| A Vegetarian Diet | The Condition
"...Excess protein has been linked to kidney stones, osteoporosis, and possibly heart disease and some cancers..."
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Aerobic Exercise Need |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of suffering from osteoporosis later in life..."
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Alcohol Consumption |
As A Treatment
"...Sensible drinking also appears to be beneficial in reducing or preventing diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, bone fractures and osteoporosis, kidney stones, digestive ailments, stress and depression, poor cognition and memory, Parkinson's disease, hepatitis A, pancreatic cancer, macular degeneration (a major cause of..."
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Andropause/Male Menopause |
The Condition
"...Signs & Symptoms Typical symptoms include ... Osteoporosis (weakening or loss of bone mass)..."
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Anorexia / Starvation Tendency |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"The common medical complications of anorexia/starvation include osteoporosis..."
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Bone Density Scan |
As A Treatment
"These tests measure the mineral density in bones and can provide a diagnosis of osteoporosis before the bones become so weak that they break..."
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Bone Scan |
As A Treatment
"...One tests bone density and is used to diagnose osteoporosis, a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle..."
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Boron |
As A Treatment
"...Boron, while not a common supplemental ingredient, is found in several multi-vitamin mineral as well as osteoporosis support formulas..."
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Breast Cancer |
Recommendation Conventional Drug Avoidance
"Chemotherapy given to women with early-stage breast cancer causes their bone density to decline at a faster rate than previously known, increasing the risk of osteoporosis..."
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Caffeine Intoxication |
The Condition
"...Excessive intakes of caffeine contribute to osteoporosis and may interact negatively with prescription medications..."
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Calcium Requirement |
The Condition
"...Risk Factors Some research has indicated that vegetarian women are at less risk of osteoporosis than are omnivorous women..."
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Cervical Arthritis |
The Condition
"...& Symptoms While cervical arthritis tends to affect men more often than women, its symptoms may be similar to those produced by two conditions seen more frequently in women: rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis..."
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Chanca Piedra (Break-Stone) |
As A Treatment
"...pesticides, drinking water "decontaminated" by chlorine, drinking water containing parasites, the use of hormones in young women as contraception and in menopausal women as a means of preventing osteoporosis and heart disease, the use of steroid hormones to combat chronic inflammatory diseases, and the use of toxic chemotherapies to combat cancer..."
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Change In Clothing Habits |
As A Treatment
"...Research has suggested an inverse relationship between solar exposure and osteoporosis, colon cancer, breast cancer, and even the most deadly form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma..."
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Chronic Inflammation |
Recommendation NSAIDs
"Although they are sometimes necessary, long-term use of the more dangerous antiinflammatory drugs, such as prednisone, can cause diabetes, osteoporosis, or even death..."
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Cigarette Smoke Damage |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"The evidence is overwhelming: smoking boosts bone loss and is therefore a risk factor for osteoporosis and for bone fractures in general..."
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Consequences of Poor Diet |
The Condition
"...exceeds $80 billion, that of obesity exceeds $86 billion, osteoporosis $10 billion for care alone, cancer $104 billion, and cataract surgery $4 billion..."
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Corticosteroids |
As A Treatment
"...Other medical conditions: Before using corticosteroids, people with any of the following medical problems should make sure their physicians are aware: Osteoporosis or any other bone disease; Current or past tuberculosis; Glaucoma or cataracts; Infections of any type (virus, bacteria, fungus, amoeba); Sores in the nose or recent nose surgery (if using..."
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Dairy Products Avoidance |
As A Treatment
"...to compete with the dairy message which infers that no other foods contain the calcium contained in milk, and without milk and dairy products you're certain to one day end up with bone-crippling osteoporosis..."
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DHEA |
As A Treatment
"...are some excellent articles in the prevention of cancer, arteriosclerosis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, hypercholesterolemia, depression and osteoporosis..."
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Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet |
The Condition
"...review of the safety of low carbohydrate diets reeled off an alarming list of potential problems: "Complications such as heart arrhythmias, cardiac contractile function impairment, sudden death, osteoporosis, kidney damage, increased cancer risk, impairment of physical activity and lipid [cholesterol] abnormalities can all be linked to long-term restriction of carbohydrates in the diet..."
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Elevated Homocysteine Levels |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"Elevated homocysteine levels disrupt collagen-forming processes in the body and raise the likelihood of developing osteoporosis..."
Relationship to Ulcerative Colitis
"Because people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, have a much higher risk of both thromboses and osteoporosis, a team of researchers from McGill University in Montreal explored the idea that homocysteine excess may play an important role in this chronic gastrointestinal disease..."
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Estrogen Replacement |
As A Treatment
"...The process in which the bones become weak and brittle is called osteoporosis..."
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Excess Protein Consumption |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"High protein intakes may lead to loss of calcium, leading in turn to the development of osteoporosis..."
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Fish Oils |
As A Treatment
"...Some, but not all, studies suggest that fish oil and GLA taken along with calcium may be helpful in preventing osteoporosis..."
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Fluoride Toxicity |
The Condition
"...Fluorosis The disease known as crippling skeletal fluorosis develops in stages, with phase two described as chronic joint pain, dose-related calcification of ligaments, osteosclerosis, and possible osteoporosis..."
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Folic Acid |
As A Treatment
"...Treatment of various blood diseases, osteoporosis, and atherosclerosis has been supported with folic acid..."
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Germanium |
As A Treatment
"...Germanium deficiency is not recognized but is usually characterized by conditions such as infection, heart disease, increased cholesterol levels, osteoporosis, cancer, arthritis and immune disorders..."
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Heparin |
As A Treatment
"...Rarer side-effects include alopecia and osteoporosis with chronic use..."
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Horsetail Grass |
As A Treatment
"...cancer-skin, circulatory problems, cirrhosis, edema, fracture, hair loss, heart disease, inflammation, intertrigo, kidney ailments, lyme disease, muscle cramps, nail problems, obesity-diuretic tea, osteoporosis, pagets disease, prostatitis, rickets, skin-oily, skin-wrinkles, sport injuries, sunburn..."
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Hyperpituitarism |
The Condition
"...oily, tough skin; skin pigmentation changes - darker or lighter; excessive hair growth in females; high blood pressure; goiter (enlarged thyroid); kyphosis or loss of disc spaces of the spine; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis), through laboratory findings (growth hormone level is high, even when patient receives glucose load; diabetes occurs in 30% of cases; elevated IGF-1; elevated prolactin..."
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Hyperthyroidism |
The Condition
"...The more serious complications of prolonged, untreated, or improperly treated Grave's disease include weakened heart muscle leading to heart failure, osteoporosis, or possible severe emotional disorders..."
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Hypogonadism, Male |
The Condition
"...failure or pituitary-hypothalamic injury from tumors, trauma, or radiation; characterized by low serum testosterone levels, but with gonadotropins in the normal or low range Signs & Symptoms ... Osteoporosis..."
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Hypopituitarism |
The Condition
"...Gonadotropin Deficiency Women develop ovarian suppression with irregular periods or absence of periods (amenorrhea), infertility, decreased libido, decreased vaginal secretions, breast atrophy, and osteoporosis..."
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Increased Folic Acid Requirement |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"Folate (folic acid) and the B-vitamins involved in homocysteine conversion (such as B12 and B6) may be beneficial in reducing the risk of osteoporosis because high levels of homocysteine are implicated in chronic diseases such as osteoporosis..."
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Kelp |
As A Treatment
"...Osteoporosis: A good source of easy to assimilate calcium is Kelp (10 tablets daily..."
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Lactose Intolerance |
The Condition
"...907-918, 1981] Osteoporosis..."
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Low Back Pain |
The Condition
"...diagnostic work is not necessary for acute back pain unless there are red flags such as ... Possible fracture (following major trauma, or minor trauma in older patients or patients who may have osteoporosis)..."
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Low DHEA Level |
The Condition
"...Women with low DHEA values were 40 times more likely to have osteoporosis than were women with normal DHEA levels..."
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Magnesium |
As A Treatment
"...Stones, Menstrual cramps, High blood pressure, Hyperactivity, Glucose intolerance - diabetes and hypoglycemia, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Prevention of hearing loss, Kidney stones, Leg cramps, Migraine, Osteoporosis, PMS and Prostate health..."
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Magnesium Requirement |
The Condition
"...Magnesium and osteoporosis..."
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Manganese |
As A Treatment
"...Manganese is also required for proper bone and cartilage formation and some reports have shown that women with osteoporosis tend to have low blood manganese levels..."
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Metabolic Diet Type |
The Condition
"...and tailored to your metabolic individuality, can prevent you from developing many serious degenerative diseases, such as cardiovascular problems, immune deficiency, blood sugar abnormalities, osteoporosis, arthritis, digestive disorders, and other chronic illnesses rooted in metabolic imbalance..."
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Need For Routine Preventative Health Measures |
The Condition
"...Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women aged 65 and older be screened routinely for osteoporosis..."
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Osteoporosis - Osteopenia |
The Condition
""The silent crippler", as osteoporosis is often called, sneaks up on its victims and, without any pain, gradually causes bones to become more porous and fragile..."
Our Question about level of coffee consumption
"Drinking too much coffee increases risk of osteoporosis..."
Relationship to Manganese Requirement
"Individuals with osteoporosis sometimes have low blood levels of manganese..."
Relationship to Acidosis
"...Chronic leeching of calcium from the bones increases the likelihood of osteoporosis..."
Relationship to Low Male Testosterone Level
"Some 30% of men with spinal osteoporosis have long-standing testosterone deficiency, and one-third of men with testosterone deficiency have subnormal bone density that puts them at risk of fractures..."
Recommendation Vitamin K
"Not enough vitamin K in the system is a predisposing risk factor for osteoporosis..."
Recommendation Bone Density Scan
"...As valuable as bone scan results can be in the definitive diagnosis of osteoporosis, the evaluation cannot be performed often enough for patients who are losing bone at a fast rate..."
Recommendation Calcium
"...Calcium supplements for osteoporosis should contain other minerals as well, or the form of calcium used should have been proven to be of benefit..."
Recommendation Dairy Products Avoidance
"...Summarizing this study, the Lunar Osteoporosis Update (November 1997) explained: "This increased risk of hip fracture was associated with dairy calcium..."
Recommendation Natural Progesterone
"...A three year study of 63 post-menopausal women using progesterone cream for osteoporosis found an average of 7-8% bone mass density increase the first year, 4-5% the second year and 3-4% the third year..."
Recommendation Reduced Protein Diet
"After looking at 34 published studies in 16 countries, researchers at Yale University found that countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis including the United States, Sweden, and Finland are those in which people consume the most meat, milk, and other animal foods..."
Recommendation Folic Acid
"Folate (folic acid) and the B-vitamins involved in homocysteine conversion (such as B12 and B6) may be beneficial in reducing the risk of osteoporosis because high levels of homocysteine are implicated in chronic diseases such as osteoporosis..."
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Polymyositis |
Recommendation Conventional Drug Use
"...They can also cause sweats, facial hair growth, upset stomach, sensitive emotions, leg swelling, acne, cataracts, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, worsening of diabetes and increased risk of infection..."
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Poor Bone Health |
The Condition
"...Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is the most common bone disorder encountered in clinical practice, according to an October 1997 report by Mayo Clinic researchers..."
Recommendation Tobacco Avoidance
"Smoking has been shown to increase the risk of developing osteoporosis..."
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Poor Musculoskeletal Health |
The Condition
"...Many health benefits are associated with musculoskeletal fitness, such as reduced coronary risk factors, increased bone mineral density (reduced risk of osteoporosis), increased flexibility, improved glucose tolerance, and greater success in completion of activities of daily living..."
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Postmenopausal Issues |
The Condition
"...These changes include serious health conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer..."
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Pregnancy-Related Issues |
Recommendation Calcium
"...A pregnant woman who fails to consume adequate calcium -1,200mg per day is recommended - increases her risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, especially if she becomes pregnant again..."
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Premature Hair Graying |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"...4 times more likely to suffer from osteoporosis..."
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Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance |
The Condition
"...14] Complications Estrogen's role in osteoporosis is only a minor one..."
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Raw Food Diet |
As A Treatment
"...Most of the women suffered menstrual irregularities and half of the women lost their menstrual periods altogether, which could lead to devastating osteoporosis..."
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"According to researchers, women with rheumatoid arthritis have up to double the risk of developing osteoporosis and those who use steroid drugs to help control the arthritis are at an even higher risk of bone loss..."
Relationship to Low DHEA Level
"DHEA levels have been found to be low in women with rheumatoid arthritis, a condition frequently associated with osteoporosis..."
Recommendation DHEA
"The incidence of osteoporosis is elevated in women with rheumatoid arthritis..."
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Silicon / Silica |
As A Treatment
"...While nutritional deficiencies are rare, silicon is often added to supplement products that are specifically intended for bone health or osteoporosis..."
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Soy Isoflavones (genistein, daidzein) |
As A Treatment
"...Isoflavones can fight osteoporosis by stimulating bone formation and inhibiting bone resorption..."
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Testosterone |
As A Treatment
"...Although is is the main male sex hormone, it plays key roles in both males and females such as enhancing libido, energy, and immune function, and protecting against osteoporosis..."
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Thyroid Medications |
As A Treatment
"...If one suspects hyperthyroidism, one should get the TSH level to document this abnormal state, since taking excess or not-needed thyroid hormones could cause osteoporosis..."
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Ulcerative Colitis |
The Condition
"...Ulcerative colitis may also cause problems such as arthritis, inflammation of the eye, liver disease (fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis), osteoporosis, skin rashes, anemia, and kidney stones..."
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"Scientists believe osteoporosis may occur when the immune system triggers inflammation in other parts of the body..."
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Weight Loss |
As A Treatment
"...The reduction in vitamin D and calcium absorption can cause osteoporosis and other bone disease..."
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Weight Training |
As A Treatment
"...It can also help gain weight, maintain lean body mass, decrease the risk of osteoporosis, develop coordination and balance and prevent injuries resulting from weak muscles..."
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Werners Syndrome |
The Condition
"...Complications People with WS develop a vast array of age-related diseases including arteriosclerosis, malignant neoplasms, cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, ocular cataracts and osteoporosis in early adult life..."
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