There has been so much talk in the media, in fitness magazines, and on high priced television commercials about bone loss and osteoporosis. One commercial in particular for Fosamax shows a beautiful silver haired woman staring out a window. She looks serene and then the voiceover states that, “Time is a thief.” Insinuating that time silently steals your bones and that the only way to win the battle against time and bone loss is to medicate. This false sense of security in a drug as the savior for your bones is reinforced repeatedly. Sally Field makes the same claim for a drug called Boniva, suggesting that the convenience of taking just one pill a month is the most important part about stopping bone loss.
There has been so much talk in the media, in fitness magazines, and on high priced television commercials about bone loss and osteoporosis. One commercial in particular for Fosamax shows a beautiful silver haired woman staring out a window. She looks serene and then the voiceover states that, “Time is a thief.” Insinuating that time silently steals your bones and that the only way to win the battle against time and bone loss is to medicate. This false sense of security in a drug as the savior for your bones is reinforced repeatedly. Sally Field makes the same claim for a drug called Boniva, suggesting that the convenience of taking just one pill a month is the most important part about stopping bone loss.
Well, what if the pill you’re taking, convenient as it is, is causing bone loss. Byron wrote an enlightening article about the danger of osteoporosis medications and how they are being shown to cause low energy fractures, meaning that you could be doing very little and that because your bones have become so brittle they will not be able to support you and will break without much outside force. What a scary thought! Our inner structural support system is being dismantled. The very drugs that are marketed as a cure all and insurance against osteoporosis and osteopenia make the situation much worse. So many times drugs are put out on the market and pulled or reviewed only after there are adverse effects in too many people for the drug companies to ignore it.
Long-term prescription drug use of any kind causes toxicity and an overall decline in vibrant health. The reasons to educate yourself and protect your bones through supplementation and dietary choices are many! Don’t be discouraged. Bones are meant to support you and you can help them do that.
Byron and the team at Wellness Resources have been helping people fortify their bones for years and warning against the dangers of these medications as not only not being an effective preventative measure but as having the potential to cause harm. Sadly, the studies are proving that harm is being done.
Here are our high quality dietary supplement recommendations for the strength of your bones: Daily Bone Xcel, Bone Helper, Daily Super Pack, Quercetin.
