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Osteopenia (low bone density)
Osteopenia is the medical term for bone density that is lower than normal, but not low enough to be diagnosed as osteoporosis. Osteopenia, like osteoporosis, is diagnosed by a bone mineral density (BMD) test. Some people take an osteoporosis medication to prevent osteopenia from advancing to osteoporosis.
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- By poisonivy · New reply 1:41 pm
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- thats right girls....taking 4000-5000 IU a day from December-now and these are my results.....wheww....finally.... my plan is to keep taking this amount until summer and then cut down just a little....not ...
Nexium and Bone loss
- By JLH · New reply 9:56 am
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- I have just been told my bone density test is down another 2% from last year, making me "pre-oteopenia" according do my Dr. He wants to try me on Boniva, however, I have been on Nexium for several years ...
osteosun
- By poisonivy · New reply yesterday at 11:26 am
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- i read the book BONES by robert pirrela and in the book the author talks about Red Yeast Rice being an important part of his recovery program.... i ordered some myself last year and used the bottle up ...
sixteen with osteopenia
- By xxtooyoungforthis · New reply February 4, 2010
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- hello all, I'm sixteen and was diagnosed with osteopenia last year. I've suffered with chronic pain from fibromyalgia for the past five years. I was then extremely bulimic for a couple of years and developed ...
31yr male i was diagnosed last yr
- By ubnsmkd · New reply February 2, 2010
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- with osteopenia in hips and spine....hipa were -1.4 spine -2.2 and no doctors seem to care or think its a big deal!! tomorrow i got to a place by me here in il called il bone and joint inst..... i also ...
sweet articles
- By poisonivy · Posted January 30, 2010
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- http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/579 / http://www.ehealthdiscoveries.com/vitami nd.html ...
strontium
- By poisonivy · New reply January 24, 2010
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- i read somewhere that strontium adheres to the outer lining of the bones and that is why it can give that 'false reading' the Biophosonates apparently are in the inner lining of the bones and take a lot ...
check this out...
- By poisonivy · Posted January 23, 2010
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- http://paynowlivelater.blogspot.com/2009 /10/how-i-got-my-vitamin-d-into-sweet-sp ot.html ...
runners with low bone density
- By poisonivy · New reply January 23, 2010
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- here is a little excerpt from this article.... "However not everyone agrees that osteoporosis can be so easily diagnosed, defined and treated in active athletic adults. Michael McClung, MD, Director of ...
nice article on vit. D
- By poisonivy · New reply January 21, 2010
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- http://www.laddmcnamara.com/Vitamin-D.ht ml ...
alkaline diet
- By poisonivy · New reply January 21, 2010
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- hi since finding out i had low bone density, i made some adjustments in my life since then and i wanted to post them...i thought i was healthy then...HA! 1. dropped coffee completely 2. cut meat out almost ...
vitamin D toxicity
- By poisonivy · New reply January 21, 2010
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- hi all, i had a blood test last year and it came out to be 36. i was told to take 1000IU D3 daily and so I took that plus the D in my vitamin totaled 1600...plus sunbathing etc.... my next blood test ...
TO STRENGTHEN BONE YOU MUST DO WEIGHT BEARING EXERCISE
- By Nerdlady6 · New reply January 20, 2010
- 32 replies
- According to the latest medical studies at hospitals and at leading universities they say that one of the most important things you must do is working out with weights , and they all are now saying that ...
vitamin D council and blood test...
- By poisonivy · New reply January 19, 2010
- 6 replies
- hi all, has anyone ever purchased the take home blood test to check D levels from the vitamin council? I pay almost $100 to have blood drawn and tested at a local health clinic where i live and wondered ...
About Boniva
- By jacy64 · New reply January 11, 2010
- 14 replies
- I have slight osteopenia in my left hip. The doctor has prescribed boniva. I have read so many horror stories about these drugs, can someone recommend a better solution ...
osteopenia; to treat or not to treat?
- By poisonivy · New reply January 7, 2010
- 3 replies
- hi everyone, i found this on the web.... Back Pain and Osteoporosis Special Report Osteopenia: To Treat or Not to Treat? Preosteoporosis, also known as osteopenia, refers to bones that are thinner than ...
The History of Osteopenia - You MUST READ THIS !!!
- By smlhealth · New reply January 1, 2010
- 22 replies
- Hello all: National Public Radio, this month (December 2009) just had a lengthly informative article that can be read or listened to on line. This article talks about the history of osteopenia regarding ...
Without drugs
- By cyndileah · New reply December 27, 2009
- 11 replies
- Anyone know of a healthy plan without using meds to reverse low bone density ...
NPR talks about Fosamax
- By panamaplants · New reply December 22, 2009
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- This story was forwarded to me by a friend who has been diagnosed with osteopenia. It might be of interest to anyone here considering using Fosamax, especially if you have been diagnosed with osteopenia ...
Vitamin Code Grow Bone System
- By bjhar · New reply December 21, 2009
- 13 replies
- I am NOT endorsing any products, but recently I went into the health food store and the owner there showed me a product called Vitamin Code Grow Bone System. It's a Food Dietary Supplement with raw calcium ...
