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You mean Rickets? (I think they call it something else in adults -- but . . . whatever) Just another good reason to throw away your sunscreen (besides not looking like a fish-belly or that stuff that...
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Just another good reason to throw away your sunscreen (besides not looking like a fish-belly or that stuff that gets hung in the bird cage for the canary to pick at) __________________________________...
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ya ya ya. You got osteomalacia, or something? What's your blood pH? This is pretty easy to correct. "D" injections for awhile . . . dietary . . . and ask your doc about renal acidosis if your pH is...
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I agree with Rhaj..(OMG) anyway, anyone who doesnt get enough sunshine needs to supplement with vit.D and also any Ladies out there that dont want brittle bones needs vit. D.
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There is a once a year IV done in the doctor's office for the treatment of post menopausal osteopenia or osteoporosis (Reclast) -- you don't have to worry about the calcium and vitamin D supplements.
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Hi I have osteoporosis in my hip and spine because I am allergic to milk.I do try to eat some yogurt and cheese but a glass of milk never. I am told by my oncologist at least 2000 IU's vitamin D so...
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Something to bear in mind -- osteomalacia is not the same as osteoporosis (or osteopenia). Different causes -- different treatments. (but the effects are similar, and the combination is bad) If...
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I'm scheduled for injections, RHaj, because I was told that supplements wouldn't help it However, I think I'll continue with the fish oil I always eat, because I absolutely hate fish. The beach is not...
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tinkerbell wrote: Hi I have osteoporosis in my hip and spine because I am allergic to milk.I do try to eat some yogurt and cheese but a glass of milk never. I am told by my oncologist at least 2000...
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Weight-bearing exercise helps maintain bones, too, and it doesn't require a doctor.
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It takes very little vit D to grow/maintain bones, all else being normal. What was overlooked until very recently is the effect of vit D on the immune system, cancer, heart disease, autoimmunity, etc....
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I have osteopenia, borderline osteoporosis, at least as determined by the bone mineral density instrument ( a new-fangled device that produces numbers whose significance is not entirely clear). I went...
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llilly Thanks for your info I remember my doctor telling me that there would be a shot coming out soon and maybe he meant this reclast. I also can't take the osteoporosis meds. and believe me I have...
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Boniva is one of the osteoporosis meds available as an injection -- but the injection is once a month and costs about $500 per shot in the US.
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