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It has a very bio-available form of calcium and lots of other minerals and vitamins that show a lot of promise for osteoporosis.
Get active, stay active. If it is painful to exercise physical therapy could help with that.
My wife was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis a couple of years ago. She had 3 fractured vertebrae and could barely walk a half a block. Physical therapy and hormones helped bring her back from the precipice. We are taking a mostly natural/nutritional approach to strengthening her bones. We did try Forteo (teriparatide) for a short time which was supposed to be a shot every day for about two years. The first month she took it faithfully. It made her feel crummy and lethargic which undermined her resolve to get exercise. The 2nd month she took it a few days on and a few days off and sure enough it was the culprit. We figured it wasn't worth giving up exercise and she stopped.
HRT (hormone replacement therapy) used to be the go to treatment for osteoporosis but the pendulum swung pretty far away from that in mainstream medicine. Now for some doctors that pendulum is swinging back and gaining acceptance as a treatment worth considering even for seniors. That might be worth looking into but it can be tricky finding a doctor that will cooperate with you on that.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5423263/
My wife is also taking collagen every day. Something worth looking into.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5793325/
and the follow up study
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8441532/
We are for now avoiding the osteoporosis drugs, but depending on how my wife's next dexascan comes out we will consider alendronate (Fosomax) but only for a short time. It isn't well tolerated by quite a few people, but a reduced dosage can reduce the problems without giving up too much of the benefits. We would get the lowest dose and if it causes problems take it half as often.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22968256/
I think before taking any prescription drug for osteoporosis, it is super important to understand the way that the body normally/naturally builds bone including the terms osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Then try to understand how any drug you are considering taking can contribute to (or possibly hinder) the natural bone building process.
By the way my wife is doing pretty well now. she is walking 8,000 to 11, 000 steps a day. Good luck to you finding your path.
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