Strontium citrate (Algaecal) and fractures

Posted by pami @pami, Apr 15, 2024

I am looking to see if there are any studies done that show a reduced chance of fracture from using Strontium citrate (Algaecal) as opposed to calcium. Everything I have read only mentions increase of density using it. Does anyone have doctor input or a study showing an decrease in bone fractures?

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I thought I read somewhere on this forum that taking strontium makes your Dexa scores invalid because strontium absorbs the x-rays from the Dexa more than calcium. So, your t-scores appear to have improved, when your bone density hasn't actually improved. It would be interesting to see if the people having the improved t-scores after taking Algae-cal showed improvement when a REMS Echolight scan was used instead (which doesn't depend on x-rays.). I'm not for or agains Algae-Cal BTW. But I remember someone saying that Dexa scores had to be adjusted if you took strontium.

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That’s a very good question. I would also like to know this.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22291722/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28130552/
I incorporated the mcronutrients from these 2 studies except for melatonin, dha.
I was too weak to exercise but my bone density improved. Lots of dietary calcium.

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That melatonin study is fascinating It sort of jives with what David Sinclair says in Life Span about those brown cells. I take melatonin now and then but will do it more regularly Thanks Here is the study I find more interesting https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12035697/

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That melatonin study is fascinating It sort of jives with what David Sinclair says in Life Span about those brown cells. I take melatonin now and then but will do it more regularly Thanks Here is the study I find more interesting https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12035697/

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This study appears to have been funded and run totally by the developer, Ag-Novo. Are there any independent studies reporting the same results?

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This study appears to have been funded and run totally by the developer, Ag-Novo. Are there any independent studies reporting the same results?

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I know, it's weird. Also I contacted one guy I saw at the company, said "where can I get this," and nothing back.

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