Comments on: Stop Taking Osteoporosis Drugs? It’s Never Too Late

By: Hal Korbel

Hal Korbel — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:13:13 +0000

I have addisons disease and have been taking steroids for about 30 years. A recent mistake made by my pharmacist resulted in my losing 7.5% of my bone mass in one year. I am now Osteopeniac and my doctor has prescribed a 70mg. dose of Alendronate to be taken once a week for the rest of my life. I am a 61 year old male who has led an active life. I love playing golf but now I have constant discomfort in my lower back. I fear my retirement will be spent in pain. I am afraid to not follow my doctor’s orders, but I want to be able to enjoy my life.

By: Carol

Carol — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:11:16 +0000

Please continue your daily emails. I requested you send them only once a week. I really miss them now and hope you resume as before. I do have a question…Is AlgaeCal Plus calcium supplement as good as Ezorb? Continus your good work.

By: D. Hendrickson

D. Hendrickson — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:41:43 +0000

I was given a Reclast “infusion”. Wonder how long that stays in the body. My osteoporosis is a -4. Nothing does any good. Am I subject to a life of brittle bones ?

If the biophosphate gets covered up, then new bone leaves after discontinuing, is the biophosphate then uncovered again ?

By: Cate Peterson

Cate Peterson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:16:52 +0000

I am a new recruit to the program. Your story Vivian, is mine. I am 49 years old and a routine scan showed osteo. I did not start the drug prescribed. I just had a really bad feeling about it. I found your program instead. I am so excited and positive about the future.

By: sandy

sandy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:16:06 +0000

I walk two miles each day and keep physically active. My compression spinal fracture healed perfectly in 12 weeks. I eat healthy foods, calcium with D and mag. I have been told to stop the soft drinks and that is very hard for me to do. Almost weaned myself but not entirely.

Now I read that chocolate and caffeine are off limits (?) Love the ability to discuss with others. What a blessing.

By: E. Jayne

E. Jayne — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:02:26 +0000

I have read, and I believe some of this research I gleaned from
“Save Our Bones,” that Strontium does build bone but in a way
that makes the bone rigid and less flexible. Although in DEXA scans bone density seems to improve with Strontium, Strontium does improve the incidence of fractures. I would appreciate being directed to research, international or otherwise, which sheds more light on how Strontium builds bone density.

By: Frances Solo

Frances Solo — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:33:54 +0000

I stopped taking fosamax about 5 years ago and started taking strontium 680 mg. I have had no more bone loss and a slight increase. I monitor it with a 24 hour urine test, the name of which I have for the moment forgotten. This is taken approximately every 3 months. There is information about strontium on the internet. The studies I read were done in Canada. It is similar in structure to calcium but much more bioavailable.

By: Luc Chene

Luc Chene — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:45:14 +0000

Good thing to add : vitamin K2 about 50 mg, Magnesium about half as much as calcium but no more than 650 mg per day, organic silicon (Biosil), Milk basic protein in supplement or in Yogurt Yoplait ASANA and a multivitamin with multi mineral.
Milk basic protein is used in Japan to treat osteoporosis and is a natural part from milk.
If you live in the US, you can try organic dairy product from grass fed cows / goats.

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:02:31 +0000

There has to be someone out there who is in the same situation as I am. Please let me know what you are doing to improve your bone health. Vivian, Please advise!

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:20:59 +0000

Hi Connie, I would be careful with NATURAL products, not all natural products are safe. Well known our marrine is very poluted and a lot of toxins like mercury in there. Mussels are cleaning, filtering the ocean. Other question how this company clean or get rid off toxins to make product, do they use heat or mollecular distillation, wich all this can cause oil go ranced and that can cause dangerous effect of free radicals damage. They question is how they extract. And research often paid by companies celling product. There are so many herbs has so great anti-inflamatory effect, and for arthritis. Indian Ginseng( Withania Somnifera) is safe great herb: anti-inflamatory, arthritis. Bacial Skullcap ( Scutellaria Baicalensis) : also anti-inflamatory. You can google. In the same time has to be work done in nutrition: decrease as much as you can acidic food: like meat, fish ( marine annimals), eggs, dairy, sugar, coffee, all refine, artificial. Acidity is a major cause for osteoporosis, arthritis and heaps of other diseases. I hope it helps, Diana. Australia.