I do not have any stomach upset from taking boron. I take it with whatever medication I need - just swallow it down. I can get an upset stomach from taking just about anything. I just got off an eight week period of taking antibiotics after I was bit by a Lyme tick - this is my first day off - and I'm ready to do back flips I am so happy. It was killing my stomach. I stopped taking strontium last year. I have a dear friend who is both a doctor and a scientist, and he told me he didn't think it would do any good. He gave me the history on strontium - how it was discovered it casts a shadow on bones - which was discovered after we bombed Japan in WWII. It was a side effect from the nuclear bombs. But it subsequently did not prove to be helpful for osteoporosis. His mother had very very bad osteoporosis - was in a wheelchair for 30 years until she died. I know he would have given it to her if it were beneficial. So I threw all my expensive strontium out. If I'd known you then, I would have sent it all to you. It was Garden of Life. (I'm really down on Garden of Life - although I still use their probiotics and vitamin B. I heard yet another horror story about Nestle (who owns them) the other day - they have done yet another thing that has poisoned many thousands of people in third-world countries. It slips my mind what it was - but I'm going to try to find some other probiotics and vitamin B complex that I like because Nestle is just such a toxic company.)

I figure we are all in this osteoporosis nightmare together - so we have to try to help one another. Going completely off sugar is very good for your bones - and I also gave up all carbonated beverages. I have diabetes insipidus - which means I am CONSTANTLY feeling like I am dying of thirst and I am always in need of a bathroom to pee. It is a hormonal problem caused by my pituitary tumor. I tried taking medication for it - but it knocked my sodium off - and you don't want to mess with electrolytes - so I just continue to drink too much water. For many years (you have to remember I'm almost 70) starting when I was in my 20s, I craved something to drink all the time - and that was before the days of bottled water. So I would drink large Diet Pepsi or Diet Coke all day and all night. I think that - and the fact that my Human Growth Hormone was seriously deficient - are why I lost my bones. So I had to stop drinking anything that is carbonated as it robs the body of phosphorous which is necessary for good bone health. It was okay to walk around carrying a bottle of cola back in the early days - whereas it looked strange to be walking around with a glass of water (which was my preferred drink). To quote Maya Angelou, when I knew better, I did better - but the damage was done. I had osteoporosis since I was about 38 - about like you.

It is disappointing that doctors do not know more about nutrition - but are so quick to run to medications to fix everything. I am just the opposite. When something goes wrong with my body, I try to figure out why and see if I can fix it by eating differently or doing something different in my life. Those bone-growing drugs are straight up poison. If they really "grew" bone - you would be able to stop taking them after a while. All these women taking those drugs stuck in wheelchairs because their bones continue to break - it speaks volumes to me. Go on You Tube and find Dr. Jorge Flechea - he talks about boron for about 45 minutes or so. He has osteoporosis himself.