Fosamax is a med that not only prevents further excessive breakdown of bone, but also reverses the process and stimulates new bone production.
It seems to be reversing the course I was on towards osteoporosis. I get a bone scan yearly to monitor it.
Fosamax is a med that not only prevents further excessive breakdown of bone, but also reverses the process and stimulates new bone production.
It seems to be reversing the course I was on towards osteoporosis. I get a bone scan yearly to monitor it.
Can you elaborate on the course you were on? You seemed to indicate that you know you were headed toward osteoporosis. Do you have numbers to track your bone density? Are you asking yourself "What is normal for someone my age?" If you are, you might consider asking this question: "What is normal for a healthy 20-30 year old?" Then your efforts should be focussed on meeting that standard.
Try looking at this site for more info on bones! http://www.betterbones.com/bbbb_charts/caffeine.htm
One of the nutrients listed is copper. I had a copper bracelet, but it broke. I feel kinda naked without it and I miss wearing it. Plus, chicks dig it (or so I'm told!). I'll get a new one, but it seems like I should be replacing it about every year....
Last edited by Weems; 10-20-2007 at 04:02 PM.
Yes, I've had 2 bone scans. The first showed osteopenia in all the sites that were measured (spine, hip, etc). The sequence is Normal bone density-> Osteopenia-> Osteoporosis. So, I started the Fosamax for 1 year, stopped for one year, and then had a new scan. All sites except one had returned to normal. The one low site (don't remember where) was improved, but still in the osteopenia range. My doctor advised me to resume taking Fosamax. I've been back on it for one year, and will be getting a new scan in the next month or so. It should be interesting to see the changes.
Also, I don't drink any coffee or soft drinks, but I do drink green tea and one iced tea per day. I take tons of calcium supplements!
I am a believer in base line testing for my body. When people don't take tests then it's impossible to know what is going on. I applaud your efforts to follow the changes in your body. I guess the next question is were the results normal for someone your age or were they normal for a person in their prime peak of life? Normal for your age means that you are right on schedule for dying at the average age of 76 or so.
All I can add to that is the stress on certain words. First 'want' - here it has to equate with burning desire No ifs or buts but sheer determination until you don't have to think about it.To me, this demonstrates a couple of things. First is that with time and attention a person can improve anything they want to. The second is that aging and ability are largely controlled by what goes on in a person's
Second The mind. It has to be properly focused. Hold a magnifying glass between the sun and say a sheet of paper. Move the glass magnifier until the spot from the sun is a pin point (fully focused) and the paper will burn, Move it away - first it will take longer, then eventually as you make it less focused it won't burn, or you would get too tired of waiting.
Nothing has changed - only the intensity brought by the focus.
It seems simple, and it is in theory. It is just that people forget, or think it is not all that important. It is the key.
This is where it starts and ends.
The in-between part is eating less. Most of us eat far too much, it overworks the system. Obviously this is balanced by work we do and how we burn up the fuel (food). But this is common sense - or should be. We should not need a book to tell us.
Certain foods like fruit, or juices, and cereals help to keep the bowels open and free to expel waste. But that also is common sense. Try blocking the exhaust on your car - stick a potato in the end and see how it runs (or fails to)
Youth looks forward, Age looks backward. As we get older we become (if we are not careful) disgruntled and we complain easily. Why? Mainly because we are taking too much for gtanted. We have lost the excitement of life, we have lost hope.
Boredom, also is a killer, as is stress. It burns the life out of your battery.
all the negative act and react upon each other and can bring on depression.
Give it a good recharge. Wake up in the morning, go to the window and shout 'Good Morning World'. Find something, ANYTHING, that makes your life worth living. This can be 'different strokes for different folks'.
Stop listening to that dreadful news that pours all that is negative into that wonderful mind of yours. I keep a number of DVD's of those situation comedies that are pure fun. I have a good DVD library of comedy discs. Sometimes I just play part of them before I fall asleep but they make me feel life is fun and worth living. For you Americans here (I'm a Brit) I love those old 'Honeymooners' with Jackie Gleeson. Always pure clean fun.
As that other poster said whose quote is above - IT IS ALL IN THE MIND.
I will close this by relating something which intrigued me some years ago.
I was at my wife's parents. They had a small terrier dog and it was very old. I guess, in our terms about 80ish (is that really old today?) Anyway, it would waddle slowly around the room as though it was on its last legs.
If you tapped the sofa seat and encourage it to jump up and sit beside you like it would when younger, it would try. It would try to get into its spring position and make effort but it was just too much.
However, when my wife's mother to whom it was very attached would go out
it would get restless but still moving slowly until it detected she was on her way back (that's another thing, it knew long before anyone else).
It would then come alive. It's gate was quicker as it kept going to the door, or window. Then, and here is where the miracle happened. As she approached the door, the dog - yes, this old 'on its last legs' little mutt, would run round the room jumping on and off the chairs and sofa like a two year old.
Same dog. What had changed? No pep pills or vitamins. No drugs. Just sheer happiness. So happy, it forgot to tell itself it was too old.
Be happy, and good wishes to all. there is no other era of history I would swap for today. And, I look to tomorrow to see what more excitement it will bring.
As the Talmud says - 'the sun will go down without our assistance' So let us enjoy this wonderful opportunity of life.
Last edited by Midas; 11-08-2007 at 05:10 PM.
Midas! I loved your comments! They had me leaning forward in my chair! Thanks for quoting me on the time and attention and the effects the mind has on the body!
I think supplementation is important and I follow the guidelines in the Metabolic Plan by Steven Cherniske. My work on this is not purely random or guesswork. Before I started any supplementation I had some bloodwork done to establish a baseline so that I could observe what my body is doing. That was Dec of 06. In April I had the bloodwork redone and charted the two differences. Then I added DHEA. Steven Cherniske stated that the DHEA levels in the body will naturally increase with the use of two supplements he recommended. B6 and Chromium. At the 2nd testing in April, my DHEA had gone from 195 to 221 (which is still deficient for me). In August or Sept I will retest.
Today is Nov 8, 2007. In April after my second test I began taking 25 mg of DHEA at night and 25mg of 7-keto DHEA in the morning. My test in Sept 07 put my DHEA level at 622. The range for a male in the prime peak of life (about 25 yrs of age) is 450-600 mcg/dL. So I've now cut my DHEA in half and will test again in April.
Did you ever get your bone scan in December? If yes, what were the results?Originally Posted by LizzyBennet
Coincidentally, my bone scan is scheduled for this Friday the 15th!! Thanks for your concern!
You guys have me re-focussed. I think for the past 3 months, I have strayed from my regimen. It IS easy to do when other things in your life take center-stage. Thanks for all the inspiration!
March 25th, 2008. My DHEA tested at 349. Almost half of the results from the last test in Novemeber. I have felt it. I've been frequently tired and I do not feel as good. I will increase it to 83% of the dose I was taking before the November test. So where I was taking it 1 out of every 2 days, I will be taking it 5 out of every 6 days. And then I'll post the results here in the Fall.
October 14th, 2008 DHEA tested at 523. Up as I suspected, but I still feel tired. I noticed that while the normal range for my iron is 10-300 ng/mL, mine has come in in three tests between 60.7 and 81.6. The latter on the 14th. I will take an iron supplement and see if it makes a difference.
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