this is my dilemma, they have diagnosed me with osteoporosis, I fell last year and broke my wrist, right away, they told me to go on fosomax, and I read so much about it, that i was totally discouraged, right now i’m taking 10,000 vit d, and calcium, and a multivitamin, when [...]
Entries Tagged as 'osteoporosis'
Bone Density
April 19th, 2012 · 9:39 AM
Tags: bone density, bone repair, Fosamax, osteoporosis
Safe Treatments for Osteoporosis
April 7th, 2010 · 5:23 AM
What about once a month Boniva? Does it fit in the category of a safe treatment for osteoporosis?
Boniva, Actonel and Fosamax are in a category of medications call bisphosphonates. They interfere with the repair of bones.
Bones are live tissue, like any other tissue in the body. When bone tissue needs repair, osteoclasts are sent [...]
Tags: bones, green leafy vegetables, osteoporosis, phosphates, vitamin supplements
Vitamin D Deficiency and Bone Loss (Osteoporosis)
February 1st, 2010 · 9:15 AM
I am 72, and have developed Osteomalacia (an adult form of Rickets) from a vitamin D deficiency, which has been treated and is now better. I also have the beginning of Osteoporosis and am struggling to learn how to treat myself. How do I find out just how much of all the minerals I need [...]
Tags: calcium, magnesium, osteoporosis, soda pop, strontium, vitamin D
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: