Active posts

Endocrine Disruption and Developmental Abnormalities

By KMFDallas · New reply yesterday at 10:57 am
Discussion in Diseases, conditions and other causes of bone loss · 5 replies
"Neonatal DES exposure induced persistent reduction of calcium and phosphorus in the pelvis and femur in aged mice (Fukazawa et al., 1996), indicating that neonatal DES and tamoxifen exposure result in ...

FORTEO AND MUSCLE DAMAGE

By Merime · New reply yesterday at 10:52 am
Discussion in Medication side effects · 5 replies
I was very interested in beginning the FORTEO treatment for severe osteoporous when a rep from ELILILY came to talk to me about it. supposedly it was so safe that there did not need to be any follow up ...

Fosomax and muscle pain

By sharding · New reply yesterday at 10:38 am
Journal · 3 replies
I just started taking weekly fosomax and experience severe muscle pain for at least 3 days starting 24 hour after the dose. I'd put up with it but it conflicts with my work as a yoga teacher. Is it possible ...

Influence of Vitamin D Status and Vitamin D3 Supplementation

By faylou · New reply yesterday at 9:59 am
Discussion in Supplements and vitamins · 1 reply
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC3604145/ Our data suggest that any improvement in vitamin D status will significantly affect expression of genes that have a wide variety of biologic functions ...

Nobel Prize winning research on Low Acid Diet

By Bsunny · Posted yesterday at 9:44 am
Discussion in Complementary and alternative medicine · 0 replies
Food for thought, the affect of a low acid diet on the body and healing has been known since 1931!!! Just heard this info on a radio interview and looked a little further. Thought I would share it with ...

D level needed to maintain a favorable bisphosphonate response

By faylou · New reply yesterday at 7:54 am
Discussion in Treatment and medications · 1 reply
Osteoporos Int. 2012 Oct;23(10):2479-87. doi: 10.1007/s00198-011-1868-7. Epub 2012 Jan 12. The 25(OH)D level needed to maintain a favorable bisphosphonate response is ≥33 ng/ml. Carmel AS, Shieh A, Bang ...

followup with Dr Robert Heaney - Interactions of Vitamin

By faylou · New reply yesterday at 3:49 am
Discussion in Diet and nutrition · 5 replies
Dr. Robert Heaney - Interactions of Vitamin D and Calcium http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjKpaKRT k8 the video jumps around between the measurement of nmol/L vs ng/ml, so you need to pay attention to ...

Kyphoplasty - good or bad?

By maeve22 · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Treatment and medications · 21 replies
Having had 6/7 spinal fractures since June 2012 I am now considering having Kyphoplasty . I am hoping this might help with the pain and the kyphosis and protruding stomach that I now have. I have not ...

Buddy Threads

By Vicuna · Posted May 21, 2013
Discussion in Off topic conversations · 0 replies
"Buddy" sounds friendlier than "cohort." Certainly, the recent London gathering a very friendly and educational thread. An impressive model other countries/regions could follow, in my opinion ...

Support Group in Michigan

By smo23915 · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Diet and nutrition · 5 replies
If any one would like to meet for coffee and start a group in Michigan, just let me know. I would love to do so. Sharon ...

calcium and magnesium

By tx-pearl · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Diet and nutrition · 50 replies
i am struggling with contradictory information about taking calcium and magnesium together or separately. i can find reasons for both sides i sure would appreciate some input from my fellow Inspire Friends ...

Osteoroposis

By Anitha_Rani · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Osteopenia (low bone density) · 14 replies
HI, I'm 25 year old female, recently i have given birth to a child 4 months back, during pregnancy time i had a severe hip pain after delivering the baby also i had the same problem, so i went for check ...

SELLING SICKNESS  CAUSING DEATH “Mistakes” and Solutions

By KMFDallas · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Medication side effects · 8 replies
An excellent presentation from Dr. Sidney Wolfe! http://www.citizen.org/documents/2097.pd f ...

Do not use 'no more tears' shampoo

By torn2tears · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Treatment and medications · 8 replies
For those who still think the FDA "Government" is watching our backs. http://www.worldpublicunion.org/2013-05- 17-NEWS-johnson-johnson-admits-baby-prod ucts-contain-cancer-causing-formaldehyde .html t2t ...

Calcitonin Injections

By Vickysa · New reply May 21, 2013
Discussion in Medication side effects · 2 replies
Has anyone had Calcitonin injections for treatment of osteoporosis? If so, I would be very interested in your experience. Any side effects? Any success stories? I am familiar with Calcitonin nasal medication ...

Bones tingling & headaches

By HazelLynn · New reply May 20, 2013
Discussion in Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis · 7 replies
Hello, Since I started Strontium Ranelate about six weeks ago, i can feel my bones, tingling thoughout, has anyone esle experienced this, and does anyone know what it is tht is happening? Also, my neck ...

FDA admits it knew arsenic added to chicken feed for 60 years.

By torn2tears · New reply May 20, 2013
Discussion in Off topic conversations · 4 replies
Arsenic resides in the brain, bones and other body parts. This is just the tip of the ice-berg for what the FDA has covered up from the public. Their depth of corruption knows no bounds. Just look at ...

Very Bad News: Broken Ribs

By KMFDallas · New reply May 20, 2013
Discussion in Off topic conversations · 16 replies
Very very bad news: Friday night, at a friends house, I tripped over her Chihuahua and fell into the wall. I have broken at least 3 ribs on my right side. This is the 4th time for these ribs. Lots of ...

Informative short video on supplements

By Tamhart · New reply May 20, 2013
Discussion in Supplements and vitamins · 3 replies
I subscribe to Housecalls which is a Sunday show with 2 doctors sharing information on the latest health topics. This is a short video but is loaded with information regarding vitamins. He touches upon ...

The Silver Lining A Renewed Sense of Self

By sidewalker · New reply May 20, 2013
Discussion in Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis · 12 replies
I found out that I have Severe Osteoporosis of the Lumbar Spine and Hip earlier this week. I needed a jolt to reignite my connection to my connections to my: mind, body, spirit, marriage and friendships ...

<<
< Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Next >
>>

Things you can do

Support NOF

Discussion topics

Links and resources from NOF

NOF on Twitter

OsteoporosisNOF: Please ask your Members of Congress to support the Mother’s Day Centennial Coin Act ( H.R.1905). NOF will be a beneficiary!

OsteoporosisNOF: Check out NOF Board member, Heidi Sklonik, on the Today Show - 6 foods for bone hea... http://t.co/EMF6I2d8Ev.

OsteoporosisNOF: Life After 50: Vitamin D And Calcium -- Confused By Conflicting Reports? You're Not Alone http://t.co/EkLeCBaowd via @HuffPost50

OsteoporosisNOF: NOF is thrilled to welcome Barbara Hannah Grufferman as our first Bone Health Ambassador. Learn more: http://t.co/XTGPTXgU.

OsteoporosisNOF: When eating for bone health, keep it simple & eat whole foods. Read the labels of the foods you eat & only eat those with the least ingre...