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I also have just started on this quest to figure out what is best for me, age 67 Female Osteoporosis L hip and osteopenia every place else. Fosamax and Prolia are not for me with GI Issues and having Dental implants. I am now making morning shake with Almond Milk which has high amount of calcium and am using a protein powder with a good amount of calcium in it. My goal is to increase calcium and protein intake with diet. I am taking 4-6 prunes daily to get Boron which is good for bones. I take 5000u D3 with K2 daily. I’m walking everyday. I am gathering info on Liftmor Study which showed increased bone density, this involves weight lifting so more work involved before I figure out how to proceed. I have started Bioidentical Hormone Replacement, pellets are placed under hip skin every 4mos, pricey but less than my copay quote for Prolia. I have read books to help me and have read through many posts on this and other sites. I completed successful treatment for Long Covid early in the year and cannot cope with the idea of taking anything that will make me feel unwell in anyway after what I went through with Long Covid. I hope I helped you a little.

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Consider taking a collagen supplement containing Fortibone as studies have shown it builds bone density. I take one from AlgaeCal which I buy on Amazon. Here is a link to the study and an excerpt from it:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5793325/
"2.7. Protein Supplementation
For this study, a mixture of specific bioactive collagen peptides (SCP) with a mean molecular weight of approx. 5 kDa, derived from a complex multi-step hydrolysis of collagen, was used (FORTIBONE®, GELITA AG, Eberbach, Germany). The sachets containing 5 g SCP or placebo (maltodextrin, CARGILL, Paris, France) were identical in appearance and the products were equal in flavor and texture.
Conclusions: These data demonstrate that the intake of SCP increased BMD in postmenopausal women with primary, age-related reduction of BMD. In addition, SCP supplementation was associated with a favorable shift in bone markers, indicating increased bone formation and reduced bone degradation."

@detta I am doing what you are doing. Plus I am on anarobase inhibitors from having breast cancer which can hurt bones so I have to work doubly hard to maintain bone density. There is a lot of good information about bone strength apart from dxa scans and pharmaceuticals. I agree with you. I also got a REM test which showed my spine to be good and my hips to be a little worse but both were not in an alarming spot unlike what the physicians tells you. I think we have to be our own advocates for our own bodies and I won’t take prolia because of bone cancer in animals and I don’t want to do reclast for the reasons you mention.

@detta what books would you recommend for someone just starting this journey?

@detta careful- almonds have oxalates which actually interfere with calcium absorption- you’re better off with true dairy milk