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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! A recent story, “Drugs to Build Bones May Weaken Them” on the New York Times website discusses a potential problem for those people who remain on osteoporosis drugs (a class of drugs called bisphosphonates that includes the drug Fosamax) for […]

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On a regular basis in my practice I see patients who have experienced a sudden onset of severe pain that can eventually be traced to some medication they are taking.  I have previously commented on the painful side-effects of  statin drugs for lowering cholesterol, but they are not the only culprits (it’s just that […]

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Magnesium is a widespread deficiency in the United States and being deficient in magnesium can have far-reaching health effects.  
Magnesium is needed for hundreds of biochemical reactions in the body.  It is critically important in muscle (including heart muscle) and nerve function.  It is involved in the functioning of the immune system and is necessary for […]

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Of all the lifestyle-related health risk factors, smoking probably produces more overall damage to more organs and body systems than any other “bad habit”.  You probably know that smoking is bad for the lungs and heart, but you may not be aware of how damaging it is to muscles (besides the heart), bones and joints, spinal […]

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The Women’s Health Initiative has produced a questionnaire that allows you to calculate your statistical hip fracture risk according to family history and lifestyle factors.  To calculate your risk (and to help determine the need for taking extra osteoporosis prevention measures, visit the hip fracture risk calculator.  When you get to the question about […]

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This video demonstrates an easy way to help prevent osteoporosis and hip fractures.

Stay tuned to my natural remedies blog for more osteoporosis information!
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When the importance of getting adequate calcium in the diet as a means to preventing osteoporosis started to become highly publicized, the makers of TUMS antacid cleverly jumped on the bandwagon and repositioned TUMS as an osteoporosis treatment. 
No doubt many people bought into the marketing (I’ve even had patients tell me that their doctor […]

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While supplement manufacturers and the popular media might make you think that to prevent or help osteoporosis all you need to do is take calcium, that’s far from the whole story.
Yes, bones are largely composed of calcium and yes, you do need calcium for your bones, but simply shoveling calcium pills down your throat in […]

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