Osteoporosis Reversal Program
Osteoporosis Reversal Program Introduction
Step 1: Osteoporosis: A Great Name for a Disease, Except, It’s Not a Disease
No Study Aid Available: Why So Many Fail the Bone Density Test
Make No Bones About It: The Importance of Bone Density Is Greatly Exaggerated
Step 2: The Dangers of Drugs Used to Treat Osteoporosis: Witch’s Brew or Panacea?
- Why You Shouldn’t Eat Laundry Detergent and Other Cleaning Products (i.e. Bisphosphonates)
- Actonel®, Boniva®, Fosamax®: Bisphosphonates Revealed
- For Business and for Pressure
- Bisphosphonates: Bone Builders or Bone Hardeners?
- Bisphosphonates Interfere With Important Metabolic Pathways
- What Can Happen When You Stop the Bisphosphonate Drugs
- The Long Saga of Side-Effects
- The Worst Irreversible Side-Effect
- Merck’s Legal Woes Are Just Beginning
- Reclast®: when everything else fails… Try an IV
- Forteo®: Playing With Hormones Can Be No Fun at All
- Evista®: Double Duty and Double Trouble
- Protelos® (Strontium Ranelate): Treating Osteoporosis a La French
- Miacalcin®, Fortical®: There’s Something Fishy About These Drugs
- Prolia™ (Denosumab): A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
- Killing an Ant With an Elephant
- Conclusion
Doctors, R.J. Reynolds, and Common Sense: Eat, Smoke, and Be Merry
The Myths of the USDA Dietary Recommendations
- Myth: Dairy Products Contain Essential Nutrients, Grains Should Make Up a Significant Portion of Your Daily Calories, and There Is No Need to Eat Fat.
- MyPlate Is Clearly Flawed
- A Closer Look at the Foods Mandated on MyPlate
- Lobbyists on MyPlate… And Yours
- The Original Purpose of the USDA
- 1992: The USDA Caves to Special Interests… Again
- Whatever Happened to the Basic Four?
- The USDA Has the Power to “Approve” Genetically Engineered of Seeds
- Putting It All in Perspective
- What Does This Mean for Bone Health?
- Conclusion