Standing up to the osteoporosis hype
July 21, 2008
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At age 53, in 2004, I had my first bone density scan and was diagnosed with osteopenia, the precursor of osteoporosis. For years I have been aware that my small 5’3” build could be a risk factor for osteoporosis, and now it seemed my fears were finally being realized.
My doctor didn’t tell me that I had to take Fosamax, but she said that it would prevent further bone loss. By that point I had read a book called Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients. The fact that osteoporosis seemed overly hyped by the pharmaceutical industry, along with my reluctance to take any medication, left me wary and uncomfortable. But, despite my instincts, I began taking Fosamax.
Many years prior, I had decided to become a vegetarian. I had also decided to stop drinking milk at every meal (in an effort to lose weight), but I continued to eat cheese and other dairy foods on a regular basis. I had never even considered eating pizza without cheese or a baked potato without sour cream and butter. I was eating an “osteoporosis-prevention” diet according to commonly held doctrine about dairy foods.
Read the complete article by Mary Splady…
Keywords: osteopenia, osteoporosis, fosamax, actonel, boniva, vegetarian, john mcdougall, the china study, colin campbell
posted by mbs4hFiled under: BODY
Sing it sister! I’m glad to have found a blogger taking this position on osteoporosis. If you haven’t already, please read this article from Women to Women (it’s a holistic clinic in Maine) that addresses Bone Health and Fosomax. I literally read this with my jaw dropping open. Good luck to you!
– Jacqueline
Oops!! Mommy brain. Here’s the link to the article I mentioned in my comment:
http://www.womentowomen.com/bonehealth/osteoporosis.aspx