I am glad you are taking a proactive approach to managing your care. I know what you are saying - in so many cases, after listening to the stories and reading the warnings, sometimes it might seem the cure may be worse than the disease. The pace of release of drugs is so rapid, it seems no one can keep up adequately on the choices, effectiveness, side effects, and interactions...

When considering proprietary drugs vs complimentary or alternative treatment, I apply a few cardinal rules:
1- No buying from multi-level marketers or sponsored ads on TV or Internet - period.
2 - No product which has not been tested by professionals independently.
3 - Ingredients must be disclosed though not necessarily the formula.
4 - No product that sets you up for automatic delivery before you have tried it.
5- Information about testing results must appear in peer-reviewed journalist, not be published by the inventor, and include a significant number of subjects who were in a blind study.

All that said, most of the women and some men in my family have osteoporosis ( I was thankfully spared.) I have observed that those who manage it without prescription drugs have a lot in common: varied, healthy diet with adequate calcium and protein, weight management, a lot of weight-bearing exercise.
Sue