Prevention of osteoporosis and fractures associated with low bone density requires women to regularly engage in a number of health behaviors, such as consuming an adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D, engaging in weight-bearing activities, enhancing balance during the middle-age years to prevent falls associated with fragile fractures, monitoring bone density, and taking prescribed medications.28,119–123 Although there is a genetic component to the development of osteoporosis, hormonal changes occurring during menopausal transition cause a decrease in bone density. During this life transition, women may have an opportunity to attenuate or slow the development of osteoporosis by ensuring an adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D, regularly engaging in weight-bearing exercise, maintaining or enhancing their balance, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure they obtain recommended bone density scans as recommended.