Green tea
Just wondered if anyone has an opinion on the report by Japanese scientists that the moderate consumption of green tea is beneficial to those of us with OP? It is alleged to contain a group of...
View ArticleHealthy magazine
Hi all just thought I would let you know that my daughter bought me this magazine yesterday from Holland and Barrett as there was an article on front cover 'Britain's Bone Crisis how to halt...
View ArticleGood job I like prunes!
Here's another interesting article - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110818093048.htmThis site also carries another article on the green tea effect on...
View ArticleSAVE OUR BONES PROGRAMME BY VIVIAN GOLDSCHMIDT-ANY EXPERiences?
Hello folks,I have been researching about OP drugs,supplements and also natural treatments as I absolutely dont want to take pharmaceutical drugs and have come across this American programme .I have...
View ArticleBeds
I'm looking for a good bed for my 86 year-old father, who suffers from osteoporosis and recurring spinal fractures. We're thinking about an electric bed - the sort that would raise him up to help him...
View ArticleBuying supplements from USA
I have just been told that the VAT limit on buying anything at all from USA has been reduced from £19 to just £15 so anything above £15 will now be charged with extra VAT. Be aware when you next...
View ArticleProtelos in Spain
A friend who lives in Ibiza would like to know the name of Protelos in Spain - I know there are a couple of forum members who live in Spain - please can you tell me its name.
View ArticleVitamin D again, from the government this time !
Apparently in our government we have an [b]All-Party Parliamentary Osteoporosis Group[/b] ! I never knew that ! Anyway, I just read this good article about a report from them in the Mail:[i]Need not...
View ArticleNew issue of Osteoporosis News out now
Hi all, just to let you know, the new issue of Osteoporosis News has come back from the printers and has been sent out to members and on-line subscribers. If you are not a member and would like to...
View ArticleNew Bone Test Could Explain Atypical Femur Fractures after Long Term...
[size=7]New Bone Test Could Explain Atypical Femur Fractures after Long Term Bisphosphonate Use[/size] - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bone-test-could-explain-atypical-065700881.htmlSANTA BARBARA,...
View ArticleAnother 'definative' list of alkali food
Looking at the US OP site I found a post to this site - http://www.energiseforlife.com/acid-alkaline-food-chart-1.3.pdf - so I read it. I thought it was very interesting as it was not about the PRAL...
View ArticleWinter 2012 issue of Osteoporosis News out now
Hi all. Just to let you know that the winter 2012 issue of the National Osteoporosis Society's Osteoporosis News magazine is available now. The magazine is sent out to members of the charity four times...
View ArticleGood introductory book for those newly diagnosed
Hi All,I have read the book on osteoporosis issued by the British Medical Association.Informative, clear and useful read for anyone newly diagnosed.PP
View ArticlePaper on treatment of fractures
[url=http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/97/2/63.full]HERE[/url]It's an old paper - 2004 - but relatively readable. What struck me was that it actually acknowledges that there is pain associated...
View ArticleOffice of Dietary Supplements
An American government site with some useful fact sheets including [url=http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-QuickFacts/]calcium[/URL]
View ArticleVibration Machines
HelloI've been reading through the leaflet provided by the society about the vibration machines. I have a quick question though - it mentions Juvent but I am sure I have read somewhere else that they...
View ArticleVitamin D deficiency
Has anybody seen the article in Daily Telegraph today- 8th April . I found it very interesting, but it did not mention my source of vitamin d3- VitD3deluxe 3000 ,a spray which is so convenient to...
View ArticleOsteoporosis a Disability
Need help for a friend that has been diagnosed with Osteoporosis and her employer says it is not a disability she also has osteoarthritis and cannot stand for long periods. Is her employer correct in...
View ArticleA new book to recommend
Following on from the link Lynne posted to an interview with Dr Kate Rhéaume-Bleue (a Canadian naturopathic qualified doctor), I bought her book and have already finished reading it. Fantastic ! Lots...
View ArticleVitamin D
Apparently November 2nd is Vitamin D Day ! www.vitamindday.netThere are several interesting pages there, but as it comes out of the US to translate US numbers into UK numbers you multiply by 2.5, for...
View ArticleCanadian Vitamin D Study
[url=http://www.cmaj.ca/content/182/12/E610.full]HERE[/url]It suggests that today's recommendations are based on work of more than a decade ago. In turn, that work had a lot of its basis in assumptions...
View ArticleSupplements from the USA
I have just been hit with an £8 handling charge and £4.00 VAT for a re-order that was below £15 last time I used it.When I was first diagnosed it was near on impossible to get supplement (VitK, boron,...
View ArticleQuery re cost of buying supplements from the USA
Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy 6 months' worth of AlgaeCal Plus & Strontium Boost, but don't know if it's cheaper to buy from the USA? I know nothing about what charges there would be on top of...
View ArticleSpire Sussex Hospital
OSTEOPOROSIS Your Questions Answered will be the topic of the talk given by Dr Edward Henderson, consultant and head of rheumatology at the Conquest Hospital, on Friday, September 13.This will be held...
View ArticleBras
Having gone from nearly 5ft 4ins to 4ft 11' and a bit, I am now a Funny Shape. My bulging stomach begins just underneath my breasts. I have kyphosis. I look at least 6 months pregnant.My present bras...
View ArticleViamin K and the Calcium Paradox.
I know that some members have been trying to find this book and have had a problem. I ordered it from Amazon in August for £10.20. I had a message from Amazon saying that they were having a problem...
View Articlecalcium, vitamin K2 and heart attacks - thoughts please!
I've been taking 1000 mg calcium citrate daily plus additional vit D and struggling with vit K2 on and off. I feel I ought to take vit K2 to prevent hardening of the arteries but find it bloats me -...
View ArticleMolasses sugar
Does anyone know if molasses sugar is as high in calcium as blackstrap molasses please? It is easier to use the sugar in cooking.
View ArticleFood facts - vinegar and max protein
Hi,I am newly diagnosed with osteoporosis, and want to change the foods I eat if necessary.I like pickles and vinegar – not chutney but, for instance, pickled onions, cabbage and herrings, and vinegar...
View ArticleAlmond milk?
Well, I've tried for two weeks various types of goat's cheese and milk. I have been continually nauseous. So - the dogs have had the cheese and the milk has gone down the sink. So - is there any other...
View ArticleDEXA scans
[url=http://www.rah.sa.gov.au/nucmed/BMD/bmd_docguide.htm]THIS ARTICLE[/url] from Adelaide University in Australia provides a relatively readable explanation of DEXA scans, if you ignore the bits about...
View ArticleFracture Liaison Service
Sorry for cross-posting the same message to two forums, but in thought it worth posting twice as there may be something practical we as NOS members can do.There's a link to the video clip from BBC...
View ArticleBlood values
HiI am doing a survey to figure out if there is any help to osteoporosis diagnosed people to be able to monitor certain blood values from home without a doctor present.I have made a short survey for...
View ArticleGreat osteoporosis book.
HiI recently was taken off strontium renelate by my consultant, as it causes blood clots.I felt pleased to be off all drugs but knew I really needed to do something to try to not lose bone. I looked at...
View ArticleCan NOS put news links in the forums please?
I very rarely visit the main NOS site, so I often miss news and announcements. I check out the forums at least daily. I wonder if NOS could link to news items in this forum? Eg I caught the...
View ArticleSuperSlow weight lifting for osteoporosis
[quote]An exercise theorist by the name of Ken Hutchins developed SuperSlow for use in a research project on osteoporosis conducted by Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries and the University of Florida....
View ArticleVitamin A
I've been re-reading Dr Kate Rhéaume-Bleue's book 'Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox'. She writes a lot about the synergistic importance of vitamins D, A and K2, and, so, I'm wondering what dose...
View ArticleVitamin D
[i]"Millions more people should be offered free vitamin D supplements under proposals from the government's health advisers to tackle the increasingly widespread deficiency in the vitamin"[/i] -...
View ArticleArticle - Why are doctors such jerks?
I picked up [url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/why-are-doctors-such-jerks/Content?oid=880047]A LINK TO THIS [/url]from the NOF forum.For anyone feeling hesitant about dealing with a domineering...
View ArticleSpammers still active on this site
Despite the reassurance a couple of weeks ago that the site was being made difficult for spammers and bots - there were two spam messages posted today - and more worrying loads of site users recieved...
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