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Hi. Can you tell me about your friend's entire regimen? I went plant-based 8 years ago and ran half marathons and weight trained, but I still had 12 fractures over the course of the past decade. I'm 64 now and pretty fit, but on the slender side. My endocrinologist said that all of my interventions likely made my severe osteopenia in my lower body (I only had osteopenia in my lower body; it was better than my upper body, probably due to pounding from running) and my severe osteoporosis in my wrists "less bad." But she also said that my interventions were no match for the amount of bone loss I was experiencing, so I took her firm advice and went with the Reclast infusion in August 2021 (with minimal and transitory side effects). I'm wondering if your friend's regimen included something I missed. I'd like to supplement the Reclast with as many lifestyle interventions as possible. I'd be grateful to hear about her regimen in detail. I'm already weight training and jogging in the pool (not cleared for running yet, as I'm still healing from percutaneous pinning 9 months out from surgery, with three screws in my left femoral neck). Thanks for posting about your friend. I think a holistic approach for many of us -- the best that science has to offer, PLUS whatever lifestyle interventions we can adopt-- offers us the best chance of staying healthy and strong and mobile. My 94-year-old mother is in a wheelchair after breaking her hip four times. It's a fate I do not want to befall me!

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Hi Susanop. I asked her, and she said she did the elliptical 4 days/week along with weight bearing exercises, and took (over the counter) D3 and calcium. Sounds like the needed amount and time of all the exercising is what got to her. She continues some of them to stay in shape, however, but it doesn’t command the strict time/conformity to a schedule like before. I think she had challenged herself and fought the good fight, but burned out. My hat is off to her. 🙂