Bone Health and Dieting

For years, calcium, magnesium, vitamin K and vitamin D have been the “big guns” when it comes to improving bone health but now strontium, a trace mineral is finally getting better known for its bone benefits.

According to the Berkeley Wellness letter it’s given by prescription in Europe but here it's sold as a supplement. Note this is NOT the chemical radioactive form of strontium associated with nuclear weapons.

Apparently the human body uses it similarly to calcium. The research has been done in Europe and the studies indicate some promising results, especially with osteoporosis but not enough is known yet about long term safety results. Some manufacturers state it should not be taken at the same time as calcium either. It sounds like more research needs to be done on this trace nutrient but in the meantime get it naturally from whole food sources like whole unrefined grains, leafy greens, spinach, sea-food and root vegetables.


So eating more healthy foods not only helps you lose weight but may save your bones too. Many dieters compromise their bone health through severe fad like dieting without making sure they are getting adequate nutrition. Always include a high grade multi-vitamin, a good calcium complex, which includes the nutrients mentioned in the first paragraph, and a high grade fish or flax oil. Don't forget to remember non-dieters need all these nutrients too. Even if you eat healthy it's still impossible to get everything you need because of the way food is produced today.