REMS Vancouver

What program have you been on for the last 9 months?

I was on a weightlifting program with a trainer, three times a week resistance training walking every day. I used a weighted vest and I used a vibration machine. Plus I changed my diet. I added more protein -protein at every meal and some supplements.

Are you comparing your REMs results with a previous REMs or with a previous DXA? Many of us have had better results on the REMs than we did with DXA, but they are different technologies and cannot be directly compared for improvement. I have had two REMs, a year apart, at the same time as DXAs, and although the DXA lumbar T score continues to decline, now at -3.7, the REMs remained basically the same, at -1.8. which is good, Now I just have to decide which test I want to believe and which one I will continue to have done, because consistency is key to determining progress or decline.

My recent test was a REMS, and my previous one was a DEXA. I know REMS and DEXA measure differently, so they’re not directly comparable. But I’ve decided to stick with REMS going forward because if you use it consistently, you can track your personal progress in both bone density and quality — even if DEXA might not have shown the same shift yet. The improvement I saw is motivating me to keep doing what’s working. The improvement was significant, so I’m taking it as a real win and putting my energy into my workouts instead of bouncing between scans. I’ll continue to test with REMS. Continue my program. I feel strong and I know it’s working.

What were you doing to get those great results.? Age?

Age 63.
I went on a weight training program lifting weights started light worked my way up three times a week walking every day. I worked with a trainer one day a week to make sure that I was in form. I also worked with the Naturalpath and got on a good supplement program based on my blood test to determine what I needed to add. This included such supplements as vitamin D with K2 magnesium Osteo supplements and creatine, etc. I also added in prunes daily upped my calcium through food choices and my protein. And I was on a vibrational training machine four times to five times a week. I also used a weighted vest and did simple exercises in my program such as the farmers carry continuing to increase my weights.
It wasn’t one thing that I did. I think it was a combination of everything just an awareness of what I was putting in my body and consistent weight training program. Yes you can grow muscles at 63 and I am very strong now I love it.

Where did you get the REMS? Are you in Vancouver BC or Vancouver WA?

Vancouver BC - I had it on Tuesday

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Thanks. I’m in WA.
What you are doing is a lot of what Dr. Doug Lucas recommends.