I have radically changed my mind and my program after reading the new research and recommendations on bisphosponates, D3 and Calcium supps.
Yesterday there was a huge media splash about vitamin D3 and Calcium tabs overkill.
One article in NYT
I stopped taking Actonel after five years due to severe heart burn and the diminishing returns and nasty possible side affects. (Such as esophageal cancer)
I am about to switch to a low dose of liquid calcium and use my tablets for the garden.
I am cutting back to about 500 IU of D3.
However, I am religious about exercise..my religion of choice:
Yoga stretches
Weight-bearing (and some overhead MIlo presses)
Posture and balance
2.5 miles on treadmill (45 minutes every other day)
We have also stopped my mother’s weekly Fosomax.