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Improve bone density and strength without medication?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 13 6:26am | Replies (185)Comment receiving replies
@plav @cpd54 I am just going through some of these discussion threads and was wondering if you ended up having to take meds or are you still trying to improve the natural way? I was recently diagnosed (tscore of-3.2 spine, -2.2 hips). FRAX score is excellent; less than 1% chance of hip fracture, 5% chance of osteoporotic fracture. I am 5’1”, 100 pounds, 64 YO. Very active.
No underlying causes for OP; just menopause and not getting enough calcium before.
So I decided not to do meds now, trying to improve or stay stable by using proper nutrition, supplements, strength training, etc. I will reassess in a year then I will decide my next step. Any advice from you both would be appreciated
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If you are going to do that, I would get the P1NP and CTX blood tests beforehand as a baseline. Then, check them in six months - no need to wait for a year. You can see if what you are doing is having an effect. If you see CTX going up, that's a sign that you may be getting worse.
Remember that it's important to have those tests first thing in the morning, fasting. CTX in particular can vary wildly during the day.