Lara Pizzorno
How Lara Pizzorno, Bestselling Author of Your Bones, Stopped Bone Loss
See More Read more about Lara Pizzorno.Lara Pizzorno - Seattle, Washington
Hi my name is Lara Pizzorno and I wanted to do a testimonial for AlgaeCal because it's been such a big help to me.
I discovered AlgaeCal because I'm a medical writer and editor of a medical journal and I recently wrote a book on bone health called 'Love Your Bones', so I'm constantly looking at the research on bone health and I came across a number of studies that got me interested in AlgaeCal.
I saw 2 laboratory, in vitro, cell cultures studies in which AlgaeCal significantly outperformed the other forms of calcium: calcium carbonate and calcium citrate in bone cells; in osteoblasts.
And then I saw several new studies in which AlgaeCal was very effective in building bone. And so I contacted them and ended up going on AlgaeCal myself. I was real impressed with the research I read, so I started taking AlgaeCal.
Let's see- it was the summer of 2011. And when I had my next DEXA run, my bone density had gone up hugely. My T scores in my spine went from a -1.9 T score to -1.5. Actually it was -1.7 to -1.5 and my femur went from -1.9 to -1.5.
So it was a really huge positive change. And I had been doing everything right for my bones- I know a lot about bone health. And I had been doing all the other things that I know about eating properly; taking all the nutrients and getting lots of weight-bearing exercise- and the only thing I changed in my bone-building regimen was switching to AlgaeCal as my source of calcium. So I'm sure it's made a big difference in me.
So after I finished doing this I was thinking about why this form of calcium was so effective for me; why was it doing so much better of a job on the osteoblast cells in the studies, and the women who were using it in the clinical trials? And what I believe is going on is AlgaeCal is not just calcium. It is calcium in the matrix of all the other trace minerals that the sea algae uses to form itself. And the interaction amongst the nutrients is synergistic. And I think there may be trace minerals in AlgaeCal that were missing from my diet- and are probably missing in a lot of peoples' diets that are in just the right proportions to be effective.
I know it's been a huge help to me and I will continue to be using it.
I'd also like to add that I had been writing some blogs for AlgaeCal about the scientific research and I'm not doing that anymore- so I'm definitely not being paid to provide this testimonial for AlgaeCal.
I want you to know I'm doing it because I think the product is effective and I hope you'll give it a try.
2015 Update:
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Hello, my name's Lara Pizzorno. I'm the author of "Your Bones" and I'm here to share some information with you that I hope will help you and will encourage you to have healthier bones. In this series of videos, I'm sharing my personal story about why I became involved, why I wrote "Your Bones," what motivates me. Because several people wrote in and asked that I do so. So I hope this will be useful for you.
As I mentioned in the last video in this series, I just had my latest DEXA run last week. And I have to tell you, I was nervous about it because of all that has happened to me since my DEXA was run in 2012. And I haven't had one done since then. In August 2012, my Smart Car was rear-ended by a person who gunned it to get through a red light as it was changing. And my little car was totally destroyed. I was hit so hard that I was thrown under the car in front of me and both the front and back ends were completely crushed. Besides lots of bruising, I broke a tooth.
Over the next year, I had several jaw infections, I lost the tooth, I had to have a dental implant. And over the next eight months, my back began to hurt and it began to hurt more and more. What was happening, which we didn't understand yet, was that I was developing a fluid-filled cyst between two of my lumbar vertebra and until we figured that out, which took more than a year, the pain kept getting worse and worse because the cyst was growing and pressing on nerves coming from my spine. Finally, when I could no longer sit or stand or sleep because of the pain, my doctor referred me to an orthopedic specialist who ran an MRI. And a week later, this was in February 2014, I had back surgery to remove the cyst and I began to heal.
But I had also suffered damage to my left elbow and my abdominal wall. So 11 months after the back surgery, just this past January, I underwent more surgery to repair my arm and my abdominal wall. And then four days after that surgery, I caught the flu and I was really sick for more than two weeks. 10 weeks after all of this, just this past week, I had my most recent DEXA run. And as I said, I was nervous about it because chronic inflammation triggers the activation of the specialized cells that remove bone, our osteoclasts. So chronic inflammation promotes bone loss. And let me tell ya, I had a lot of chronic inflammation these past couple of years.
As I've said before, I'm also genetically at very high risk in great part because I have a vitamin D receptor, polymorphism that I inherited from my family that makes it very hard for me to absorb vitamin D. Plus I also have other vitamin, they're called SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphism, they're genetic polymorphisms that increase my risk for bone loss. I have a parathyroid hormone polymorphism that translates to my having an overactive parathyroid. So I'm more likely to produce too much parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone in excess promotes bone loss when it's chronically elevated. I have a polymorphism in my body's projection of immune cells. So I tend to have a stronger and a longer-lasting inflammatory response than most people. And thus, I have a tendency to be chronically inflamed.
I knew that I was doing everything that I knew how to do to make up for this. I was eating the bone-building diet I talked about in "Your Bones." I was getting extra weight-bearing exercise as often as I could. And I was being very good about taking my AlgaeCal Plus and the extra vitamin D and extra vitamin K2 that I personally need because of my faulty genetics. But I didn't know if it would be enough.
I was quite worried but in short, yes, my DEXA results were just wonderful. I am now well within the completely normal range. And given all that has happened to me since my prior DEXA, that's just amazing. As you know, a T-score between one, +1.0 and -1.0 is what is considered normal or healthy. While my T-score is now -0.2, which is well within healthy range and a huge improvement despite all of the above from what it was in 2012. My Z-score is also better than healthy normal, which is zero. Mine is 0.6. And my overall age match score is better than perfect. Perfect is 100% and I'm now clocking in at 106%. Plus, since 2012, my body fat dropped 3.4% from 26.5% to 23.1%.
If you've listened to some of my other videos, the ones on how calcium helps us burn more fat, excrete more fat and not feel hungry for longer, I can tell you personally these studies are not kidding. It's really true. I haven't changed my already healthy diet. I just made a real effort to consume calcium-rich foods, along with my AlgaeCal Plus to make sure that I'm getting at least 1,200 milligrams of calcium every day.
And if you saw the videos in which I explain that AlgaeCal Plus is not just calcium but contains four different kinds of plant-derived calcium plus at least 70 trace minerals that the sea algae use to build its bony structure plus vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 and magnesium and vitamin C and boron, and if you've tuned in for any of the videos on all the really great things that boron does for our bones, you understand that it really takes a nutrient village to build healthy bones. A whole team of nutrients that AlgaeCal Plus supplies for us.
So that's my story. Today, despite my unhappy genetics, just by car accidents and surgeries and living in Seattle where the rain festival runs from September through August, I am the proud possessor of strong, healthy bones. Thanks for tuning in and I hope this information was helpful to you.
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Kyle Lim
Kyle’s Omega 3 Levels Went From 4.74% to 9.48% in just 3 months!
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Before:
“I’m an avid sportsman who enjoys anything from fishing to snowboarding. About 2 years ago, I joined a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing training program with a friend, but during the process. I experienced aches and pains with my legs and cramps regularly occurred.
Eventually, the gradual pain built up and my legs gave out after about 6 months.
The cramps went away shortly after, but I continued to experience on and off pain while doing light exercise such as biking and playing volleyball. In an attempt, to built my leg activity level back up.
In July 2015, I took the Omega 3 Blood Test and had a low reading of 4.74% and learned that the desirable level is 8% and above. In order to get my Omega 3 levels up, I started to take Triple Power Omega 3 Fish Oil and to my surprise aches and pains in my legs went away.
Today, I’ve increased my sports activity to more vigorous workouts while playing soccer which of course includes cardio and leg work. It’s been over a month of taking Triple Power Omega 3 Fish Oil while playing soccer and I really enjoy the taste, but most of all I always looking forward to taking it with no side effects. In the end of October 2015, I will take another Omega 3 Blood Test. I’m anxious to see my results and where my physically level will be.”
After:
“Hi everyone, my name is Kyle!
And in July 2015, about 3 months ago I took the OmegaQuant test and my omega 3 levels were at 4.73%, which is just slightly above the undesirable level.
Then I took Triple Power Omega 3 Fish Oil as directed for 3 months and now I’m at 9.48%, which is well above the desirable level.
Ever since I started taking the supplement, my physical ability has increased significantly. I’ve built up my fitness levels to more rigorous workouts without any aches and pains. My exercises on the bike that I could do were only at the 10 resistance level setting and I could only last for maybe about 20 minutes before my legs would give out. Today, I’m at the 15 resistance level setting and I can last well over an hour!
The results are flat out and indisputable. On top of that, winter is coming and I plan to go get back into my favorite activity: snowboarding! Thank you.”
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Debbie D’Arcy
A Fractured Wrist Revealed Bone Loss, So Here’s What Debbie Did…
See More Read more about Debbie D’Arcy.Debbie D’Arcy - Swansea, UK
Hello, my name is Debbie D'Arcy. I'm 59 years old and about five years ago I had a fall. It was a pretty unexciting fall and involved falling from a low stool. And surprisingly, at the time, I discovered I'd done quite a fair bit of damage.
I'd actually sustained a wrist fracture by breaking both the ulna and the radius and the consequences were that it was quite a lengthy period of recovery really because I had secondary problems to the hand and that required physiotherapy. And a general feeling of well, not feeling very brilliant about myself and realizing how frail I'd become.
So I looked on the internet, came across AlgaeCal... Was very, very encouraged by the testimonials that I read and people's success and people's delight at finding something that was a massive help to them.
I'm delighted to say that I have had several DEXA scans since that time, all of them showing a steady improvement in my bone density mass. My hip reading, in fact, is virtually into the normal range, being a T-score of -1.1 so everything seems to be going in the right direction.
I have every intention of continuing on this treatment in the longer term until my readings are well and truly in the normal range. At the risk of sounding quite a clumsy clot, I actually have had two falls since then, both of them landing on the same hand that I landed on when I broke my wrist, and I've not broken any bones. And two of them could have resulted easily in the same condition. But things are strengthening.
I'm very grateful for that and I'm very grateful to the producers of AlgaeCal and Strontium for giving me something that I can feel confident in. I would recommend it to others in my situation. So thank you very much.
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Stephanie Ruffin
Stephanie Ruffin No Longer has Bone Loss
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Dear AlgaeCal, I would like to share my success story. I saw a great improvement in my bone density using AlgaeCal, weight-bearing exercise, and prayer. It's a wonderful product. I have had much success therefore I have shared AlgaeCal with many people. Thanks.
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S. Modugno
“Besides Improvement From My Hip I Am Pain Free!!”
See More Read more about S. Modugno.S. Modugno - Toms River, NJ
AlgaeCal Inc, After taking both AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost for one year I was rescanned (DEXA san). The scan showed improvement of 7.4%. Besides improvement from my hip I am pain free!! I am now able to enjoy playing with/picking up my grandkids, yard work and exercise. This past weekend I actually joined my family and friends in a bounce house at my granddaughter's 2nd birthday party. It was awesome - I felt like a teenager again! Thank you for introducing these wonderful products to me. Your staff is highly knowledgeable and helpful. DEXA Scan Results:
- 3/25/14 LT Hip (-2.5)
- 3/31/15 LT Hip (-2.3)
- 7.4% improvement
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Mary Teeuwen
Mary’s Doctor Wants to do What She’s Doing
See More Read more about Mary Teeuwen.Mary Teeuwen - Ontario, Canada
Hi, I am Mary Teeuwen, and I wish to share my experience. After two years of taking AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium, my bone density improved, in both my hip and spine.
My goal is to continue taking these supplements, and to improve my diet and exercise program, to ensure that my bone density continues to increase.
Ironically, since then, my doctor, who is now in her mid-50s, has also chosen to take AlgaeCal and Strontium.
I am very pleased with these supplements, because they are natural, because they are monitored and tested, and because they have proven to increase my bone density significantly. Thank you.
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Barbara Briddle
Barbara Briddle on AlgaeCal, “It Has Changed My Life”
See More Read more about Barbara Briddle.Barbara Briddle - Arizona City, AZ
My name is Barbara Briddle, I live in Arizona and this is my story on using AlgaeCal and how it has changed my life. It all began in 2008 when during my Bone Density Review with my doctor; it was determined I had bone loss. The test scores at the time were:
- AP Spine L1-L4 was at -2.6
- Total Hip Left was at -1.4
- Femoral Neck (Left) was at -2.1
I found an article on AlgaeCal and decided to give it a try. It offered a very good money back guarantee if my test scores did not improve over the next two years so I thought what do I have to lose.
In 2010 during my next Bone Density Review with a different doctor (I had changed doctors since 2008) at first all she did was talk about my 2008 test scores and her concerns. She had not seen the results from my test in 2008 and was basing her decisions on the 2010 test alone.
I had brought my X-rays and reviews from 2008 and asked her to please compare the results between 2008 and 2010. After doing so she was actually surprised to see that the tests did show improvement in all 3 areas. After further discussion, she even agreed to wait until the next test in 2012 before deciding on an action to take.
- My Ap Spine L1 – L4 had improved from -2.6 to -2.2
- My Total Hip Left had improved from -1.4 to -1.3
- My Femoral Neck NO information for my Femoral Neck.
In 2012 I had my third Bone Density Review with another doctor (we had moved again). I hadn’t picked up the past X-rays from my previous doctor so I didn’t have anything for the doctor to compare the results to. However, I did have the hard copy reviews filed away at home. Reviews of the last 3 Bone Density Tests from 2008 to 2012 show the following T-Scores:
AP Spine L1-L4
- 2008 -2.6
- 2010 -2.2 – Improved
- 2012 – Total 1.4
- Still improving moving towards normal +1 and -1
Total Hip Left
- 2008 -1.4
- 2010 -1.3 – Improved
- 2012 Total -.4
- Now Normal Bone Density
Femoral Neck (Left)
- 2008 -2.1
- 2010 No Info
- 2012 -1.2
- Improved, moving towards normal +1 and -1
Because of the positive results using AlgaeCal I intend to continue to take it and will continue to monitor my results. I am extremely happy with the improvements.
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Sandy Ham
Despite Her Genes, Sandy Started Gaining Bone Density — in Just 6 Months!
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My name is Sandy and I have an AlgaeCal success story to tell. I was determined not to be a statistic. In my mid-20s, I made significant health changes. I became a vegetarian, began taking calcium supplements, and exercising.
So I began seeing some holistic health professionals and after three years, my bone density continued to decline. In July 2013, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I consulted a holistic professional but eventually, it was determined that I needed to begin taking thyroid medication, a generic form of Synthroid. The medication significantly improved my symptoms but I was concerned about how it might affect my bone density.
I'd previously researched the AlgaeCal program but was hesitant to try it because of the cost. However, after trying so many other options, figured what have I go to lose except about $300 if it didn't work? But I could gain back my bone health if it did work.
So I decided to take the risk and ordered my first six months' supply. I began taking AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost in February of 2014 and had a DEXA scan in August of 2014. My scan revealed that I had the most significant change being in my left femur, which had gone from a T-score of -4 to -2.2 in just six months on the AlgaeCal program. And this happened during the same time that I was also taking thyroid medication.
I am such a believer in the AlgaeCal program and I plan to stay on it for the rest of my life.
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Sheryl Archuleta
I Feel Improved Solely Because I was Taking This Bone Health Combination
See More Read more about Sheryl Archuleta.Sheryl Archuleta - Buena Vista, CO
Hello, my name is Sheryl,
I'm from Buena Vista, Colorado and I'd like to tell you, in December of 2012, at 60 years old, I had my first DEXA scan.
Two months later, I found the AlgaeCal website and decided to try it, and that was February, 2013. In May of 2014, a little over a year later, I did a bone scan again and I got my results, I was so excited that my bone density had improved. My spine went from a T score of minus 2.9 to minus 2.3. My hip went from a T score of minus 1.3 to minus one. I highly recommend this product. I didn't do anything different, I've always exercised, eat well, and my bone density, I feel, improved solely because I was taking this bone health combination from AlgaeCal.
Thank you, bye.
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