Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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. …
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
Wishing you and your entire family a Merry Christmas and happy holidays full of joy and good health.
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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,
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .
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 …