Low vitamin D levels in UK again
More in the news about low levels of vitamin D in the UK: www.bbc.co.uk/news/healthI know the article is focused on pregnant women and babies who are deficient but this is indicative of the rest of the...
View ArticleAdvice needed on supplements
Can anyone give information on the supplements to take to prevent OP from getting worse, and the 'brands', they use. I was taking Osteo Support from the Natural Health Practice, but they are very...
View ArticleWhich type of calcium?
I have read that calcium citrate is better absorbed, but my GP has prescribed calcium lactate pentahydrate and c. phosphate. Can anyone tell me what this is. Thanks. I am 72 and have been diagnosed...
View ArticleNatural Remedy for Osteoporosis
Having been diagnosed last year with fairly severe osteoporosis and having led a healthy active lifestyle and good diet I was devasted and even more so to read about the possibility of having something...
View ArticleBisphosphonates Information
Hi All,Some interesting reading on Bisphosphonates.http://www.healthwatchersnews.com/2010/02/bisphosphonates-bone-strengtheners-or-bone-hardeners/
View ArticleAny books on natural remedies in the UK?
Hi another new member here, not quite sure what I am doing. Could any other members please tell me if they know of any publications in the UK that help with Diet,Vitamins and Exercise? All I can find...
View ArticleOsteoporosis Implant Treatment
Hi, I am a "Newbie" and would like to say hello to everyone and I am looking forward to being part of the Forum to have a good chat!! Can you help me please. I have just had my third Dexa Scan, after...
View ArticleProduct Design Student Requests Help In Final Year Project
Hello All,My name is Camilla Whitehead and i'm a final year Product Design student at The University Of The West of England Bristol. For my final project I have chosen to look at the problems faced by...
View ArticleSome simple exercises
Just found some simple exercises to help prevent fractures on the Better Bones website: Simple exercises to prevent a new fracture
View ArticleVit K -the benefits
Somewhere on this site is a good thread on Vit K - but I cannot find it, even with a search! Can anyone direct me to the post about the different types of Vit K and the benefits of them?Many thanksSarah
View ArticleLara Pizzorno - Your Bones
For all of us who are not taking presecription medication for OP a book is highly recommended on the US site on natural remedies. So I have ordered it an will see how it translates into UK 'speke'.Hope...
View ArticleA few books and websites I have found useful
Here are some books I have found especially useful for giving me information on osteoporosis and helping me help myself:[b]'Osteoporosis, the silent epidemic'[/b] by Marilyn Glenville...
View ArticleAloe Vera drink - is it alkalising?
At great cost I bought some AV drink as it contains lots of 'good' things if you have OP. But I have been unable to find out any info about whether AV juice is alkalising? Does anyone know?ThanksSarah
View ArticleIs water acid or alkali?
After reading a blog on the acidity of water, and that you should put lemon or lime into water to help make it alkali I tested my tap water with a PH strips.The tap water is 7.25.Tap water with lemon...
View ArticleMega-blenders
Does anyone have a Mega Blender? I read about them in a article in the Daily Telegraph. I quote 'No matter how fibrous the fruit and veg, they emerge as if you had sieved them 20 times through silk'....
View ArticleStontium: Interesting Article
Click link ( or cut 'n' paste) for interesting article relating to stontium:-http://tahomaclinicblog.com/strontium/#art
View ArticlePamidronate Infusion
I have been taken off Alendronic Acid and put on Pamidronate infusion. I was given 30mg strength infusion for five hours and now, four weeks later, I am having a 60mg infusion for five hours. I am told...
View ArticleAlkali recipes
I am sure we all have our favourite recipes - I know I do, but I have just found this site for alkali recipes.http://acidalkalinediet.com/recipes//index.php Hope you enjoy it!Sarah
View ArticleIntroducing myself
Hi All. I am probably one of the few men on this site. I am a 64 years old with Coeliac Disease, which, in turn, has given me osteoporosis, due to my inability over the years, to absorb calcium. Now I...
View ArticleGreen 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...
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