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Charity (Faithville, Us) on 04/03/2020:
Just adding input: digestion is important to supplements being absorbed. B vitamins are normally made in the gut that is working, but supplemental B's are hard to absorb when gut is low on acid or enzymes. Hard to absorb minerals if B is absent I buy natures plus, it has a proof label on inside of each bottle, take braggs vinegar and use kefir and take ox bile and some other stuff. I grow comfrey and also like the tincture and creams. Msm with c is important for muscle/ bone issues along with the glucosamine and chondroiten and hyaluronic acid . L threonine is interesting and hard to locate and understand . .Alpha lipoic acid for nerves and pain management and autoimmune system. Still looking for my answers ...hope you find yours. Love, Charity
Definitely Silica. It’s been scientifically proven to heal bones when calcium supplementation made no difference. Horsetail (equisetum hymale) and bamboo contain silica. I recommend getting silica from plants, but there are also ionic silica supplements available.
To be on the safe side, I would phone your doctor and describe exactly what happened to your husband. Due to COVID-19 many doctors are just doing teleconferencing - taking phone calls from patients and deciding if and when they should come in. This protects the patient as well as the doctor and office staff. In the meantime, look for comments from “Jon from Australia” on Earth Clinic’s fracture page (you have probably been on that page but may not have seen Jon’s comments – there are quite a few – under the heading “Horsetail”):
He describes using silica for fast healing of bones, fractures and breaks. As well, you may want to ask your doctor to have your husband’s Vitamin D3 levels checked. I had been taking D3 supplements for many years but, when I had a test done, it was sub-optimal. Maybe my body wasn’t absorbing it properly (I’m a senior living in the north) but it took quite awhile (with a higher dose) before my range was even considered normal. I get re-tested twice a year. Dr. Mercola has a great resource page on Vitamin D3. It’s vital for so many things. https://www.mercola.com/article/vitamin-d-resources.htm
Maybe other Earth Clinic readers will have some different suggestions. I wish you and your family all the best. Take care.
