by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 21, 2012 | osteoporosis
Most of my patients initially refuse when told that they need to start medication for osteoporosis. Why such an overwhelming negative response? The ads soliciting supposed victims of anti-osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax, have been so wide spread and convincing that...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Oct 6, 2011 | cancer, fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, osteoporosis
Probably the major cause for concern regarding post menopausal HRT (hormone replacement therapy) highlighted by the WHI study was an increased risk for breast cancer. This finding applied to women in the WHI who were using combination estrogen and progesterone...
by Clinical Nutritionist | Feb 24, 2010 | cancer, general health & nutrition, health, nutrition, osteoporosis, thyroid, Uncategorized
As a clinical nutritionist and author, it can be difficult to prioritize issues and actions.  For several years, my number one concern is the fact that radioactive elements, known to cause childhood and adult cancer, osteoporosis, anemia and immune deficiency, are...
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 20, 2009 | diet, diet and weight loss, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, metabolism, nutrition, osteoporosis, weight loss
Annette posts a question to metabolism.com since she is on a high dosage of vitamin D due to intestinal surgery. Is the dosage too much for her, she wonders? When the intestines fail to absorb fats due to surgery or due to disease, Vitamin D which is a fat soluble...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Nov 7, 2007 | nutrition, osteoporosis
Recent information published in the British medical journal Lancet, supports using calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and bone loss in older people. A 12% reduction in bone fractures linked to osteoporosis was seen in people aged 50 and older...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 7, 2007 | osteoporosis
Here’s more on the once yearly osteoporosis treatment. The drug is Zometa (zoledronic acid), marketed by Novartis and is sometimes referred to as Vitamin Z. It is given once a year intravenously by an office procedure taking only a few minutes. Side-effects are...
