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Weighted vest
- By fish_server · New reply 8:44 am
- Journal · 15 replies
- What a difference 10 lbs can make. As you lose weight, you burn less calories for the same exercise. Wearing the vest puts 10 lbs on you. It's good for your bones too. I use it with Leslie Sansone and ...
bone or muscle pain?
- By Gatekeeper · New reply 8:39 am
- Discussion in Pain relief · 23 replies
- How does one tell the difference between the two? I have been assuming that if bone pain it wouldn't go away with massage, acupuncture or the use of muscle relaxers? Or would it? What does "bone" pain ...
Please help
- By Granny19530 · New reply 8:31 am
- Discussion in Pain relief · 9 replies
- I am 56 and was diagnosed with osteoporosis last night- -3.2 on spine and -2.5 on hips. It was deep back pain that has lasted for four months that took me to the doc. I had Dexa and spine x-ray. Is this ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · New reply 8:13 am
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 26 replies
- It seems to be universally agreed that Vit. D3, not Vit. D2, is what we need to help our bones absorb calcium. In fact, some experts believe Vit. D2 is virtually worthless. But the FDA has approved Vit ...
Vit.D level at 10, need info please
- By waahaawoman · New reply 7:45 am
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 16 replies
- my vitamin d levels has just been tested and my number is 10.25.. i would like to know if anyone else has been this low and what is done about it, i go back to doctor in a couple of days, she did tell ...
Tai Chi
Another Vitamin question
- By gjw · New reply 7:18 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- I'm nearing the bottom of the bottles of my supplements and am wondering if I should switch brands/forms/amounts of anything. I'm currently taking Oscal 500 + D3(200) twice a day. This is in the form ...
Civil Unrest and Demonstrations
- By GringoGrandma · New reply 7:09 am
- Journal · 2 replies
- Today is Constitution Day here. There is a large group of people who are acting up again, the Zapatistas. They have closed some roads, and are causing disruption here & there. You never know where they ...
Got My Mask Made Today
- By paaatriot101 · New reply 7:07 am
- Journal · 13 replies
- So yes got my mask made today. Not so bad as I thought it was going to be I guess. Then after the scans and simulation it was off for an MRI, and home again. Tomorrow morning we leave at about 6:30 for ...
increase in blood pressure
What To Do? Drugs or Natural?
- By Barefootpop46 · New reply 6:59 am
- Discussion in Men with osteoporosis or osteopenia · 13 replies
- I am currently taking Actonel 150 mg (once a month) and I do not like how it makes me feel. I would like to stop taking it but I’m not sure other strategies work. The worst T-score in my back and hips ...
Vitamin D prevents Fractures in Osteoporosis
- By nathji · New reply 6:28 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 36 replies
- There has been a great deal of discussion about high doses of Vitamin D and its relevance in Osteoporosis. People have spoken of raising the Vit D levels in the blood and people have also spoken of the ...
Tell-Tale Symptoms of Osteoporosis?
- By nathji · New reply yesterday at 11:30 pm
- Discussion in Diagnosing osteoporosis · 61 replies
- There is one question that is paramount in my mind and it must be so in the minds of thousands of others as well. ARE THERE ANY PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS THAT TELL A PERSON THAT HE HAS OSTEOPOROSIS? We have all ...
Testing on younger adults needs to be done
- By MamaMarks · New reply yesterday at 10:23 pm
- Discussion in Premenopausal women (ages 25-50) with osteoporosis · 25 replies
- Hello fellow bloggers~~ It seems that all the medications that are offered for Osteoporosis were tested on 'postmenopausal women’ and not on 'premenopausal people.’ I'm premenopausal and was diagnosed ...
Myths about Diets in Osteoporosis
- By nathji · New reply yesterday at 9:55 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 27 replies
- I recently came across these finding on the web through a web MD article which I thought would be of great interest to the members here. As always I am looking for answers and have little knowledge about ...
THE CORRECT WEIGHTED VEST FOR WOMEN
- By beachkat · New reply yesterday at 6:52 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 9 replies
- I have osteoporosis and I wrote a while ago about the importance of getting and using a weight vest , they are so important to rebuild density of bones and also to keep the bone strong and to put a halt ...
Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run/Walk
- By Flexcin · Posted yesterday at 5:01 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- Get moving at the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis this holiday season. Join the thousands of walkers and runners who will hit the nation's pavements, pathways and parks this ...
Reclast & Hair Loss
- By dawnbath · New reply yesterday at 4:17 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 31 replies
- Can anyone tell me if they have heard anything about this new infusion causing excessive hair loss? Thank you ...
Raising Vitamin D and Thyroid Disease
- By SantaFe · New reply yesterday at 2:05 pm
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 21 replies
- Since so many of us with osteo also have thyroid disease, I thought this might be helpful to post. A few others here, like me, have had a hard time increasing our vitamin D intake for bone health as it ...
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