The Osteoporosis Solution (Paperback)

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First author is a clinical nutritionist, second author is a professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Topics discussed include: how bones work, bone-immune connection, who gets osteoporosis and why, diagnosis, treatments, dietary influence, nutritional supplements, ipriflavone, and exercise. For consumers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 203 pages
• Publisher: Kensington; 1 edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575664968
• ISBN-13: 978-1575664965
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #489,026 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an alternative to the Fosomax party line, August 9, 1999

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This review is from: The Osteoporosis Solution: New Therapies for Prevention and Treatment (Hardcover)

The only publication I've seen that doesn't slavishly recommend fosomax as the only way to reverse osteoporosis. I was heartened to see a positive review of this book from a physician on Amazon.com, because when I mentioned these authors' recommendation of calcium plus ipriflavone at a lecture by a local internist, he dismissed it out of hand (and out of ignorance of its existence) as "one of those rumors that fly around the Internet." The only problem is, how do you find a physician who is willing to help you try this regimen, which apparently is far safer than Fosomax? The authors do not explain how to find a nutritionally oriented doctor in a world of simplistic, cookie-cutter, prescription-pad, one-solution-for-all medicine.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I feel compelled to recommend it to all of my patients., July 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Osteoporosis Solution: New Therapies for Prevention and Treatment (Hardcover)

As a physician, I found this book to be very informative and well written and does a great job of explaining exactly what is causing the bone tissue to lose calcium and therefore bone mass as we age. The book also explains how calcium and other minerals and supplements exert their effect on the bone. As I said before, I strongly recommend this book for all women, regardless of age, if you have an interest in preventing or treating this very common condition.