Posted 10/1/2012 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
I would get a second opinion about the Fosamax. As I understand it your body produces two hormones for bones. One encourages bone growth. The other tears down old, decrepid bone tissue so that it can be replaced by new bone growth. Please get this verified but I believe that Fosamax and Boniva merely restrict your body's natural hormone that tears down old bone growth. So even though bone mass may look good on a density scan it is not really very strong.
I agree about taking extra calcium. And please get your blood levels of vitamin D checked, which your body needs to utilize calcium. I need to take 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day to keep my blood levels in the optimum range, 50-60 ng/ml. A side benefit is that it is also very helpful for UC.
A good multivitamin contains B complex and other micronutrients helpful for bone integrity such as molybdenum, Boron, and vanadium. Magnesium works synergistic-ally with calcium. You need at least half as much magnesium as calcium so that probably means taking it in a separate pill from a multivitamin.
If you healthy enough not to need subscription blood thinners then vitamin K2 is also helpful for strong bones. K2 takes the excess calcium that can clog your arteries and moves it into your bones.
You may also want to add Omega-3's and DHA by supplementing with fish oil:
In another animal study, researchers noted that rats fed a diet rich in fish oil had significantly healthier bones than those fed a diet rich in corn oil, which supplies omega-6 fatty acids. In fact, several markers of bone health—including calcium absorption, bone mineral density, and bone calcium content—were markedly higher in the animals fed fish oil. Interestingly, DHA increased the incorporation of calcium in bone significantly more than did EPA.