October 9, 2014
Forteo (Teriparatide) increases the thickness of the struts making up spongy (cancellous) bone. Forteo is the only osteoporosis medication to do that. It also makes the hard outer shell (cortical...
October 6, 2014
Anabolic medication for osteoporosis actually increases bone thickness and strength! Antiresorptive medications for osteoporosis (Fosamax, Alendronate, Actonel, Atelvia, Boniva, Evista, Reclast, Prolia) only preserve bone. We have talked about all...
July 15, 2014
Bisphosphonates accumulate in your bone. When OsteoClasts gobble up your bone, bisphosphonates are released into the Osteoclasts and disable or kill the Osteoclasts. This is great news when the problem...
June 3, 2014
Are your bones still good enough and just need to be maintained? Or have you fractured several times and need to rebuild your bones? Are Steroid Inhalers supressing your Osteoblasts...
March 8, 2014
“You are entering a Data-Free Zone” That was unfortunately the messasge at the joint meeting of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) last month. ...
August 17, 2013
A patient was very disappointed recently, that his Bone Mineral Density (BMD) had NOT IMPROVED, despite anabolic medication for his Osteoporosis. The reason for failure became obvious as soon as...
February 10, 2013
Bones are primarily made of protein. Sure, we think of them as mostly calcium, but calcium is only a small portion of the total construct. Most of Bone Matrix, the...
December 4, 2012
Bone that has Fractured = Bone NOT Good Enough = Bone which requires the Anabolic, Forteo. Any fracture, especially vertebral compression fracture, can mean that the bone is NOT Good...
November 30, 2012
How do you know when an Antiresorptive medication is best? First, the situation needs to be beyond the capability to Take Control Naturally with Calcium Citrate and Vitamin D3 alone....
October 25, 2012
Studies of combinations of osteoporosis medications expanded at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2012. Previous meetings featured alternating the anabolic, Teriparatide (Forteo) with a Bisphosphonate Antiresorptive, usually...