07-01-20, 09:03 AM | |
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osteoporosis diagnosis
I found this thread (http://forum.videofitness.com/showth...r+plate&page=4) from 2018 and am curious if those who responded have changed what they are doing for osteoporosis or if they found something that works. I have been exercising my whole adult life, but I have hip and spine numbers between -2 and -2.5. I'm not a big fan of dairy, and I stopped taking calcium supplements when I heard they could clog your arteries and cause heart problems.
Obviously, the doctor wants me to take some kind of medication in addition to restarting calcium supplements and eating more dairy. I don't really want to do any of it, but I do need to do something. As someone stated in the other thread, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. It seems as if I have to choose between a possible fracture or cardiac problems. I work on balance regularly, and I lift as much weight as I can. I've done all I know to do to prevent something like this from happening, and yet it has. Oh, and hormones are out. I tried those back in 2012 and my body was not happy with them. Tia
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07-01-20, 03:17 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I had been diagnosed with osteopenia a good ten years before I was told I now have osteoporosis.
Aside from weight-bearing activities, I take no calcium tablets (although my multi has about 220 mgs.) but do eat about 2-4 oz. of cheese everyday. I've been convinced by Dr. Jason Fung that we don't really need more than about 500 mgs. a day. I take no extra Vitamin D since my multi has 1000 IU and taking more than that can cause problems -- you should be careful to be in the normal range for Vit. D in blood tests. More than that can put you at risk for fractures. And I take Vit K to keep calcium where it belongs in the body. Google to find more info about Vit. K and calcium, and which is the best type to take. I'm currently feeling strong in my bones.
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07-02-20, 11:02 AM | |
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I used to chime in right away on any bone loss threads. Now, I hesitate. Everyone's experience is different.
I have been diagnosed with osteopenia, with a few areas close to osteoporosis. My last DEXA was in March of 2019 and my bone mass had slightly improved. This was without any drugs or hormones. Still, I had fractured a vertebra in 2018 from severe coughing. If you read anything about bone loss, please read this thread ASAP: http://forum.videofitness.com/showth...light=coughing For me, hormone replacement did help a lot when I was on it. I decided to stop. (I actually had an ex-doctor flip out I that was on hormones in my 60's. She treated me like a drug addict.) I won't take any of the bone drugs unless I am forced to. I alternate weight work. Slow and heavy some weeks and high rep in others. I still practice balance exercises every day. I eat a lot of dairy and don't take extra calcium. I still recommend the two books I posted about in the earlier thread. Plus, two new ones: Estrogen Matters by Carol Tavris and Avrum Bluming https://www.amazon.com/Estrogen-Matt...3704368&sr=8-1 This book digs deeply in to how flawed the 2002 WHI study was and how it got things wrong. Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox by Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue, https://www.amazon.com/Vitamin-K2-Ca...3704540&sr=8-1 This one goes into the fascinating relationship of Calcium, Vitamin K and Vitamin D. I also recommend Physical Therapist Margaret Martin's MelioGuide for tips on exercising with bone loss: https://melioguide.com/ Take care!
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