12 Dangerous and Hidden Food Ingredients In Seemingly Healthy Foods 65
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12 Dangerous and Hidden Food Ingredients In Seemingly Healthy Foods

Would you eat your favorite breakfast cereal if you knew that it contained Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), a product also used in jet fuel and embalming fluid? Can you imagine grilling your low fat veggie burger if you found out that its main ingredient is Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)?

Watch out, because foods …

Debunking the Milk Myth: Why Milk is Bad for You and Your Bones 149
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Debunking the Milk Myth: Why Milk is Bad for You and Your Bones

Did you know that in Medieval England parents would tie rabbits’ feet around their babies’ necks to ward off illness? Doctors would also spit on wounds because saliva was believed to have healing properties.

Indeed, history is replete with unfounded health beliefs, and to everyone’s detriment, the milk myth is among …

The Forteo Mystery: What You Should Know About this Puzzling Drug 174
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The Forteo Mystery: What You Should Know About this Puzzling Drug

Pharmaceutical companies are constantly trying to outdo each other and to come up with new patentable drugs for diseases that already have existing drug treatments.. A good example of this is teriparatide, or Forteo in the US (Forsteo abroad), a new class of osteoporosis drug known as anabolic agents. …

Vitamin K: Your Osteoporosis Knight in Shining Armor 142
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Vitamin K: Your Osteoporosis Knight in Shining Armor

If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, it is more than likely that your doctor prescribed an osteoporosis drug such as Fosamax followed by the proverbial calcium recommendation.

That’s exactly what happened to me after I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. My doctor also advised me to “drink plenty of …

Happy New Year: Your 2010 Bone Health Resolution 114
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Happy New Year: Your 2010 Bone Health Resolution

I hope you are having a fantastic holiday season and that you are as upbeat about welcoming 2010 and the new decade as I am.

This past year has been incredible not only because the Save Our Bones community has grown by leaps and bounds but also because our information …

Merry Christmas! 0
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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and happy holidays full of joy and good health.

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Use Houseplants to Prevent Bone Loss

My osteoporosis adventures are fascinating, with unexpected twists and turns that I am able to share with you right here on this blog. For example, while working on the Save Our Bones Program, I found a breakthrough bone cell study funded by no less than the NASA Space Agency.

Plants: Nature’s …

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Happy Channukah!

Happy Channukah to everybody in the Save Our Bones Community who’s celebrating the “Festival of Lights” this week.

May your lives be lit with joy, health and happiness always,

From Rags to Riches: When Good Things Happen to Bad Osteoporosis Drugs 82
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From Rags to Riches: When Good Things Happen to Bad Osteoporosis Drugs

In the Save Our Bones Program I dedicate an entire chapter to the discussion of all the osteoporosis drugs, including Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva and Reclast. These are popular bisphosphonate drugs widely prescribed by doctors and advertised on TV and other media outlets.

Marketing ads for these drugs offer no information whatsoever …

What the Oceans Can Teach You About Your Bones 109
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What the Oceans Can Teach You About Your Bones

My path to discover the truth about osteoporosis has been fascinating and arduous at the same time. As you probably know by now, the hundreds of hours I have dedicated to research osteoporosis culminated with the Save Our Bones Program.

But I’m not resting on my laurels; indeed, my research never …

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