@anatomary I am 10 years older than you with similar DEXA scores. Not on any bone meds.
The issue I have with almond milk, is that the calcium is not from the almonds, but is added to the product during processing. Sort of like adding a calcium pill to the almond milk.
For those who want food-based calcium, I recently discovered Seen Calcium Chews, which are 100% food based. Each chew contains 500mg calcium, 400IU Vitamin D, plus small amounts of phosphorus and magnesium. The ingredients are organic dates, milk minerals, almonds, milk protein and organic Vitamin D2 mushroom powder. The recommended dose is 1 chew a day. I also take 1/2 dose of a pill form of calcium.
They are available to purchase from their website: https://www.seennutrition.com/
They are kind of expensive. 30 chews cost $35.00 or $29.75 on auto delivery. 90 chews cost $105.00 or $89.25 on auto delivery.
@daisy17 Thanks for the reply; I will look into Seen Calcium Chews. I am new to supplements and to me a dollar a day to improve my bone health doesn't sound too bad. My bone specialist recommended Tymlos for two years to boost bone density and then Fosamax to lock in - but I am leary of the side-effects and don't like the idea of being on anything long term. Then there is the possibility of reversal of effect (loss of bone mineral) when going off Fosamax. A lot to take in...