I was 57 when I was diagnosed with a T-score of 2.8. I'm very health conscious and have always exercised (I was a dancer), used weights and ate a clean, organic whole foods diet so I was really shocked. I refused meds, thinking that if I just do more, do better, I could beat this. I told the doctor I would take 2 years, work harder than ever and build back my bones. Two years later I was at -3.2. I then realized that I would have to go on drugs to stop the decline. I went on Forteo as I felt it was the most "natural" of the drugs since it is parathyroid hormone. I had no side effects. First year I went to -2.8, second year I actually lost a little and went to -2.9. Moral of the story is, it's easier to save bone than try to gain bone. Had I gone on Forteo right away, I would have been out of the osteoporosis range. Hindsight is 20/20. That said, at your age you could look into HRT which might maintain your bones and with the right diet and weight training, potentially build some bone. I went on HRT after Forteo to maintain the gains and it appears that it has been effective for the last 7 years as my T-score remained steady with some slight gain shown this past year.

My opinion is that Dr Lucas is a charlatan. He's ridiculously expensive and hawks products. I'd steer clear of him as well as the Bone Coach, Kevin, who charges a fortune as well. I'd stick with Keith McCormick. He is legit, very knowledgeable and charges a reasonable fee for a consult. His book Great Bones is an encyclopedia of osteoporosis. He really knows his stuff and is not out to merely make a buck but to help people through.