Falling Is Not an Option: My Journey to Increase Bone Density

“Ever since my 20s, I’ve been the poster child for fitness: jogging, cycling, competing in numerous 10Ks and three marathons, hiking, backpacking, rock-climbing, inline skating, open water swimming, yoga, paddle boarding, lifting weights — you name it, I did it. So when I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 66, I was not only shocked, I was mad.

How dare I have osteoporosis? I could barely believe the results. I was so angry that I never wanted to have another bone density test again, until a few years later, when my doctor gently convinced me that that was not a smart idea.

When I retested, it turned out that, along with 54% of United States women in their 70s, I had . . .”

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