Good evening @melia7 and welcome to this always busy support group on the Connect forum. The subject matter is of interest to so many of us. And it is great to be able to share with others. We need to know as much as we can about our bodies and the many conditions that seem to present themselves to us.

I also want to compliment you for making your first post with an important question...the degree of risk for strontium? Let's open that door.

Just last month, my endocrinologist here at Mayo Clinic, gave the mentors an update on Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, and Bone Health. One of his cautions referred to reports that strontium can be responsible for cardiovascular disease.

I also looked up the "radioactive" element question. According to Wikipedia.....Natural strontium (isotope strontium-88) is stable. "Synthetic strontium-90 is radioactive and absorbed by the body like calcium. Natural strontium is not hazardous to health."

Now, this is a starter. Please continue to ask questions and validate answers. The more we know about our condition, the better chance we have of making the best choices.

Now, it's your turn. What brings you to Connect? Are you involved in finding strategies to hold back the osteoporosis that affects so many of us?

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

No it is not radioactive. That has been a source of confusion. Strontium 90 is radioactive but that is entirely different from the strontium taken as a dietary supplement for bones, which is not.