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Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment
Recommendations for optimizing bone health include calcium, vitamin D, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. Remember that some prescription medications and chronic diseases can cause bone loss. Your healthcare provider might prescribe an osteoporosis medication to help preserve and build bone density and prevent fractures.
Am I having a reaction to Fosamax?
- By gatomia · New reply 8:30 pm
- 11 replies
- I've been taking Fosamax weekly since the end of October, 2008. I have pain in my left leg (off and on) which occurs in my hip, knee, and foot all at the same time. Also, I have GERD and wonder if Fosamax ...
Antioxidants in fruits, vegetables, and salmon prevent osteoporosis
- By rmchavin · New reply 4:38 pm
- 2 replies
- The acid-alkaline theory of osteoporosis says that the main reason people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables have better bone health than people who don't eat much fruits and vegetables is because ...
muscle spasms along my spine
- By sharonusa · Posted 1:28 pm
- 0 replies
- I have a 3.5 bone density reading at my waist then better as it goes up. But I have what feels like a muscle spasm that reoccurs along the left side of my spine just below the bra line. Is this a result ...
OsteoDenx
- By SharonG · New reply yesterday at 11:27 am
- 21 replies
- Hi, Has anyone tried OsteoDenx? Website says: Active ingredient R-Elf Has natural milk proteins, bionuclease, and lactoferrin which promot formation of new capillaries and bone formation. Test results ...
OsteoBall ?
- By April995 · New reply June 26, 2009
- 34 replies
- Has anyone Tried the -OsteoBall with any success? I have nothing to do with this site, but It sounds interesting, and possibly something that is a good exercise for Osteoporosis, and maybe Osteo-Arthritis ...
Bone Scans Called Useless Early in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy
- By KMFDallas · Posted June 26, 2009
- 0 replies
- Bone Scans Called Useless Early in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: June 25, 2009 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine ...
Bone Therapy May Not Always Need Monitoring
- By KMFDallas · New reply June 26, 2009
- 3 replies
- Bone Therapy May Not Always Need Monitoring In older women, annual measurements are unnecessary, study finds HealthDay By Robert Preidt Wednesday, June 24, 2009 WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News ...
Dr. Weil: 10 Foods to Prevent Osteoporosis
- By KMFDallas · New reply June 26, 2009
- 17 replies
- Dr. Weil: 10 Foods to Prevent Osteoporosis 1.Low-fat or non-fat dairy products 2.Canned sardines and canned salmon 3.Dark green vegetables such as broccoli, collard greens and bok choy 4.Tofu 5.Calcium-fortified ...
Salt causes heart attacks, strokes, cancer, renal disease, and osteoporosis
- By rmchavin · New reply June 25, 2009
- 39 replies
- Any chef will tell you that the one condiment that can best improve the taste of food is salt. Unfortunately, the use of salt carries with it a very high price: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19110 ...
New and questions (sorry long)
- By drizzit · New reply June 23, 2009
- 14 replies
- I am male and 50 years old. I have a type of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis and Osteoporosis is a possible side effect due to the inflammation caused by TNF and Interleukin 23. Well three years ...
AlgaeCal® Strontium Boost
- By Kettle · New reply June 23, 2009
- 11 replies
- Does anyone know if AlgaeCal® Strontium Boost is available on prescription, it is so expensive to purchase and I would like to try the combination after not having much success with Bonviva and other ...
Bisphosphonates: Bone Strengtheners or Bone Hardeners?
- By Jacqueline · New reply June 23, 2009
- 5 replies
- The title of this discussion is the title of an article in The Townsend Letter, July 2009, by Lane Lenard, PhD. about latest disturbing reports on bisphonates. I wanted to quote the article, but cannot ...
NTX or n-telepeptide results
- By mjamja · New reply June 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- my endocrinologist has always used this second void urine to follow my severe osteo... i just got it done and am usually around 7 (norm is 17-90) and it's good to be low as it means there is low boneturover ...
strontium therapy for osteoporosis
- By linnyd531 · New reply June 20, 2009
- 54 replies
- my lowest BMD is -2.7 in the spine. all other numbers are better than that but still in the minus category. of course i've been told to start a bisphosphonate. i'm hesitant as these drugs actually cause ...
Bone Density Improvement without Medication
- By Uma · New reply June 20, 2009
- 57 replies
- Hi all, Has anyone exeprienced an improvement in bone density test results without taking medication, e.g., through diet, exercise, etc., only? My endocrinologist does not think diet and exercise help ...
Seek Help and Make a Plan
- By SequoiaHealth · New reply June 16, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hi All: After reading many different discussions I would like to make two suggestions. First, please don’t try and do this alone. I see too many people trying to add this or avoid that because of a study ...
treatment options for pre-menopausal women
- By built_to_last · New reply June 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- hello, I am a 31 year old woman with severe osteopaenia. I am doing all the recommended things like the calcium, vit D, wieght bearing excercise and I am taking the pill for oestrogen because my period ...
Bongs for Bones?
- By PikaB · New reply June 15, 2009
- 16 replies
- When I saw this press release today, I thought it sounded like an April Fool joke: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/ google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090 609005495 Supposedly a new treatment ...
Thyroid and Bone Loss
- By sdivas · New reply June 14, 2009
- 13 replies
- There are some posts about thyroid and bone loss. I thought a new thread specific to thyroid and bone loss may be helpful for community members if anyone would like to share. Are you taking synthetic ...
anyone taking Citracal plus bone builder
- By Alli · New reply June 14, 2009
- 16 replies
- Wondering if anyone is taking the Citracal plus bone builder that has the genestein and your feedback ...
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