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Glad,

Is Dexa, the bone density scan? Yes, my doctor had me do one of those. How often do we need to do that?

I’m due for my mammogram. I don’t know how long we have to do those either.

I was always shocked that my mom never broke any bones. She took quite a few tumbles.

Her bone density test were always great! She did love milk. She drank it all of her life. She was just lucky to have good bones and not break anything.

I broke both bones in my arm in my 40’s, but it was from a really bad bicycle accident. I didn’t see a tree branch in the street and I wiped out.

My husband broke his arm at age 2! He was swinging and told his mom, “Off!” He jumped off and broke his arm. At least I waited until my 40’s to break my arm. LOL 😆

I haven’t taken many vitamins. Mom gave us multivitamins as kids. I think they were Flinstones or something like that.
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NHWM have you had a DEXA scan? Everyone should get one. Medicare Supplement pays for many screenings, including DEXA. Improving bone density is.much cheaper to treat than broken hips and other bones!

And eating properly? Must be a joke! My favorite foods through life is most dairy! I should not have a home density issue based on that!
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I asked my doctor awhile back if I should be taking vitamins or supplements. The only thing that she recommended was vitamin D. She said if we eat properly we will get everything that we need.

I suppose it all depends on an individual’s situation.

cw,

Hahaha, doctor kickbacks. My dad actually suspected that. He had a doctor that put him on a bazillion vitamins and supplements. They were very expensive! My dad switched doctors.

Sometimes, I think about people who are involved in those MLM’s who are looking to make money. The only people who make money in those pyramid schemes are the ones at the top! Remember Herbalife? Is that still around? Or Amway? I never purchase anything from those kind of businesses.
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Piping Rock has a red mineral algae supplement for only $15 USD... it lacks the boron and vitamin D and K though. Definitely worth more investigating if money is an issue.
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What the doc said and I confirmed is that the plant based calcium has a much better absorption rate, which makes sense. Tums is derived from chalk, Algaecal well, from red algae. The recommended dose is four capsules a day, 120 capsules a month.

The plant based calcium actually helps.to increase bone density, chalk based.stops progression of bone loss. Calcium carbonate is superior to calcium citrate in absorption rates. So plant based supplements are calcium carbonate.

Doc did say to find plant based supplement will work best. She wasn't pushing a single brand. The only time I have seen products sold in doctor's offices is dentists and dermatologists. I don't think kick backs is an issue.

I will keep shopping there are other options available. Thanks all.
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I'd do a little research and comparison shopping before opting for expensive supplements, is the doc getting kickbacks?
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Glad, I checked out a website here in Canada and the average price was $50.00 for 120 tablets.
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Glad, aren’t red algae and Tums, etc, the same calcium carbonate? (my last biology and chemistry classes were about 40 years ago)
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Don't know, glad. I do all my price checking with google. I check both Amazon .ca and .com for prices and availability and other places.
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My DEXA scan was not as I thought. Doc wants me to start taking plant based calcium product like Algaecal. Gosh, it isn't cheap. Doc said one patient is getting it from Canada. How.would I check that price?
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❤️ more wisdom...

"YOU matter.”
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🥰 more wisdom...

"It’s never easy being the responsible one.”
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🥰 more wisdom...

"Everyone makes their own decisions.
Stop being responsible for other people's bulls*****t."
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

"Listen to your heart
It knows everything"
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

"May the bridges I burn light the way."
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I love this quote
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends "
MLK
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"Don't count the number of friends you have,
but the number of friends you can count on."
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❤️😉 today's words of wisdom, to all of us on the forum...

Someday, when we're rich and famous, we'll look back on all this and laugh.
—bundle of joy
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Sometimes all you need are some gentle words from a friend or stranger to lift your spirits.
—bundle of joy

Sometimes all you need is $5 million.
—also bundle of joy
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Thank you so much BOJ 🤗🩷

I seemed to have caught the train to Stressland this week..
Then I stopped to read your many lovely notes today. Like looking up & reading the poems on the London Underground 😊.

I am now picturing disembarking. Sitting on a bench in the sunshine, admiring the flowers in the station's hanging baskets & listening to birdsong.

Easter to do list...?
Family obligations...?
What *really* needs doing?

What can I reduce to reduce stress?
What brings me & others joy?

I can choose to catcha different train. On the Joyville line.

Happly Easter!
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❤️🌞 for anyone who needs healing.

of course, easier said than done, but:

“Removing stress from your life in a time of needing to heal is also mega important. There have been multiple studies that show that stress wrecks your body in all kinds of ways.”
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❤️ keep chasing your dream. you can do it.

"WARNING:
Awesome sense of accomplishment ahead!"
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"If you surround yourself with clowns,
don't be surprised when your life resembles a circus."
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❤️⚡find your superpower

"Sometimes in life
you have to create the thing you want to be a part of."
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"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling,
but in rising again and again after you fall."
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"Your mind is a garden.
Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds."
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"Waste no more time arguing
about what a good man, woman, should be.
Be one."
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"Be around those who feed your soul,
not eat it."
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🥰 more words of wisdom...

"How to be happy:
Ignore people who think they know more about you than you do."
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