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Are Calcium Supplements Safe?

Calcium supplements have been found to cause heart attacks. If you have osteoporosis, you may wonder: What should I be doing for my bones?

Osteoporosis Treatment Without Drugs: The Missing Link to Superior Bone Health

Common epilepsy and mood drug blocks collagen-making bone cells New discoveries highlight what may be the missing link in the search for better ways to prevent and treat osteoporosis: Collagen. Typically, the focus is on calcium supplementation, or drugs, vitamins, and hormones that affect calcium metabolism. Doctors at Orthopedic Hospital in Shropshire, United Kingdom, discovered [...]

Sore Feet: Are shoes the cause of running pain?

One of the most important overlooked factors in running is that of connective tissue strength.

Bone Density…What’s It All About?

For years I’ve avoided putting my patients on fosamax and related drugs for “bone health,” because according to the package insert, these drugs don’t make bones healthy. They prevent part of the natural cycle of bone growth, called bone resorption, and by doing so make them denser looking on bone scans. Dense bones might sound [...]