What Doctors Don't Tell YouRe osteoporosis (WDDTY vol 16 no 5, page 12), boron (as Osteo-Trace) has been used for years for both arthritis and osteoporosis - and without side-effects.
Prednisolone is the most commonly prescribed corticosteroid, and its range of side-effects is awesome. GASP, the UK-based Group Action into Steroid Prescribing, polled its 15,000 members and found that 70 per cent of patients suffered weight gain,
Exercise is a better bet than drugs to reduce cholesterol, according to the results of two separate US studies.
The use of inhaled steroids for long-term treatment of asthma may lead to reduced bone density in premenopausal women.
It’s assumed that we’re either the result of nature or nurture. But with the advent of an increasingly toxic environment, there is now a third element - noxious agents.
Thinning bones has less to do with the menopause than with Western dietary practices, but it can largely be prevented by diet and regular exercise. ...
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Osteoporosis and natural remedies: Fish oil containing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and GLA (gamma linolenic acid) is not only an effective safeguard against osteoporosis, it also improves the skin and brain function and avoids cardiovascular...
These days, medicine is waxing optimistic about osteoporosis, announcing that there are more opportunities than ever before to make this crippling disorder a disease of the past.
In 1996, WDDTY claimed that the so-called cures for osteoporosis may actually cause it (WDDTY, vol 6, no 12). Since then, nothing has changed. In fact, the situation has worsened.
