Comments on: Are Probiotics a Potential Therapy for Osteoporosis and Bone Loss?

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:18:57 +0000

In reply to Cindy Federan. Thank you for sharing.

By: Cindy Federan

Cindy Federan — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:59:24 +0000

Hello Margaret, I have found the MelioGuide very helpful over the years. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2016. After going to various doctors over the years late last 2020 I was diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism which causes too much calcium in your blood. I have not noticed any discussion regarding this disease. It can lead to osteoporosis, kidney stones (which I now have) and other conditions within the body. Thorough my research I did find a very helpful website parathyroid.com. I apologize if I missed this within your guide. If not I thought I would pass it on.

By: Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic

Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 23:05:41 +0000

Interesting review. Still too early to use probiotics as an intervention to prevent bone loss. Few points made in the article I really appreciate are: strain specificity for probiotics, and looking at different sides of the spectrum of opposing opinions. Elinav study has been criticized by many researchers including Dr Gregor Reid (ISAPP). Dr Finlay does point to Clinical Guide to Probiotic Products as a great resource for guiding evidence-based decision when choosing probiotic. There is so much more we all need to learn. At this point we need to do our best to make an educated guess, if anything, when if comes to taking probiotic supplements. Food and prebiotics (fibre) should support our own bacteria in their count and diversity. Probiotics should be used as an intervention, usually short term.

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:58:42 +0000

In reply to Nancy Fortune.

Hi Nancy. You can find the article here. http://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-prevention/bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy/

By: Nancy Fortune

Nancy Fortune — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 12:36:29 +0000

Margaret, I can’t find the article you wrote on hormones and bone health. Didn’t you write about this somewhere or was it only in our discussion?

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:27:22 +0000

In reply to Pat Anderson. Hi Pat: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this topic.

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:54:51 +0000

In reply to Sheila Allum.

Hi Sheila:

Thank you for clarifying this. My apologies if my response was taken the wrong way.

The study is a peer-reviewed published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The researchers explicitly state that BioGaia was the sponsor but that they had no role in the “design and conduct of study, collection, management analysis and interpretation of the data, review or approval of the published study manuscript.”

Unless there is evidence proving that this is not true, one can only assume that the statement is accurate.

The second study by Dr. Ohlsson used three different strains. For example, one is L. paracasei DSM 13434. This product is available from a different manufacturer, Probi AB.

https://www.ulprospector.com/en/eu/Food/Detail/13290/354034/Lactobacillus-paracasei-87002-DSM-13434

Probi AB provided the other two strains of probiotics in the bone loss study.

If probiotics turn out to be an effective way to treat bone loss in people with osteoporosis, it appears that there will be several manufacturers competing in the space. At this point it is premature to identify the combination of probiotics that will do the trick.

Our goal with our article was to “lay it all on the table” for our readers, especially in light of the encouraging progress that has been made of recent. However, we did caution that we are not there yet, there is much to be done and we should all monitor the progress in this space.

Thank you again for your insights and thoughts.

By: Sheila Allum

Sheila Allum — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:12:27 +0000

Hi Richard – I may not have put it quite right – the original study and article that came out I understand was sponsored by BioGaia. I did not mean to imply that your article was sponsored by them or that you had any financial or other reason to gain from sharing it so that we can make decisions about our bone health. Sheila

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:02:38 +0000

In reply to Steve. Hi Steve: Thank you for sharing your thoughts on probiotics, the bone healthy microbiome and their role in bone loss.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:15:18 +0000

Hello, and thank-you for this informative blog post. The microbiome is a recent hot research topic. What researchers are finding out is that the microbiome is much more diverse and complex than originally thought, and that it adapts rather quickly to dietary changes. This implies that diet may be an even more effective method of developing a bone-healthy microbiome than taking a small variety of specific probiotic strains. Perhaps all we need to do is eat more veggies to improve our bones. Time will tell.