Osteoporosis

Today I began keeping track of my fitness activities on our “Walk Around the World” tracker, posting 2.1 miles for Day 1.   Here’s how it worked: My fitness activities today included 30 minutes of upper body weight training and a one-mile walk at a moderate pace.  According to the fitness activity chart, each minute […]

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Kathy on January 26th, 2009

A friend from the National Osteoporosis Foundation Support Group sent me the name of a book by Vivian Goldschmidt about building bone health naturally.  Entitled The Bone Health Revolution, the book is available online for $29.95 plus shipping.  I’ve ordered a copy and will report to you about it after I have read it.  In […]

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Kathy on January 19th, 2009

Hello, OsteoDiet readers! How would you like to join me on a walk around the world?  It’s about a 25,000-mile journey, but we can take turns walking and chart it step-by-step.  By the way, walking isn’t the only way to add to our mileage!  Almost any physical exercise can be converted to miles, using a […]

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Kathy on January 8th, 2009

Check out this article by Gillian Sanson, author of The Myth of Osteoporosis, by clicking on the link. You may be shocked by what you read about the growing list of devastating side effects of bisphophonate drugs: Esophageal cancer, jaw bone necrosis, and giant floating osteoclasts!

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Kathy on January 7th, 2009

Quick Question: What supplements do you take? Answer: Currently, the supplements that I’m currently taking include Niacin (100 mg tablets) Ultra Flora Plus DF Capsules (from Metagenics) Chromium Synergy (from Designs for Health) Q Avail 30 mg (from Designs for Health) Twice Daily Essential Packets (from Designs for Health) Adrenal Essence (from Xymogen) MedCaps IS […]

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Kathy on December 17th, 2008

Day #9 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! This morning I weighed in at 115.0, so we’re getting somewhere. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast:  Water, Fruity Protein Shake, raspberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Morning Snack:  Greens+ Energy bar, […]

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Kathy on December 15th, 2008

Day #7 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! Today I weighed in at 116.2, down one pound from our starting point of 117.2, but up more than a pound from yesterday.  Why?  Such is the tug-of-war between losing weight -and- building […]

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