Goat milk powder for nutrient absorption

@pennykj I also just saw that on FB, will go get some and give it a go too.

I have started using the goat milk powder but it will be a year before another dexa and I am doing so many other things as well that it will be hard to judge it's effect. Fortunately at least, it won't hurt 🙂

I ordered that goat milk powder because I am all about whatever will help. However I emailed the company to ask, since a serving has only 61 mg of calcium how many servings are necessary to match the daily recommended calcium requirement or is this used in combination with other supplements or foods as I want to know how much calcium I am absorbing from all sources. They would not tell me yet they are going up against bone meds and other calcium supplements (I’m not on bone meds) and it has no D or K1/k2 like other supplements. I don’t think goat milk powder or goat milk is enough without added d or additional supplementation. All that being said - I’ll keep using my current supplemental protocol and add this. I’d appreciate any thoughts - I don’t know how 61 mg of calcium without additional direction or supplementation is the answer or a substitution and I’m getting no answers from the company. Any thoughts here would be helpful. Thanks.

@anatomary About eating a lot of almond products, have learned they’re high in oxalates which bind w calcium and 1) prevent absorption ( and 2) can also lead to kidney stones in some of us), unfortunately…

@luckypup
Did you know that you don’t have to wait a year to see if your interventions are working. DEXA only tells you what your bones are like at the time of the test. Bone Marker blood tests can show what is currently happening. Your doctor can order CTx and P1NP tests for you. They should really run these before prescribing meds to see if you need to lower your osteoclasts or raise your osteoblasts. They should then run them again to check the meds are working. From what I have read most Drs do not do this which is bad as they don’t then know what is causing your bone loss for sure. They can just guess.
Also, if you are trying to go the natural route you can ask them to order the tests. This can help you choose the right natural interventions and also you can see if your natural interventions are actually working or not. If your Dr won’t order them you can order yourself and pay for them. They are around $300 for both tests from Quest or Labcorp. I have found a company that you can order through. OsteoIQ. They can get them a little cheaper than ordering for yourself.
Good luck with the goats milk. I am not ordering the powder but I did start drinking it.

@sueinthelou Thank you! Yes, I do plan on getting those tests ordered. I just started treatment (Forteo and supplements and some extra exercises) though so I want to wait a bit since I didn't get them pre start. My doc is out recovering from a back surgery so I'm going to wait till he gets back. I'll try the OsteoIQ route if I have to wait too long or something. I'm also getting a REMS test to compare to the Dexa I had a couple of months ago.
The goats milk powder isn't too bad. My friend is trying some the goat milk protein powder. I haven't heard what she thinks of it yet though.

@kayemlooney thanks for letting me know! I am meeting with an Osteopharmacologist this coming week - we're going to explore ways forward. I am leaning natural route but I'm sure they'll be some drug choices on the table!

Just received my first package of goats milk powder. I’m 67 and my femur score isn’t great. I teach fitness to older adults and still perform on stage a bit so am fairly active. Hoping that keeps me going. But very interested to see how the goats milk powder works. Apparently it does take a few months for any noticeable improvement so we shall see!! Good luck everyone.