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Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run/Walk
- By Flexcin · Posted 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 ...
Weighted vest
- By fish_server · New reply 4:59 pm
- Journal · 14 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 ...
increase in blood pressure
Reclast & Hair Loss
- By dawnbath · New reply 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 ...
Got My Mask Made Today
- By paaatriot101 · New reply 4:11 pm
- Journal · 11 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 ...
What To Do? Drugs or Natural?
- By Barefootpop46 · New reply 3:56 pm
- Discussion in Men with osteoporosis or osteopenia · 11 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 ...
Civil Unrest and Demonstrations
- By GringoGrandma · Posted 2:07 pm
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- 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 ...
Raising Vitamin D and Thyroid Disease
- By SantaFe · New reply 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 ...
Cement Dust, "Choke, Cough, Gag!!"
- By GringoGrandma · Posted 1:59 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- What a trade off! a week of my kitchen being torn apart, old cement being taken out, and no use of my sink. Here, they literally have to hack out the 26 yr. cement, I can't believe how much and the ongoing ...
Please help
- By Granny19530 · New reply 12:34 pm
- Discussion in Pain relief · 5 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 ...
Jumping Up and Down
Arthur
- By GabbyGrams · Posted 11:50 am
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- Arthur Friday, November 20, 2009 | A Poem/Artistic story Arthur came into my life one day, really didn't care for art to much, why did art have to come in and mess things up. Was doing ok for a long long ...
Tai Chi
Reclast
- By HarleyDavidson · New reply 11:39 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- Today is my first IV infustion with Reclast - I am 60 yrs old. Can someone who had this recently respond with how i might feel afterwards ...
bone or muscle pain?
- By Gatekeeper · New reply 10:59 am
- Discussion in Pain relief · 22 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 ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · New reply 10:30 am
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 25 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 ...
Taking vitamins - best time of day
- By lin14534 · New reply 10:25 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 12 replies
- Recently had blood work done by gyno. Vit D level was 37, Calcium was 10. I take a multivitamin, fish oil capsule 2X a day, OsCal 600+D 2X a day, Vit D (1,000) once a day and other meds for HBP and cholesterol ...
Vitamin D prevents Fractures in Osteoporosis
- By nathji · New reply 10:12 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 33 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 ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · New reply 9:47 am
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 3 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 ...
Another Vitamin question
- By gjw · Posted 9:18 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 0 replies
- 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 ...
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