First let me say I am not the least bit offended by your comment about big Pharma and osteoporosis meds. I was diagnosed with it a couple months ago and right then my doc scheduled me for the first of 3 Reclast infusions: one per year for 3 years. I read up on it and have seen some disturbing posts from some women who have had horrible side affects from their first infusion and will not continue further infusions. I saw a good YouTube video with a doctor who has spent the last 20 years learning and researching osteoporosis and has strong opinions about the lack of progress in up to date studies on the causes, diagnosis and treatments for OP. I’m a retired RN and I did a lot of reading after my diagnosis. He sounded like a well educated, smart and dedicated physician with a specialty in an alternative approach to the long standing outdated medical treatment of OP. I just got his book “Fracture-Proof Your Bones” by Dr. John Neustadt, ND. Do a YouTube search on him. He was the guest on another docs video on OP and explained his research and treatments in detail. I am planning to follow his program soon after I finish the book. It’s time for the medical establishment to sit up and take notice of this debilitating condition and engage in some research instead of relying on decades-old conclusions that have not produced enough relief for us. I don’t mean to discredit or discourage people from choosing whatever treatment advised by your doctor. I’m just offering a possible alternative for anyone so inclined to choose a different path.