Osteoporosis Scare Tactics: Has a Doctor Ever Done This to You? 19
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Osteoporosis Scare Tactics: Has a Doctor Ever Done This to You?

One of my most rewarding experiences is to visit different parts of the country and to lecture on osteoporosis and ostepenia to fellow “truth seekers” like you. All are eager to learn and share their experiences, and I’m eager to teach and listen.

One of issues that never fails to …

Bone Health Myth: Doctors Always Know What’s Best for You and Your Bone Health 13
Uncategorized by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Bone Health Myth: Doctors Always Know What’s Best for You and Your Bone Health

Doctors Recommended Cigarette Smoking

In 1949 Doctors recommended smoking cigarettes. Today in 2008 they recommend taking Osteoporosis drugs…

Click the triangle play button below to watch this shocking video footage from an actual 1949 RJ Reynolds advertising campaign.

Here’s another shocking ad I found. Watch the first minute where a well dressed …

New Year Off To A Bad Start For Osteoporosis Drugs 205
Medical Alerts, News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

New Year Off To A Bad Start For Osteoporosis Drugs

The year 2009 has just begun, and it looks like it will be a year of big surprises – at least for the makers of Osteoporosis drugs. New information is opening up the door to many unanswered questions and suspicions about the most commonly prescribed drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, …

A look at Osteoporosis diagnosis in the future 237
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

A look at Osteoporosis diagnosis in the future

Did you ever try to imagine what our world will be like in the year 2050?  While watching the news last night, I asked myself the question and, not surprisingly, my thoughts quickly led to – what else…our bone health.  Even though increasingly negative news about osteoporosis drugs keeps popping-up …

Study Shows Grapefruit Slows Down Bone Loss 344
Articles, News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Study Shows Grapefruit Slows Down Bone Loss

We’ve all heard of the many health benefits of oranges and of other citrus fruits.  But there’s a lot more to citrus than just Vitamin C…

In a new study conducted by Texas A&M University recently published in the journal Nutrition shows that the antioxidant effects of red grapefruit may increase …

Olympic athlete fractures bones – Does she need Osteoporosis treatment? 2
News by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Olympic athlete fractures bones – Does she need Osteoporosis treatment?

You surely know by now that it really makes me happy to share experiences, comments and opinions with you either by phone, by email and in person. One of the most common topics of conversation is about the bone density test results – specifically, the magical T-score number that causes …

Osteoporosis drugs may produce healthy statistics, but not healthy people 8
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Osteoporosis drugs may produce healthy statistics, but not healthy people

Not so long ago, my youngest son Michael asked me to help him with his Biology homework. While I was absent-mindedly thumbing through his 300 plus page textbook, a sinking feeling swept me right away…and stayed with me for quite some time.

At first I could not figure out why I …

Osteoporosis Is NOT A Disease 28
Articles by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Osteoporosis Is NOT A Disease

The Merck Manual (the world’s best-selling medical textbook and published, ironically, by the makers of Fosamax) defines osteoporosis as

“A systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture.”

Put in simpler terms, the Merck Manual defines …

Calcium and Osteoporosis 35
Ask Vivian by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Calcium and Osteoporosis

Q:  I am interested in your answers on calcium.  I’ve had back trouble for several years and just had my 3rd back surgery.  After my bone density test, my doctor prescribed 1200 mg. of calcium + Vit. D and also at the same time Evista, 60 mg. once a day.  …

Not All Doctors Are Created Equal 1
Ask Vivian by Vivian Goldschmidt, MA .

Not All Doctors Are Created Equal

Q:  I appreciate your desire to help others with osteoporosis and the spectrum of bone loss. It is such an important issue! My question is, why do you have to blast doctors so much? I did not spend 12 years of my life to become a doctor to, as you …

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