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Just diagnosed with osteoporosis - ideas welcome!

Little Bluestem

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I have no idea if the science behind this is any good but I don't think adding dried plums to your diet can do any harm!
Prunes contain anthocyanin, the phytonutrient touted in the much more expensive blueberry. I think that alone is a good enough reason for eating them. If they help bones, so much the better!
 

Revel

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I have no idea if the science behind this is any good but I don't think adding dried plums to your diet can do any harm! :)

It's the boron content of prunes that is deemed to be the "magic ingredient" at work in these osteoporosis studies.

Another natural foodstuff worth including in a diet to promote bone health and protect against menopausal bone deterioration is flaxseed oil (for the n-3 fatty acids).
 

keenly

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I am a bit shocked by the result to be honest. I have 2 results of minus 3.2 (osteoporosis) and one result of minus I.9 (osteopenia). I have never had severe ME, and really am improving re what I can do with weight bearing exercise (but have had spells of some inactivity over the 10 years+ I have been ill), and do a lot of gardening in the summer and am part of a dance/theatre group. So not completely inactive ever.

I am 64 and now 15 years post menopause, so am now in the high risk category but only for my age, and no other reasons. My diet is good I feel, and I have some useful supplements like Vit D. I have now added in Vit K2 (recently) and am about to buy strontium.

My bone density scores are far worse than I expected, and were ordered by an endocrinologist who believed that I had overdosed on T3 only, over the 4 years I have been on it, as my TSH was below range. I did not agree with him, but now I feel he could have been right but I cannot know for sure. I have already reduced it, by 15mcg just in case. I had no other symptoms of being overdosed (low BP, and pulse OK, low temp) and was on T4 for 17 years prior to the change.

So... what do I do? Do I go for the bisphosphonates which I am sure I won't be able to tolerate orally anyway, and which seem to have a bad press other than mainstream. There are a couple of useful threads I have found from the past on PR on the subject. I feel sure it must be a problem longterm for many with ME/CFS for all kinds of reasons - lack of exercise, difficulty with diet and gut issues........
search Dr Jack Kruse
 

mermaid

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search Dr Jack Kruse
Thank you for that suggestion @keenly - not someone I have read up until now but will do so. I posted this a year ago, and now at least take many of the supplements that were recommended.

I did fall downstairs in September and landed heavily on the middle of my back but did not fracture. I have learned that bone quality is as important as density but the DEXA scan only looks at the density.
 

keenly

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Thank you for that suggestion @keenly - not someone I have read up until now but will do so. I posted this a year ago, and now at least take many of the supplements that were recommended.

I did fall downstairs in September and landed heavily on the middle of my back but did not fracture. I have learned that bone quality is as important as density but the DEXA scan only looks at the density.

Vitamin K2 is your friend!

https://www.jackkruse.com/the-osteoporosis-rx/

https://www.jackkruse.com/osteoporosis-part-one/
 

mermaid

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@keenly yes, Vit K2 was one that I had not been on when I got the osteoporosis diagnosis, or rather I had only just started on it at that point. I have now been on it for around 14 months and intend to stay on it. Thank you for the links.

I know he promotes high fat and protein diet from what I have seen. I am dubious about going high fat as I know I have a gallstone but I do have good quality fat in my diet (coconut oil, olive oil and grass fed butter).