The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended that Protelos/Protos/Osseor should no longer be used to treat osteoporosis.
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A Guide to Osteoporosis Drugs: Strontium
Institute for Better Bone Health’s Guide to Osteoporosis Drugs, part 3: Strontium (Protelos®, Protos® Osseor®) UPDATE: The Risk Assessment Committee of the European Medicines Agency recommends suspending use of Protelos/Osseor (strontium) for the treatment of osteoporosis, citing serious heart problems (including heart attacks) along with blood clots or blockages of blood vessels... -
Fluoride Causes Extreme Bone Density
Making headlines this week is a story about a 47 year old Michigan woman who, everyday for the last 17 years, drank a pitcher of tea made with more than 100 tea bags. The woman experienced chronic bone pain in her hips, arms and legs that she believed to be cancer, but was in fact caused by excessive levels of fluoride - resulting in extremely dense bones and brittle teeth. Doctors confirm that her bones were so brittle that biopsy instruments were unable to penetrate. Her teeth also became brittle to the point that they fell out. The case is so unusual that the New England Journal of Medicine recently covered the story, bringing fluoride back to the public attention but this time with a new focus on bone health.
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Strontium Questioned in Bone Health Supplements
In July 2012 we published an eye-opening blog post as a reminder that Strontium Ranelate is not approved by the FDA as a drug for the medical management of osteoporosis in the United States. The role of strontium should also be questioned for bone health supplementation. The primary reason are:
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Strontium NOT Approved by FDA for Osteoporosis
Although most minerals that are essential for bone health can be obtained through a diverse diet, some are added in excess to supplements. The most common are calcium, zinc, manganese, copper, and one you may be less familiar with – strontium.
Strontium should be questioned for bone health and osteoporosis. It is not considered an “essential” nutrient for bone health and it has unique properties that differentiate it from the others mentioned above.The body absorbs strontium as if it were calcium, when in fact strontium is a much heavier element. It is so heavy, in fact, that it actually displaces calcium in bone.
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