June 6, 2011
You want to take control of your own bone health destiny to avoid osteoporosis. You want to do it “naturally” without modern pharmaceuticals. This is often possible. It does take...
May 23, 2011
The National Osteoporosis Foundation reaffirmed it’s core purpose – Fracture Prevention – at its International Symposium last week. It’s back to the basics. Fracture Prevention requires proper diet and lifestyle. ...
May 16, 2011
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism is quite common. I see a new case nearly every week. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism happens when the parathyroid glands are doing their job. If you do not have enough...
May 12, 2011
Primary Hyperparathyroidism is much less common but much easier to explain. We will deal with that first. Primary Hyperparathyroidism is usually due to an enlargement of one of the 4...
May 9, 2011
Hyperparathyroidism is found in a surprising number of patients by testing for PTH level. Primary Hyperparathyroidism remains rare. We have found 3 cases in 4 years. However, we are finding...
March 28, 2011
Calcium Supplements can be chewable chocolate and other flavors. You need to try these to see which brand tastes good to you. Some taste like a calcium tablet with some flavoring. Others...
March 14, 2011
Unless you eat a lot of salmon, or put yourself at high risk for skin cancer, you will need Vitamin D Supplements. Most Multiple Vitamins have 400 IU of vitamin...
March 5, 2011
Traditional foods high in Vitamin D include oily fish, seal blubber and cod liver oil. None of these are common in the American diet today. It is becoming much harder...
March 4, 2011
Speaking to groups about Osteoporosis is always interesting. Different persons have different questions. This week I spoke to a PEO chapter (a women-only “sorority”). One of the members was very...
February 28, 2011
A little vitamin D is added to milk. Drinking 3 glasses of milk daily nearly meets the old standard of 400 IU daily, but 16 glasses of milk – a...