Comments on: Yet Another Good Reason to Avoid Osteoporosis Drugs

By: Goldie

Goldie — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:46:31 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for all your hard work doing research and then sharing with us.
Keep up the good work.
Goldie

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:34:20 +0000

I have low thyroid, and I was losing my hair and having digestive problems. My doctor put me on Nature-throid, which is a tiny pill, a little larger than a pinhead, that I take once a day. Is that the same as Syn-throid? I didn’t think it was bad for bones. Why does medicine that helps one condition, make another one worse? I now have a full head of thick hair, and my stomach problems are much better. I don’t want to get off the thyroid, which I think is a natural substance rather than a drug, but I don’t want my bones to suffer either as a result. Seems like when you’re on one thing, it affects something else, or as the old saying goes: Six of one and half a dozen of the other. Your feedback would be very helpful.

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:13:09 +0000

Because the big drug manufacturers get very wealthy on the sale of these poisons, and that’s at the expense of the women who take them. They care much more about padding their pockets than protecting our health. Be one step ahead of them and don’t ruin your health to make them richer.

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:10:15 +0000

I’ve read where lemons, although they are acidic, are also included in alkaline diets, so don’t let the real sour taste fool you. They are definitely good for you, and also provide plenty of vitamin C. The only citrus fruit you need to be aware of is grapefruit. There is something in grapefruit that doesn’t mix well with any pills that you take. Maybe Vivian, who is much more knowledgeable than myself, could explain why people are told not to take grapefruit or grapefruit juice while on certain medications.

By: Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:05:44 +0000

I take coenzyme Q-10 in soft gel form, 100 mg. per day. I was taking the 200 mg. dosage, but thought that might be too much. My doctor recommended it originally for my gums which were subject to frequent infections, and it seemed to help quite a bit. It’s always reassuring to know that I’m taking the right things to not only help build bones, but for other health considerations.

By: Sara Oglesbee

Sara Oglesbee — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:16:46 +0000

Hi Vivian,
Love your book! My son who is 19, and has 22Q syndrome, has also been diagnosed with osteoporosis. We are going to see an endocrinologist next week and I refuse to have him on the drugs. But it is so difficult to have him eat and drink the way in which I am trying to get accustomed to. He is all of 95 pounds and has had 2 open heart surgeries after birth. He his not on any medicines other than an inhaler to keep his lungs strong. Any advice for osteoporosis in someone so young? He has had blood work done before and his calcium levels seem to be fine, thyroid fine, no celiacs disease. Right now the doctors are puzzled.
Anything advice?
Sara Oglesbee

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:32:07 +0000

My doctor sent me for a dDxa scan and anounced I had no option but to go on Fodomax. All went well for a few years but the ache in my hips got worse and went back as I developed trouble swallowing! The Fosomax burned my throat so badly that I envisage in the future it will give me throat cancer! Then he insists each time I come for blood pressure check that I go on the 15 minute infusion of Aclast! But reading this I have been a silly goose and realise your health starts with yourself, why leave your doctor in charge who only knows about drugs! And the side effects are shoved underneath his expensive carpets! I now take Cq10 and calcium citrate and also yoghurt in the morning with my half a glass of oatstraw tea, a great one for your bones! my next Hexa scan is the end of this year so I can find out if all my altered eating worked

By: Velma Sturm

Velma Sturm — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:39:27 +0000

Is Lemon an acid, will it become alkalizing in tap water?

By: Cary Davis

Cary Davis — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:59:57 +0000

I would like to know what you know and think of Fosteum.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:15:30 +0000

I have suffered throat damage and I can’t think of a reason for it to be out there.
I believe that the pharmacy companies pay
doctors to push their meds. The government stops all kinds of things, but they let things through that can cause us problems of all kinds. I love the doctors when they state IF YOU DON’T TAKE THIS, YOU WILL FALL BREAK YOUR HIP AND DIE. they really care about us don’t they?