The Osteoporosis Cure: Reverse the Crippling Effects with New Treatments - Softcover

Harris McIlwain; Debra Fulghum Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380793369 ISBN 13: 9780380793365

Publisher: Avon Books, 1998

Synopsis

Once considered a progressive, incurable disease, osteoporosis can be prevented and/or treated in both early and later stages thanks to recent breakthroughs and medical developments. Now a medical doctor tells you what you can do to head off the crippling effects of this disabling illness.

Find Out:

• What are the symptoms of osteoporosis?
• What are the factors that put you at risk?
• Which common medications can increase your risk?
• Should you take estrogen for the prevention of osteoporosis?
• How is osteoporosis diagnosed?
• Who should get a bone-density test and what does it involve?
• What new bone-restoring drug has recently become available?
• What part do diet and exercise play in the prevention and cure of osteoporosis?
• What steps can you take to keep your bones strong and healthy

Plus:

• Nutritional bonebuilders to add to your diet
• Simple bone strengthening exercises
• And Much More!

About this title

Product Description:

Paperback. Pub Date: 1998. Pages: 208 in Publisher: Avon Once considered a progressive incurable disease osteoporosis can be prevented andor treated in both early and later stages thanks to to recent eakthroughs and medical developments. Now a medical doctor tells you what you can do to head off the crippling effects of this disabling illness. Find Out: What are the symptoms of osteoporosis What ...

From the Author:

THE ONLY BOOK THAT GIVES THE CURE FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
New 'Osteoporosis Cure' Tells How to Reverse the Crippling Effects With Treatments That Actually Build Bone TAMPA, Fla., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Osteoporosis is one time when thin is not beautiful. Did you know that one out of two women has premature osteoporosis (thinning of the bones), and dieting is partly to blame? "While osteoporosis was once considered an incurable disease of aging, we now know it can be prevented, treated, and even reversed," reported Harris H. McIlwain, M.D., a Florida-based rheumatologist and coauthor of The Osteoporosis Cure (Avon Books) with medical journalist Debra Fulghum Bruce. The cure? A combination of bone-boosting foods, weightbearing exercise, and estrogen (for women at menopause). "The exciting cure lies with new medications like Fosamax and Evista, that actually build bone density," McIlwain said. While women have a one-in-two chance of developing osteoporosis, it affects millions of men, who have a 50 percent greater chance of developing a fracture from osteoporosis than getting prostate cancer. "Osteoporosis is a silent killer because it's gradual, leading to painful fractures, deformity, and immobility over the years," McIlwain said. "Normal stress on bones such as sitting, coughing or hugging a child can cause crippling fractures and even death." Now there is hope to stop the crippling effects of osteoporosis before fractures happen. "It starts with early diagnosis, using a simple bone density test in your doctor's office," McIlwain said. "If you have osteoporosis, ask your doctor about medications to build bone." McIlwain believes in this new "cure" so strongly that he developed a step- by-step prevention and treatment program for patients in his Florida clinics and has seen amazing results. "I see middle age and senior patients with osteoporosis who increase their bone density 5 percent and more after starting my program," McIlwain said. "Many are fracture-free and enjoy an active life, including exercise, because they are stronger." Reversing the crippling effects of osteoporosis using the new "cure" is described in McIlwain's latest books, The Osteoporosis Cure (Avon, $5.99, 800-223-0690) and Bone Boosters (Kensington, $5.99, 800-770-1963). Bone Boosters is the only vitamin and mineral counter available that gives bone- boosting nutrients in 2,000 foods. Both books are available at major booksellers and Internet bookstores.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0380793369
• ISBN 13: 9780380793365
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 208