dr. becky brightman an ob-gyn in new york to find out. >> the study drives home the point we have known that estrogen play as role in helping to deposit calcium into bones. so after menopause women stop make estrogen and they stop making bone and the bone mass rapidly starts to decline. >> what if you are on hormone replacement therapy or getting estrogen from another source does the calcium and vitamin d work better. >> absolutely and the closer's woman is to going through menopause, the more efficient ntly she will reabcorp the calcium and vitamin d helps in the reabsorption. >> so the keys to keeping your bones strong are exercise, and calcium rich diet when your body producing estrogen at an early age. so if you are in good shape with menopause starts. >> right. >> what kind of exercise. >> exercises that build up techily the upper body and anything a -- particularly the upper body the use of weights pushups. >> and small hand weights. >> absolutely. repetitively. >> which way sorry. >> okay, my goodness. i think that it's really important and also calcium needs to be part of a young wom

dr. becky brightman to find out. >> i think studies from the point we've known is that estrogen plays a role in terms of helping to deposit calcium into bones so after menopause women stop making estrogen and bone mass that starts to decline. >> what if you're getting it from another source? does it work better then? >> absolutely. >> and she'll start to reabsorb calcium. vitamin d actually help autos keys to keeping bones strong are exercise and a calcium rich diet at an early age. right? >> so what kind of exercise,. >> anything thain solves use of weights, and push ups, yoga. >> you don't -- and small hand weights. which -- okay. sorry. >> i think it's important. and calcium needs to be part of a young woman's routine. whether or not they get it through dairy servings. >> and vegetables like brosly, kale. there are many ways in which one can help maximize their bone mass before starting a decline. >> by the way the doctor recommends base line tests for women over 50 or anyone who happens to be going through menopause they do provide coverage for this. so check with your provider about all