You May Be Taking One of the Commonly Prescribed Drugs that Cause Osteoporosis: Here’s What You Can Do to Protect Yourself Did you know that drugs commonly prescribed to treat epilepsy, anxiety, insomnia, depression, schizophrenia and even restless leg syndrome cause osteoporosis? I’ve just learned a great deal more about this, inspired by Julie, who [...]
A small team of researchers from Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University have put together a package that encases material that is identical to the ingredients that allow bone to re-grow and heal where there are injuries. The package is placed where bone needs to heal. The package is used as a storage and delivery tool [...]
A study on menopausal women in Europe has scientists reveal that as high as 70% of women in this category have low Vitamin D levels. The dip in percentage is very significant and has shocked the European medical fraternity. This especially so because the percentage is seeing a steady dip without a reversing trend despite [...]
You’re never too old or too young to improve the health of your bones. Dr. Elizabeth O’Neill from Springfield College tells how being physically active can maintain bone health and prevent Osteoporosis. Dr. Neill tells us that low impact workouts can be a perfect solution to maintain bone density and be gentle enough to not [...]
Don’t let misleading commentaries prevent you from reaping the bone-building benefits of strontium! Having now reviewed the published research conducted on both natural strontium salts and strontium ranelate, I can confidently assure you that natural forms of strontium can provide a safe and highly effective contribution to the health – both the density and the [...]
A recent study conducted by the orthopaedic surgeons at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that those spinal fusion surgery patients who were deficient in Vitamin D before the surgery had a long recovery phase. Spinal fusion surgery is a major surgery that is usually recommended to remove the spinal canal [...]
Osteopenia and osteoporosis patients are often confused when their doctor recommends Strontium for them. Patients then typically read up information about Strontium, come across sensational write ups that misinform and create fear for Strontium. Doctors usually prescribe either of the two variants Strontium ranelate or Strontium citrate. After doing some of their own spade work, [...]
The anatomical structure and the working of a ‘molecular motor’ has now been identified whose malfunctioning is believed to be responsible for the onset of many critical diseases and health conditions such as osteoporosis and even cancer. The motor is an energy-converting protein known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase. Every cell in our body contains [...]
People on bone-building supplements have often wondered if they should be taking Strontium and Calcium supplements together. In a purely technical sense, the answer is ‘No’. The two supplements are to be had apart. In the strict sense Strontium should be had an hour before breakfast time and approximately three hours after dinner. (1) In [...]
Americans spend $27 billion on dietary supplements, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and supplement use is on the rise. According to the CDC between 1988 and 1994 one third of the population took a supplement. By 2006, over half the population was taking a supplement. In women over aged 60, calcium supplement usage has [...]