I will chime in here to say I do have a Marodyne and though the study recently done along with the Onero Program based on the LIFTMORE studies by Belinda Beck didn’t produce the results they were thinking it would….. I believe the jury is still out as there were some things that turned out to not be ideal with how the study went. I think there’s real science behind the idea of stimulating the mesenchymal areas (soft part of the bone in the middle where differentiation of what those red blood cellls may become. …. Fat or will they become things to encourage bone build up.?? Anyway… I feel in my heart overtime this science will prove to be beneficial. My own opinion!!!
Next , I have been a user of Algae Cal for years . At first just that , then added the Strontium and after that had a big boost 6% in my DEXA . I thought terrific . But after I had a fragility fracture of my spine 2 summers ago I decided after drilling down more about the whole idea of the strontium taking the place of calcium in the bone that makes your DEXA. Look better , I quit taking it. So glad I did. After all this when I consulted with McCormick from the Great Bones book and he said to me …you stopped the strontium right before your fracture, right??? Which I had not actually , I stopped it a few months after. BUT… to me he obviously thought my fracture was related to stopping the strontium that because now that was gone and my Calcium uptake had been decreased , that that was likely the thing that put me over the edge to result in my fracture of L1. Mind you I’ve always been a very active athletic person , but actually not doing the real exercise that is needed to build bone!!!
That was a long rant ,,, but these thoughts I believe in my heart are valid. Do your own research!!! Good luck to you and all on this complicated journey!!