Osteoporosis

[helvella]

The are things about Zoe I do not like. But they do produce some videos, some podcasts, and transcripts which might well be worth visiting in order to get a view that is often somewhat different to the very conventional orthodoxy. And sometimes it is very clear that the orthodoxy is very unsatisfactory even to the extent of being downright wrong.

We often hear of TSH and high-ish thyroid hormones being blamed for osteoporosis. And members being prescribed (or advised) to take calcium. Both of which seem questionable. An all-round review of diet might be more helpful?

The link below starts with a transcript and includes onward links to podcast and video.

What to eat to avoid osteoporosis, with Prof. Cyrus Cooper

zoe.com/learn/podcast-osteo...

[Hedgeree]

Thanks for posting helvella. Zoe is often mentioned here but I've never explored it any further.

I just skim read through. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis last year and it made for a very interesting read so will come back and read it properly.

[helvella in reply to Hedgeree]

As with so many projects/companies/sites - it always pays to be cautious in believing. But nonetheless they often add to what we already think we know - even if we reject some or a lot of any individual topic.

[JumpJiving]

The statistics on recovery from hip fractures are scary.

Since first being diagnosed with osteopenia I have been using bathroom scales that somehow come up with a bone mass figure to monitor the trend between Dexa scans. I don't know how accurate they are, but figure the trend in results is likely useful.