trixiegirl,
it is really confusing.
Dr. Doug is thinking about Forteo. He leans to it as a first choice, though I suspect any prescription from him would come after a careful examination of the particulars in each patient.
At least to reconsider medication that halts or thwarts the normal process of bone acquistion as not the best we can accomplish is in line with his other healthful positions. So it's Forteo.
He has links for discounts that are tiny profits for him. But the guy is carefull collecting data to try and determine the best bone marker ratios.
It's hard to get away from the intense advertising for products like algaecal. From what I read it is a good product (trace amounts of lead aside), but very expensive. The cost, no doubt recovering the costly advertising campaign.
When your bones start dissolving it isn't as easy as just the rug being pull out from under you. These companies wouldn't be so lucrative if osteoporosis didn't make us feel desperate. There are too many at the ready, taking advantage.