Yes, thank you, your comment is very enouraging. I am 75 years old, small frame at 5"2' and 105lbs. I slipped into the range for osteoporosis last year with a negative 2.5 in lumbar area with hip area remainig at negative 2.2. My primary care doctor referred me to a local clinic and I was told I had to immediately go on Fosamax. No mention of exercise or diet, just take this medicine or end up in a wheelchair in ten years!

Thankfully, I did research on my own and discovered this site and community.

In short, after weeks of researching and soul searching, I decided not to take the medication and to try and improve or hold steady through vitamins, weight lifting and diet change. I have a trainer at our local Y who specializes in "women of a certain age" and I started my weight training two months ago.

In the past, I was a runner, walker and took a yoga class four to five times a week. Now, I do weight training every other day along with a two to three mile walk, and just two yoga classes a week. I have increased my calcium intake greatly and added vitamin k and magnesium to the vitamin D and B12 I was already taking. And I also added a collagen supplement that contains Fortibone.

My trainer told me about an Instagram site by Dr. Lisa Wittstein. She is an orthopedic surgeon at Duke University Medical Center who specializes in women's bone health. She has good exercise and nutrition tips. I also visit Brick House Bones...both of these sites I find excellent.

Good luck to everyone!