Your Bones : How You Can Prevent Osteoporosis and Have Strong Bones for Life Naturally

by Pizzorno, Lara; Wright, Jonathan V.

• ISBN13: 9781607660071
• ISBN10: 1607660075
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-16
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Osteoporosis has become a common scourge, afflicting people-especially women-in ever-growing numbers. Yet osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax® or Boniva® are dangerous-not only do they actually increase your risk for bone fractures, they may also cause heart problems and kill bone tissue in your jaw!

Author Biography

Lara Pizzorno, MA, LMT, is the managing editor for Longevity Medicine Review a senior medical editor for SaluGenecists, Inc. She is co-author of Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients, co-author of The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, and editor of The World's Healthiest Foods: Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating. Jonathan V. Wright, MD, is the founder and medical director of Tahoma Clinic in Renton, Washington. With degrees from Harvard and the University of Michigan, Dr. Wright has been at the forefront of natural biomedical research and treatment since 1973 and has written many best-selling books including Your Stomach, also published by Praktikos Books.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xvii
You Are at Risk for Osteoporosis
If You Are a Woman, You're at High Risk for Osteoporosis	p. 3
What Is Osteoporosis?	p. 3
Why Are Women at Higher Risk Than Men of Losing Too Much Bone?	p. 4
Am I Really at Risk? How Common Is Osteoporosis?	p. 5
Men Are Not Immune to Osteoporosis	p. 6
What Are My Chances of Recovering from a Hip Fracture Due to Osteoporosis?	p. 6
Why Conventional Medicine is Not the Answer for Strong Bones
The Patent Medicines Prescribed to Prevent Osteoporosis Should Be Your Last Choice for Healthy Bones	p. 11
Patent Medicines	p. 12
The Patent Medicines Prescribed for Osteoporosis, the Bisphosphonates (e.g., Fosamax®, Actonel®, Boniva®, Reclast®), Have Very Nasty Side Effects	p. 14
Bisphosphonates Don't Build Healthy, New Bone-They Cause Retention of Old, Brittle Bone	p. 15
Bisphosphonates Cause Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)	p. 16
How Bisphosphonates Cause ONJ	p. 21
Many Dentists Will Not Treat Women Taking Bisphosphonates	p. 22
No Cure Exists for ONJ	p. 24
Bisphosphonates Promote Chronic Oral Infections	p. 25
Bisphosphonates Increase Risk for Atrial Fibrillation	p. 25
Bisphosphonates: A Long List of Other Adverse Side Effects	p. 27
Bisphosphonates Increase Fracture Risk	p. 31
Bisphosphonates and Breast Cancer	p. 41
Say Bye-Bye to Bisphosphonates!	p. 44
What Increases Your Risk for Osteoporosis?
What You Don't Know Can Give You Osteoporosis	p. 49
Are You Sure You're Getting Enough Calcium?	p. 50
I Need More than Calcium to Prevent Osteoporosis?	p. 51
I Need Stomach Acid to Absorb Calcium?	p. 55
Is Your Diet Leaching Calcium from Your Bones?	p. 58
How Much Protein Do YOU Need?	p. 59
Refined Sugars Make Your Belly Fat but Your Bones Skinny	p. 65
Soft Drinks Are Hard on Bones	p. 66
Greens Give the Go-Ahead for Great Bones; Their Absence Slams the Brakes on Bone-Building	p. 67
ôBsö for Better Bones	p. 68
Do You Have Enough of These Bs on Board?	p. 72
ôCö Your Way to Stronger Bones	p. 76
What Else Increases My Risk for Osteoporosis?	p. 81
Osteoporosis, a Family Affair?	p. 81
Gastric Bypass: Free Pass? Not for Your Bones	p. 83
The Liver-Kidney Connection to Bone	p. 87
What's Hyperparathyroidism and Why Should My Bones Care?	p. 90
Is Your Thyroid on Overdrive?	p. 93
Do Your Favorite Activities All Involve Sitting?	p. 94
Getting Any…Sunshine?	p. 97
Gloria Vanderbilt Once Said, ôA Woman Can't Be Too Rich or Too Thin.ö She Was Half-Wrong	p. 103
Bone-Busting Patent Medicines	p. 105
Are Your Bones Going Up in Smoke?	p. 108
Why Is Smoking So Harmful to Your Bones? Two Key Reasons: Cadmium and Nicotine	p. 109
More than Two Drinks of Liquor Makes Bone Loss Much Quicker	p. 115
What Men Don't Know Can Increase Their Risk for Osteoporosis	p. 119
What Are the Key Risk Factors for Osteoporosis in Men?	p. 120
Chances Are, You Are Already Losing Bone	p. 123
How Can I Tell If I'm Losing Bone?	p. 124
What Tests Are Used to Check for Bone Loss? What Qualifies as Osteoporosis?	p. 125
What to Expect If You Don't Take Steps to Actively Prevent Bone Loss: What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Osteoporosis?	p. 128
How to Have Strong Bones for Life
Strong Bones for Life, Naturally	p. 133
What Your Bones Really Need to Stay Strong	p. 133
Bone-Building Vitamins	p. 135
Bone-Building Minerals	p. 160
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Builds Bone	p. 190
Why Bother With a 24-Hour Urine Test When Saliva Tests Are Commonly Available by Mail Order and a Blood Draw Takes Only a Couple of Minutes?	p. 194
Why Bioidentical Hormones Rather than Conventional, Patent Medicine Version of HRT?	p. 195
The Bone-Building Diet (I Can Eat My Way to Strong, Healthy Bones?)	p. 199
So, What Do the Three Catch-Phrases-Eat Real Food, Mostly Plants, Preferably Organic-Actually Mean?	p. 203
Bone-Building Exercises	p. 213
Why Is Exercise Essential for Healthy Bones as We Age?	p. 215
What Kinds of Exercise and How Much Is Needed to Turn On Bones' Mineral-Absorbing, Width-Building Actions?	p. 216
If I Follow These Recommendations, What Can I Expect? How Soon Will I See Results?	p. 223
Resources	p. 225
Where Can I Find an ôIntegrativeö Doctor Who Will Help Me Build and Keep My Bones Strong, Naturally?	p. 225
Additional Helpful Resources	p. 227
Glossary	p. 229
Notes	p. 237
Index	p. 301
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