MOST OF US THINK OSTEOPOROSIS WILL NEVER TOUCH US!
DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE IN MENOPAUSE,
YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY SUFFERED SOME BONE LOSS?
Vital Information on Testing, Treatment,
and New, Safe and Accessible Means of Prevention
of Osteoporosis for Women of All Ages
with
Felicia Cosman, M.D.
Clinical Director of The National Osteoporosis Foundation
Author of
* Ten million American women have osteoporosis
* About 34 million more have osteopenia (significant bone loss)
* One in two women will have osteoporosis-related fractures during their lives
* White and Asian women are most likely to get osteoporosis
THOSE AT ESPECIALLY HIGH RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
* Are going or went through an early menopause
* Have small body frames
* Have a family history of the disease
* Have not gotten enough calcium throughout their lives
* Had surgery to remove their ovaries
* Had extended bed rest
* Used certain medications for a long time
Felicia Cosman, M.D., is an osteoporosis specialist, is the Clinical Director of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, Medical Director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, N.Y., and associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University.
Power Surge Recommendations
Magnesium, calcium, vitamin D, soy isoflavones, naturally
compounded hormones, the Women's Active Multi Vitamin
contains the amount of mag, cal and vitamin D to help
prevent osteoporosis.
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