Strontium

[CounterofPills]

ever hear of this mineral ? I spelled it incorreectly on previous post...

[Art S]

"CounterofPills" <counterofpills@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030910220859.20860.00000547@mb-m21.aol.com...
> ever hear of this mineral ? I spelled it incorreectly on previous post...

First, to help you do your own research:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en (strontium
has been discussed here several times)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi (for studies)


The quick summary:
1) Strontium increases bone density because strontium is denser than
some of the minerals it replaces in the bone. Because of this, the
results of a DEXA are invalidated unless a correction factor is
applied.
2) Strontium appears to decrease fracture risk, although there is some
disagreement in the studies (in one study, people receiving 1 gram of
strontium per day did worse than people receiving either 1/2 gram or
2 grams of strontium per day. This doesn't seem logical to me, and
I would like to know why this happened. Reported in
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/87/5/2060)
3) Information is new enough that many doctors won't be familiar with
it. When I checked with my doctor (around one-half year ago), she
said that results were mixed, and she wasn't recommending it. There
appear to have been several studies published since then, so it may
be getting wider acceptance.

It is still relatively difficult to find a source of Strontium.

Art

[Beach Runner@nospam.com]

Well, Strontium 90 is a byproduct of nuclear activity. It combines
very easily with the bones, and is slowly deadly. Sadly, we've known
that for years.

Art S wrote:

> "CounterofPills" <counterofpills@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20030910220859.20860.00000547@mb-m21.aol.com...
> > ever hear of this mineral ? I spelled it incorreectly on previous post...
>
> First, to help you do your own research:
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en (strontium
> has been discussed here several times)
>
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi (for studies)
>
> The quick summary:
> 1) Strontium increases bone density because strontium is denser than
> some of the minerals it replaces in the bone. Because of this, the
> results of a DEXA are invalidated unless a correction factor is
> applied.
> 2) Strontium appears to decrease fracture risk, although there is some
> disagreement in the studies (in one study, people receiving 1 gram of
> strontium per day did worse than people receiving either 1/2 gram or
> 2 grams of strontium per day. This doesn't seem logical to me, and
> I would like to know why this happened. Reported in
> http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/87/5/2060)
> 3) Information is new enough that many doctors won't be familiar with
> it. When I checked with my doctor (around one-half year ago), she
> said that results were mixed, and she wasn't recommending it. There
> appear to have been several studies published since then, so it may
> be getting wider acceptance.
>
> It is still relatively difficult to find a source of Strontium.
>
> Art

[Art S]

<Beach Runner@nospam.com> wrote in message news:3F600C9C.AE4068B1@cfl.rr.com...
> Well, Strontium 90 is a byproduct of nuclear activity. It combines
> very easily with the bones, and is slowly deadly. Sadly, we've known
> that for years.
>

There are non-radioactive forms of Strontium.

Art