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How did I get osteoporosis?
Several risk factors can increase your chances of developing osteoporosis: gender, family history and lifestyle are just a few examples. Some medications and medical conditions may also cause bone loss.
Every Day, in Every Way...
- By SequoiaHealth · New reply October 30, 2009
- 1 reply
- Émile Coué de Châtaigneraie (February 26, 1857 – July 2, 1926) was a French psychologist and pharmacist who introduced a method of psychotherapy and self-improvement based on optimistic autosuggestion ...
THE CAUSES OF OSTEOPOROSIS
- By Nancy08 · New reply October 26, 2009
- 46 replies
- Hi ladies and gentlemen I have to report a finding that I am reading in a book called The China Study by T. Collin Campbell, PhD, that says that studies shows that osteoporosis is caused by eating a lot ...
Which Comes First, Body or Mind?
- By SequoiaHealth · New reply October 22, 2009
- 2 replies
- I wanted to comment on this recent posting I saw... "I guess what keeps me sane is knowing that our bodies have a lot more inherent intelligence than we give them credit for. I think as long as we use ...
Just Need Some Input
- By thriftylew · New reply October 14, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi, I'm new to the group. I have been following and reading several of the discussions for a few weeks. I don't have anyone to talk to this about so here goes. I was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis ...
Top 10 Myths About Osteoporosis
- By JudySD · New reply May 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- I recently saw this article by Dr. Susan Brown that I thought might be interesting to anyone with osteopenia or osteoporosis. Here is the link to the article: http://www.betterbones.com/osteoporosis ...
The Pepsi generation/the osteoporosis generation--is this a coincidence?
- By kitsie · New reply April 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- I'm wondering if all that Coke I have been drinking over the years has contributed to my having osteoporosis. I have several other risk factors, but really didn't want to give up my daily Coke if I didn't ...
Osteoporosis and thyroid
- By katie2 · New reply April 16, 2009
- 13 replies
- I have severe osteoporosis , (many fractures) that was undiagnosed for years. I have hypothyroid and also trouble with parathyroid, I just had a sestamibi scan to hopefully clear up reason why pth hormone ...
Why is Osteoporosis such a modern day problem?
- By Loods · New reply April 11, 2009
- 30 replies
- Does anyone wonder why Osteoporosis is so prevalent these days? When you hear the percentage of 1 in 3 women over the age of 50 it sounds like an epidemic! Yet years ago you rarely heard of elderly people ...
osteopenia
- By knuzback · New reply March 1, 2009
- 7 replies
- I am 57 years old and in good health except for osteopenia. I don't want to take medicine and wonder if others have chosen the path as me ...
Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Identified
- By KMFDallas · New reply February 24, 2009
- 1 reply
- Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Identified Date updated: April 29, 2008 Content provided by Health Day TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two teams of researchers report finding a series of gene variants ...
steroid inhalers and osteo
- By linnyd531 · New reply February 8, 2009
- 8 replies
- i was wondering if anyone has heard anything about steroid inhalers causing osteoporosis (ie:advair). i've been taking advair for about 5yrs for asthma. thanks linda ...
Question about breastfeeding and osteoporosis
- By MotherofSix · New reply February 3, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi everyone! I just got the phone call today from my doctor that my spine has osteoporosis. I had the bone density test done because my mother has severe osteoporosis. I never expected anything but a ...
Have you noticed, age doesn't seem to matter???
- By dawnbath · New reply October 3, 2008
- 21 replies
- I am a 33 yr old female diagnosed with Osteoporosis in my hips and low back. I have searched high and low for other individuals my age with the same condition. I was diagnosed after I had a stress fracture ...
Study Links Depression and Low Bone Mass
- By MaryMc · New reply July 14, 2008
- 20 replies
- I just copied these two paraphrase from an article posted at http://psychcentral.com/ It's from a study done by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study published in the November 26 issue ...
osteoporosis, hypercalcimia (sp.?) and stones
- By otisbd · New reply December 12, 2007
- 4 replies
- i am a 57 yr old male just diagnosed with borderline osteoporosis/osteopenia in my spine (T score -2.3). since i will be on lupron for the next 28 months i want to stabilise bone loss. i make kidney stones ...
Stress
- By Southernlady · New reply October 15, 2007
- 2 replies
- I forgot to add that STRESS was a major part too. Who would think that stress can take from our bones and even make our tummies fat...........crazy.......I am trying to work hard at not being stressed........and ...
This Disease
- By Southernlady · New reply October 12, 2007
- 3 replies
- I wish I knew exactly why I have this........what the exact cause was but it seems like it was more than one thing. I have always been very thin.......and I did smoke some.....my grandmother had Osteoporosis ...
