Sunnyflower, the strontium in New Chapter Bone Strength is useless because it is combined with calcium. The body seems to always choose calcium over strontium if taken together, at least that is what current research suggests. So it is best to take calcium and strontium apart from one another. Strontium late at night is usually best. It does bother me that the research for New Chapter seems to be flawed.

I have never understood the concern about cutting nutritious fat out of the diet. The body needs fat. In fact if you add fat to carbos the body is less likely to store carbohydrates as fat...so lots of butter on baked potatoes please.

When my husband decided he needed to lost 40 lbs, he bought a blood glucose monitoring device to see what raised his glucose levels. He then culled those items which were almost all carbos, especially potatoes, rice and bakery items from his diet. Then he added lots of fat and protein. The lbs melted away. After he lost the weight and started adding items bk into his diet he made sure to keep lots of fat in the equation because the fat slows down the glucose rise. Bottom line eating fats in combination with carbohydrates can affect how quickly the carbohydrates are absorbed in the digestive tract, potentially leading to a slower, more sustained rise in blood glucose levels.

Thanks for the information about boron. I eat lots of nuts, raisins, beets. Still, after reading the research I think that 3mg of boron would be prudent for especially hormone regulation during menopause.

Warmest wishes to you also, Sunnyflower.