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More Vitamin K2

Catkin
  • By Catkin · Posted yesterday at 9:01 pm
  • In Vitamins and supplements · 0 replies
  • http://www.marksdailyapple.com/vitamin-k 2/ Although my endo refused to give me vitamin k had no knowledge of vitamin K2 (surprise surprise!) it's going to have to be an internet purchase for me, for ...

Vitamin K2

Catkin
  • By Catkin · Posted yesterday at 8:55 pm
  • In Vitamins and supplements · 0 replies
  • I found this website interesting http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutriti on/vitamin-k2.html#fig4 "Vitamin K1 supplements produce modest decreases in bone loss in the elderly. A number of Japanese trials ...

Reclast

HarleyDavidson
  • By HarleyDavidson · Posted November 20, 2009
  • 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 ...

Jumping Up and Down

karen698
  • By karen698 · Posted November 20, 2009
  • In Exercise · 6 replies
  • Last nignt I read an article from another web site. The name of the article was "The Best Exercises for Healthy Bones, by Gretchen Reynolds. Basically, the article said that the best exercise is to simply ...

Please help

Granny19530
  • By Granny19530 · Posted November 20, 2009
  • In Pain relief · 11 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 ...

Another Vitamin question

gjw
  • By gjw · Posted November 20, 2009
  • 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 ...

Upload Photos on Community -FYI

sdivas
  • By sdivas · Posted November 19, 2009
  • In Help desk · 0 replies
  • To post a photo in a discussion or journal entry, they must be hosted somwehere else like Flickr or photobucket. Once you have uploaded them to your preferred site, you can copy & paste the HTML provided ...

Tai Chi

sdivas
  • By sdivas · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Exercise · 7 replies
  • Does anyone do tai chi ...

Raising Vitamin D and Thyroid Disease

SantaFe
  • By SantaFe · Posted November 18, 2009
  • 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 ...

Searching this site question

panamaplants
  • By panamaplants · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Help desk · 3 replies
  • I'd like some advice on how to form a good search query on this site. I did a search for "tai chi" (without the quotation marks) and got 596 results. However, reading through the first five messages showed ...

Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?

huessysignoret
  • By huessysignoret · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Vitamins and supplements · 27 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 ...

Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?

huessysignoret
  • By huessysignoret · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Vitamins and supplements · 4 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 ...

Forteo/dizzyness/aching in arms and leg

Schon1jaknighly
  • By Schon1jaknighly · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Osteoporosis medications · 3 replies
  • I have been on Forteo now for six months. When I started I had mild dizzyness and some aching in my arms and legs. The aching in my arms and legs do not seem to be as bad, but the dizzyness has increased ...

What To Do? Drugs or Natural?

Barefootpop46
  • By Barefootpop46 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 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 ...

This lady claims she raised her T scores using the 'Save Our Bones' program

LindaSS
  • By LindaSS · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 2 replies
  • Would anyone who's used this program (and truly done everything that is prescribed in it and had their T scores tested at the end of 6 months or a year) tell us whether you had success also? The lady ...

Taking vitamins - best time of day

lin14534
  • By lin14534 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 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 ...

Best time to take vitamins for maximum benefit

lin14534
  • By lin14534 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Vitamins and supplements · 1 reply
  • 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 ...

LOVE THAT NYKNYC WEIGHT VEST!

PattyBoyd27
  • By PattyBoyd27 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 2 replies
  • Hi I agree with the Beachkat lady. I tried one of those huge made for a muscle man type vests that I made the mistake of getting in a sporting goods shop. I put it on and almost hit the ground! It was ...

THE CORRECT WEIGHTED VEST FOR WOMEN

beachkat
  • By beachkat · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 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 ...

Bullworker

Marlys
  • By Marlys · Posted November 16, 2009
  • In Exercise · 3 replies
  • My husband has a bullworker home gym; I wonder if I could use this for exercises everytime I post the link I lose the site so i really cannot post the link Does anyone else know what this is ? Would it ...

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