Three out of every one hundred Americans take Glucocorticoids for medical conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), lupus and other auto-immune disorders. People of all ages take steroids, so this new approval opens up a new class of patients who could use this besides the normal age-related osteoporosis group, which... Read more
Some of us get osteoporosis by having an underlying medical disorder that causes bone loss. Examples would be:
Breast cancer
Hyperthyroidism
Lupus
Diabetes
Rheumatoid arthritis
Vitamin D deficiency
Premature menopause
These are only a few of the conditions that can be a secondary cause for... Read more
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, weight bearing exercises are activities that make you move against gravity while staying upright.
The NOF recommends 2 ½ hours a week, or more, of this type of exercise to help build strong bones and slow bone loss.
What's your favorite exercise? Walking,... Read more
All medications and supplements come with their own side effects which can make taking them very difficult.
Tell us which medication you've chosen to take for bone loss, and how you are doing on it? Have you had difficulty with any of them? Do you have many side effects and have you found a way... Read more
When dealing with osteoporosis, we know that one aspect is to get the recommended amounts of calcium, to protect our bones.
Many physicians believe that getting the majority of our calcium from our diet is best, but sometimes this is hard to do because we have to find the foods rich in calcium or find good recipes that... Read more
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