Hi, mary1951!
Thank you for the kind words! 😊

Yes, I use the Marodyne LIV platform twice a day, but have also just ordered the wearable Osteoboost vibration belt (should receive it in about a month). An initial albeit small clinical trial indicated it may be quite effective at improving bone density. We shall see! The price, at around $900+ is much more reasonable.

I saw my rheumatologist last week, the same one who had wanted me to go on Reclast (which I refused, having heard about longterm pain as a possible side effect, as well as arrhythmia). He had completely overlooked my latest DEXA & TBS scores, and his own recommendation that I needn’t go on OP drugs after all!
Instead, he asked me how I was going to treat my osteoporosis!!!! Gobsmacked, I replied that I no longer had osteoporosis, and that my latest scan showed my spine as normal! Clearly flustered at this oversight, he looked at my results and asked how did I achieve this big jump in my score. When I started to respond, his eyes glazed over and I knew it was a waste of time. He is totally in the Big Pharma thrall.

That aside, I really do think you can achieve amazing results if you are willing to put in the work. If I had gone on the Reclast, the average improvement in lumbar spine bone density is about 4.1% a year. Using natural means in under a year and a half, I had:
- approximately a 32% improvement in my spine;
- over 6% in the average femoral neck score; and,
- about a 32% improvement in the average total hip scores (calculating SD, or standard deviation).

I am now at the point where my functional gynecologist says it’s okay to cut back on the supplements. Not much on pill taking, so happy about that!