Whole Body Vibration for Osteoporosis

Thank you for this good info..I'll be calling my primary doc and asking about getting a referral to a known Endocrinologist in my area. It's very discouraging to read that it really doesn't matter what we all do to aid ourselves in this predicament....besides taking the 'meds' for it..which can cause such other terrible maladies..too many for my piece of mind. If I can't reverse the bone damage that I have, naturally...well..at least I can feel better and enjoy what my life now has to offer me..without looking over my shoulder for something major to go 'south' because of the medication taken to assist in osteoporosis.
Please..is there someone out there that has had some good news here? I'm all into better nutritional choices and common sense exercises..that's me, for sure. Having this 'anvil' of doom over my head is not! Has anyone tried Garden of Life's, Grow Bone formula? What supplements are you taking? I'm currently getting PT..but now see that I know more then they do about this condition and what exercises and stretches are not good for osteo patients....it's a constant battle to find the right combinations that work for some kind of amelioration here for the 'sentence' we've been given..patted on the head and told to 'take this drug'......
Get out there and move..move ..move....put on a pedometer...work on 'you'....hugs....

@bunky44

I'll look forward to hearing from you after you see an endocrinologist about Hyperparathyroidism.

Like you, I have negative reactions to many of the bone-building medications. The only one I was successful in using was Evista (Raloxifene) but I took it for a long time and I was advised to change. So far the changes have caused other health problems.

I don't take a lot of supplements with the exception of Vit D3, and magnesium. You provided some interesting information about the use of the exercise trampoline. I was not aware that was good for bone building. I'll have to look into that some more.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you keep posting updates regarding your progress?

Vitamin D levels are recommended in wildly differing amounts. And K is required to have D work?

PTH is uncommon according to what u posted. Correct? It does make me wonder. I thought my neuropathy in finger, lips was from radiation chemo 2 yrs ago. I pulled off gabapentin bc of grogginess. I’m going into Mayo today for ophthalmologist ( bleeding in back of eyes).. I’ll make appt for endocrinologist Thanks!

So glad to hear that you can see a Mayo endocrinologist!

Yes, hyperparathyroidism is not a typical diagnosis. I'm thinking that doctors don't even necessarily consider looking for it since it might not be on their radar. An endocrinologist will definitely do some looking.

If you are comfortable doing so, will you let me know the date of your appointment?

Here's more information that may explain it a little better....
The Synergistic Interplay between Vitamins D and K for Bone and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613455/

Thank you! Want another Q? Someone here said they take probiotic daily. I was just prescribed meds that say that on the prescription label.
I have seen commercials but don’t know what it is or what to buy. Thanks!

Here is an article from Mayo Clinic's website on this topic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/probiotics/faq-20058065. As I mentioned before I don't take a lot of supplements and I prefer to get my nutrition through foods and not supplements.

As I've had three surgeries of the upper digestive tract I have a number or digestive issues that are helped by probiotics. I use Kefir as a natural probiotic. It is quite sour so I mix it in a blender with fruit (bananas, blueberries, whatever I have on hand) and a nutritional drink that has some flavoring. I sometimes add a bit of unsweetened cocoa or a few granules of instant coffee. All of the add-ins makes it more palatable.

You can certainly buy probiotics as well. Most GI doctors recommend Align as it was developed by GI doctors.

I will get some only bc it says so on the bottle. Hopefully I’ll find out why too. Thanks!

@happy2bhere - I just started taking Align Probiotic gummies to help with chronic constipation and I've also been making my own yogurt that uses a special type of bacteria for probiotic (L. reuteri). I got the recipe off of @LeeAase's health blog here - https://social-media-university-global.org/2020/05/best-yogurt-ever/. It usually comes out nice and thick and it's healthier than the store bought stuff with sugar in it. Really easy to make and I usually top it with fresh fruit or sometimes a little granola with some honey.