinc supplements help keep bones strong. I can't tolerate Calcium so  I was pleased to read this.

Might be worth you doing some research on it.

Thanks Ayesha

[HellsBells]

I am in the midst of researching this as I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. I would add that K2 is crucial - if you Google it you'll get chapter and verse on why. In Japan K2 is a recognised treatment for osteoporosis, such is it's importance.

You might like to look at collagen peptides too - lots of research coming out about that. Vit. C is a precursor to collagen production so is key.

[CLKD]

Do read the UK-based Osteoporosis Charity .

[HellsBells]

This is on the Royal Osteoporosis Society website:

Vitamin K
Vitamin K activates a protein called osteocalcin, which builds and heals your bones.

[CLKD]

 

[HellsBells]

Ooooh also - important to say that in terms of bone growth progesterone is the one. Estrogen moderates the osteoclasts 'bone clearers' but progesterone stimulates the bome builders 'osteoblasts.

Dr. Shirley Bond, a Harley St hormone health specialist says this about osteoporosis...

Bone mass loss starts in most women by the time they reach age 40, due to a drop-off in progesterone production. If a woman isn’t ovulating, then she’s not producing progesterone – and progesterone stimulates osteoblast cells which build new bone. “Progesterone certainly does build new bone. There’s no doubt about it,” says Dr Bond. “Giving progesterone cream almost invariably increases bone mass density. But there’s no point in checking for increased bone mass density on an x-ray or ultrasound, because it won’t show up immediately. You have to wait a year. You can check after three months with a deoxypyridinoline (DPD) test, which is a urine test that tells you if bone is being lost. If progesterone doesn’t reverse bone loss, then something else is going on.”