Naturopathic action plan for bones

peggy_j

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Anonymous

As far as bone health I'm taking:

100 mcg Vitamin K2

1200mg Calcium

1800 total IU Vitamin D

I came across Vitamin K2 after reading about bone health in a dairy free diet. Apparently a lot of Vitamin k2 is found in Natto (which isn't available much here in SoCal, plus I've read it's not tasty), and in cheeses as well as beef. Since I'm not eating hardly any of those things, I figured why not supplement with K2. There aren't any adverse side effects with the "K2" form of Vitamin K (it doesn't thin blood in the same way as K1). I have an appointment with my PCP next week and I'm going to ask him about bisphosphonates (like Fosamax, Prolia). I really want to get my bones strong so I can switch to an AI next year.

ShetlandPony

I'm glad this thread was bumped. I want to take care of my bones for all the usual reasons. It was encouraging to read in the previous posts about the value of yoga. To walking and dancing I have recently added a slow yoga class and some strengthening exercises, including some that use one-pound weights or a band for resistance. Nothing too crazy, but I am very impressed with myself.

I looked up prunes, since they were discussed earlier on this thread. They sound fine to me. I'm glad to hear two reasons (calcium and K2) to eat cheese, since I love it. I will stick with grass-fed or low-fat organic cheese for the most part.

http://foodforbreastcancer.com/foods/plums

Heidihill

I love cheese as well and my doctor said it was ok to eat them along with other dairy products for calcium since those tablets upset my stomach.

Good for you on the bone-strengthening exercises. Keep it up! You will notice the difference as you get stronger.

Anonymous

I saw my PCP yesterday and he did not recommend bisphosphonates (like Fosamax, Prolia, etc) because he feels that the side effects are not worth the improvement in bone density. He said it might even make my bones more brittle, even though they appear "stronger" on a DEXA. He recommends I stick with Tamoxifen for 2 years and continue doing everything I'm doing, along with some weight bearing exercise like running or walking. Sounds like a good plan to me!

Shelly52

Loving - saw my MO this week and she has quite the opposite opinion. Strongly recommended Prolia for me. I do have osteopenia, btw. She cited a recent study that showed reduction in mets to bones by 20% for peeps who had prolia. Says b cancer likes to go to bones and prolia has been shown to protect them in many patients. I asked about exgeva (sp?). She said it's also a bone strengthener but no such study so wants to do prolia.

Thought I'd share. Hope this is useful info.

Anonymous

I have been getting Prolia shots for just about 2 years. My density had dropped two years ago some, and I was switched over to an AI pretty quickly due to a funky pap smear. So the oncologist just included it automatically. On the calcium front, I really struggle taking all those gigantic pills, and don't feel like the chewable ones are real beneficial. I recently found a liquid calcium with blueberry taste. It doesn't bother my stomach. It is a little chalky but it is much easier for me to tolerate that then choking down the pills.

Now I just have to remember to swig it when I open the fridge.

windingshores

Just want to mention that Prolia is not a biphosphanate