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Anyone else doing OsteoStrong and AlgaeCal with Strontium?

Posted by karenolivia47 @karenolivia47, Sep 6, 2025

I had three doses of Fosamax in June, 2024. After the third dose I developed ilial tibial band syndrome--probably the worst pain I've had since childbirth! Mercifully, it disappeared soon after and I never took another dose. In researching non-drug options I came across OsteoStrong and AlgaeCal with Strontium. I started both about 15 months ago. In May, 2024 my lumbar spine was -4.1. Now it is -2.9. Left hip has improved from -2.6 to -2.0--in 15 months. My endocrinologist is STILL pushing Reclast! I'd appreciate thoughts from you all, please.

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eileenvan | @eileenvan | Sep 21, 2025

Just started Algae Cal, tastes like a dog bone. I can usually drink something bad tasting if it’s good for me, but this stuff is really bad. Not sure I can stick w it.

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karenolivia47 | @karenolivia47 | Sep 21, 2025
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Just started Algae Cal, tastes like a dog bone. I can usually drink something bad tasting if it’s good for me, but this stuff is really bad. Not sure I can stick w it.

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Yikes! Are you taking AlgaeCal plus? It's a capsule and so is the Strontium Citrate. No taste at all.

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eileenvan | @eileenvan | Sep 21, 2025
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Yikes! Are you taking AlgaeCal plus? It's a capsule and so is the Strontium Citrate. No taste at all.

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I got algae cal collagen
Will look into Strontium Citrate.
Have to ask my GI dr because I have a tumor on my pancreas and don’t simulate vitamins properly.
Thanks for the reply

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maymore | @maymore | Sep 22, 2025

With those improvements I would continue what you are doing!!!

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nycmusic | @nycmusic | Sep 22, 2025
In reply to @eileenvan "I got algae cal collagen Will look into Strontium Citrate. Have to ask my GI dr..." + (show)
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I got algae cal collagen
Will look into Strontium Citrate.
Have to ask my GI dr because I have a tumor on my pancreas and don’t simulate vitamins properly.
Thanks for the reply

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Check out collagen in capsules or tabs….one place to research is consumer labs….

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eileenvan | @eileenvan | Sep 22, 2025
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Check out collagen in capsules or tabs….one place to research is consumer labs….

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Thank you

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lamd | @lamd | Sep 23, 2025

Hi, I have been struggling with what an effective, but safe amount of vitamin k is for osteoporosis. I want to make sure I am not taking too much K also. Any recommendations on K. Does anyone take Pure Encapsulations Synergy K? Is a small amount of K effective?

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rse1 | @rse1 | Sep 24, 2025

@karenolivia4 - You mention OsteoStrong. Do you mean the clinic (not a supplement)? Ive been wanting to try the clinic out, and based on your post (if you mean the clinic), I will!

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karenolivia47 | @karenolivia47 | Sep 24, 2025
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@karenolivia4 - You mention OsteoStrong. Do you mean the clinic (not a supplement)? Ive been wanting to try the clinic out, and based on your post (if you mean the clinic), I will!

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Yes. The clinic.

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shelldct1 | @shelldct1 | Sep 28, 2025
In reply to @sl303 "Also want to say I am happy to see your scores improve (this is to the..." + (show)
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Also want to say I am happy to see your scores improve (this is to the first writer, my other comment was to the person who talked about necessity of strontium)

Anyway I am resisting Evenity although most of my friends succumbed to Reclast That sounds a little less scary And pushing is def the word for what these doctors do

Interesting to see you're doing Osteo Strong Margaret Martin seems to think those are too intense, she pushes that Marodyne. I was ready to order, then read something quite depressing on substack by this ortho - not an osteoporosis doc - I've been following on twitter for years. He says NOTHING really works except LIFTMOR/Onero (he doesn't mention the second name) level exercises and gives a very thorough breakdown on why. I was like "no wonder my scores got worse even tho I wear a weighted vest and did go to a PT" (but only got up to 25 pounds. The nearest PT who offers Onero is an hour and a half away from me. I think i'm going to try to get up to 45 pounds, maybe w a personal trainer or PT up here , and then go down so i don't have all that commuting while building strength. Oh, what this guy says about jumping is also interesting. https://howardluksmd.substack.com/p/osteoporosis-prevention-and-treatment

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@sl303 thank you for sharing this link. It is one of the most thorough papers I have read about how to address osteoporosis through the right exercises. For those of you who haven’t had the chance to read it, I have taken screen shots of the main takeaways:
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