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What supplements help Osteopenia, Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 20 10:49pm | Replies (173)Comment receiving replies
I, too am very curious about the marketing vs. good science re: AlgaeCal. My inclination has always been that we are meant to get our nutrients from food sources, so the concept of algae as a source is ok. I just think it might be the Juice Plus analog-- yes, the stated elements are in the product, but the high cost may not not be correlative to any functional difference from a drugstore supplement. My osteoporosis endocrinologist told me that to get adequate calcium from greens,it has to be sturdy greens such as kale & collards, not tender greens like spinach.
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We try to get most of our nutrition from eating a variety of food as well. After a couple episodes where my B12 levels rose alarmingly, I don't even use a multi-vitamin. And because there is Vitamin D in my calcium, and I practically live outdoors most of the year, I don't even take extra Vitamin D. I do supplement calcium because of my risk category.
I grow kale in my patio planters as a filler. We eat the tender parts of the leaves in place lettuce in BLT's. Also, I add strips of kale to soup in the last 20 minutes of cooking. Good in potato/leek and even tomato/basil or bean soup.
I like you Juice Plus analogy. Several evaluations of the algae based calcium supplements mentioned that the "other ingredients" beyond calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D and possibly Vitamin K have stated there is no scientific evidence to show they are helpful.
I also like what my primary told me a several years ago "Too much of most supplements just gives you expensive pee. But too much of some of them can also settle in your organs and cause damage. Only take what you need."
Sue