My Mom's Story

Dear Fellow Osteoporosis Sufferer,

I know how much pain can result from not having answers or solutions … and how much damage osteoporosis can do to a family that's never had the right information before because I lived through it. It all started with my aunt.

You see, my aunt had gotten osteoporosis. She had trouble climbing stairs. Her back always hurt her. My aunt loved to cook. But she just could not stand by the stove, hunched over, making her favorite recipes. She was alive but not living life to the fullest. Osteoporosis had robbed her of her vitality, of one of her favorite activities—cooking. 

Then What We Feared Happened

My aunt fell. We were very scared. Has she broken a bone? Was there a fracture?  We rushed to the emergency room. She had broken her wrist. But she had escaped this time. No major fracture, only a chipped bone. But how long could this go on before the inevitable would happen? Before she would fall and fracture a hip or worse.

Eventually it happened. You see, my aunt didn't know what to do about her osteoporosis. She lived with bones that were getting more and more brittle. She had lost a great deal of bone density and nobody knew what to do. 

She never really recovered from the fall

I remember it was a Friday.  Just a normal day. Then I heard my mother speaking to her sister. My aunt had fallen again. But this time she was not so lucky. 

The ambulance came and we met her at the emergency room. The doctors looked worried. A nurse finally told us that my aunt had broken her hip and it didn't look good. Unfortunately for my aunt, this was the beginning of the end. She never really recovered from the fall. Her brittle bones and low bone mass had finally taken their toll. I eventually lost my aunt to osteoporosis. I didn't want to loose my mother the same way.

So I Went On A Crusade To Find Answers

I scoured the Internet and read everything I could about osteoporosis.  While basic information was available, many of my most urgent questions went unanswered.  So I went to the library.  They helped as much as they could but there were few books that helped. General medical text books had references to osteoporosis but that was about it.

It was the same old rehashed materials I found elsewhere. Nothing useful and certainly nothing that would help my mother feel stronger and improve her bone density. I wanted my mom to regain her life again...to be able to do the things she had done before.

Why wasn't there at least one thorough guide that told us how to HELP or REVERSE osteoporosis and PREVENT needless pain and suffering? I read medical journals and dry technical papers.  They were nearly impossible to get through but slowly I was getting some of the information I needed. 

One thing I knew for sure, was that if I didn't get this information for my mother soon it would be too late. Every day her bones were getting weaker. I visibly saw her shrinking before my eyes. 

The Doctors Are Trained By The Drug Companies

Surprisingly, her doctors were not very helpful. They gave me basically the same information I found online and in the library. I was very surprised by the simplistic answers I received. And when I asked about alternative remedies or special diets, they were of little help. All they wanted to do was prescribe another medication! But I have found that past medications were a major part of the cause of her problems. Many of her prescription medications had been robbing my mother of her bone mass for years (click here "Prescription Drug Dangers!" to learn more).

I guess I was naive. I expected my mom's doctors to have all the answers but they didn't seem to know what she could do. You see my mom had already lost a lot of bone density. They wanted to prescribe pills but they didn't think they would work all that well. I was shocked.  What about alternative remedies? What about diet? Exercise? Vitamins and minerals? Would exercise work? Oh sure, they suggested that she eat broccoli. One doctor actually shrugged his shoulders ... he said she is old, what did I expect! 

I was so mad I could scream. I realized that the doctors were not part of the solution... they were part of the problem.

A Family Friend Recommended a Nutritionist

We brought my mom to the nutritionist that our friend recommended. We all met together and for the first time, I thought that we were finally getting somewhere. She had innovative ideas. She really explained how food was the body's fuel. She showed my mother what she should be eating...and not eating.  My quest to learn everything possible about osteoporosis was now in full swing. Nothing was going to stop me from helping my mother before she ended up with a broken hip or worse.

Mom's Medications Were Depleting Her Bone Density

I continued my research and found that my mother's prescription medications were part of the problem. Medications she had taken for years for other ailments were damaging her bones and lowering her bone density. There were alternatives medications that she could have been taking...but her doctors never told her about them (click on link at top "Prescription Drug Dangers!" to learn more).

I Left No Stone Unturned

With my new found knowledge I started to comb all the online forums. Support groups on nutrition, medications, bone structure...you name it, I read about it.  I was amazed that one group's knowledge didn't spread to the other groups. Nutritionists focused on foods, but didn't understand the dangers to bone density of medications. Doctors were used to writing prescriptions as fast as they could and didn't want to spend the time to educate anyone on alternatives.  Exercise physiologists really understood the bones and offered great advice but they usually dealt with athletes...not 70 year old ladies like my mom.  I was learning and putting it all together...and I was helping my mom little by little.

After many months of MASSIVE research, I finally could say that I had a handle on the situation and could identify most of the mistakes we were making. But it took months!

However, I didn't stop there. Over the next few months, I started interviewing other nutritionists, physical therapists, hospital workers, social workers, and individuals that have osteoporosis. I read blogs and support groups and started compiling information, making notes, and creating checklists. As I was doing all of this, my main goal was to support someone I loved.

I Decided To Learn Everything There Was To Know

After that, I decided to work full time on my research in order to learn everything that I could about osteoporosis. You see, for over 20 years I had been in research and I knew how to collect information. I contacted support groups, conducted surveys and interviewed people. I spent lots of time and money because I had to pay many of these people to talk to me.

All of my research was worth it. Here's how it's helped my mother:

The difference this information has made in my life and in my family's life has been amazing. Helping my mom is so much easier these days. I only wish I had found all of this out years ago. And we succeeded by eating the right foods, taking the correct combinations of vitamins, minerals and supplements, doing simple exercises that my mom could handle at her age—and all without the need for prescription drugs.

Although my story has a positive ending, I met many people during my research whose stories were not ending well. So many of them were desperate to find some answers that would help their loved one, but they didn't have the time, money and energy to do the same amount of massive research I had undertaken. They were struggling to make it through each day, constantly sick with worry that something horrible would happen to their loved one before the osteoporosis was brought under control.

With the information I learned, I would be able to help other families overcome, and even prevent, the tremendous obstacles my mother has had to conquer.  I have put all this information in my book, Freedom from Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.

If you are trapped in the curse of weak or brittle bones, or if you’re supporting a loved one with osteoporosis, this will be the most important book you’ve ever found.

Because I’m going to reveal exactly how you can get a full arsenal of natural strategies and techniques to help you and your loved one overcome osteoporosis, be happy, AND live a full life without having to rely on potentially dangerous prescription drugs.

This is information your doctors can't (or won't) give you.

Information you won't find at the library or bookstore. And information you desperately need if you want to finally enjoy as "normal" a life as possible and do all the things you take for granted, like:

Ensure strong healthy bones Stop worrying that you will fall and break a hip Improve or even reverse your bone loss Live a long and active life Have Peace of mind Build bone density Live without pain and discomfort Stop the pain and debilitating effects of osteoporosis

Don't be one of the 50% of those over 65 who will die during the year following a hip fracture.

Don't have your life revolve around a cane or a wheelchair...or bed.

Gain the information and answers you will need to naturally help osteoporosis and osteopenia and restore your bone health. If you are looking for help and answers immediately, read my book, Freedom from Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.

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