Sounds like you are going in tr right direction. Surprised your doc is still pushing the drugs. With results like that Id expect your doc to say, keep doing what you are doing.

The improvement you experienced after using AlgaeCal with Strontium and attending OsteoStrong for a year and a half is so remarkable and encouraging to me. I have -4.5 numbers in my spine and my doctor told me today that even if I could improve my food absorption, my bone density will never improve no matter what I do unless I take drugs. I felt so disheartened when she said that, but your words offer me renewed hope! May I ask you what the strength of the Strontium is that you are taking? OsteoStrong might be too much for me to handle but I want to look into that too. My supplements, which are many, seem to be keeping me from getting worse for the past three years but I am afraid that the supplements will never build up my bone density and since I am 73, I am nervous about what will happen as I age. Thank you for sharing! I'm going to run these ideas past my doctor, because I also suffer with IBS, and it would be nice if I could get her support. Best wishes to you on your healing journey which is amazing.

Don't give up, Edwina! The Strontium dosage is 680 mg. I too was terrified about having to take drugs so had a lot invested in AlgaeCal and Strontium and OsteoStrong working for me. I haven't been particularly good about spacing of the AlgaeCal. I take the first dose in the morning, eat pretty much what I want, including yogurt, and take the second dose at least 4 hours later, usually around noon. I take the Strontium in the evening. AlgaeCal makes it easy with their Bone Builder Pack which includes both AlgaeCal Plus and the Strontium. I am a believer. Will be rooting for you!

I take algaecal plus but stopped short of taking the strontium because of everything I read on line about false positives ..... it shows on the dexa scan numbers which are better because the strontium is heaver than calcium but there is no real change in bone density. I would love for someone to show me the science that negates that since i do not want meds and have 2 compression fractures

I did considerable research on OsteoStrong including doing a one-time free trial. I suggest careful review of research about any intervention that you are considering.

Here are some things that influenced me not to proceed with OsteoStrong (OS):
1 - I could find no good scientific research that indicates OS works. All personal stories I read of success included other interventions simultaneously. I saw personal stories of failures describing no-progress, and even posters who claimed injury, from OS.
2 - OS is expensive per minute. You sign up per month but they allow you to do the "exercise" a max of only 1 time per week. While I was there some women came in, did the machines, and left in only 10 minutes. Other research on other interventions have shown that at least 2x per week is needed for a positive bone effect.
3 - There is good research showing the benefits of other interventions such as impact exercises, WBV, and high resistance exercises as in the LiftMor studies. I am spending my time and money on these types of well-supported activities.

New research papers were published in 2025 about OsteoStrong. Below are a couple of links discussing the research, and you can search for the actual papers yourself.

Osteoporosis Canada:
https://osteoporosis.ca/position-statements/osteoporosis-canadas-response-to-a-recent-publication-about-osteostrong
Review in International Osteoporosis Foundation publication:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40691713/
Dr. Doug Lucas (also read the comments on this video):

My thought are you made incredible improvement and shame on your doctor for not cheering you on

I follow Dr. Doug Lucas on Facebook. He doesn't appear to be encouraging Osteostrong due to current published studies of efficacy. However your latest scan values are impressive. If I were you I wouldn't change what I was doing.

Went from -2.9 to -2.4, still pushing Reclast as well. No to that.