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Vitamin D Enhances Effect of Osteoporosis Drugs 09/17/10

Another study shows that vitamin D supplementation can reverse osteoporosis in post menopausal women Reference: Ishijima M et al. Minimum Required Vitamin D Level for Optimal Increase in Bone Mineral Density with Alendronate Treatment in Osteoporotic Women  (FOSOAMAX). Journal: Calcified Tissue International 2009 Oct 1 In this study 52 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis were given 5 mg Alendronate (FOSAM...

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New Study Shows Benefits of Glucosamine for Hip and Knee Arthritis 03/30/10

(From the journal, Arthritis Research and Therapy: Norman Ng et al, 2010) In this study, 36 inactive patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee (ages 43-73) were given 1500 mg of glucosamine sulfate/day for 6 weeks At the end of 6-weeks they began a walking program – working up to 30 mins, 3-5 times per week, along with continuing to take their glucosamine supplement for another 6 wks. Then they increased their walking time to 1 hour, 3-5 times per week for another 6 weeks (while stil...

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