Safety
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Supplement With Fish Oil Safely
Institute for Better Bone Health has joined with Divine Health to offer our customers a safe and effective product, Living Omega 3, especially for women, and in limited amounts for men. Fish oil is the most used supplement in America, and is linked to numerous health benefits including bone and... -
Leave These All-Natural Ingredients Out Of Bone Supplements
“All natural” supplements are not inherently better or safer! There is a big difference between “all natural” when it appears on a food item, versus a supplement label. “All natural” is actually a term that should be avoided with bone health supplements, but few consumers are aware of the reasons why.A bone health supplement only needs to compensate for dietary deficiencies of known bone-building nutrients. These include building-blocks calcium, vitamin D and magnesium, in addition to breakthrough ingredients silicon, vitamin K, boron and a few select others.
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Osteoporosis and Spinal Fractures
Spinal fractures due to osteoporosis are on the rise. In the U.S. there are more than 700,000 patients with spine fractures from osteoporosis each year, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Spinal fractures - called vertebral compression fractures - are almost twice as common as other fractures typically linked to osteoporosis, such as broken hips and wrists.
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Potassium Not Needed In Bone Health Supplements
Most people get enough potassium in their diets to support bone health without needing to supplement. Additional health risks confirm that potassium should most likely be left out of bone health supplements.
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Fractures After Prescription Drugs for Osteoporosis
Recently, a good deal of attention has been directed at unusual fractures after bisphosphonate use. Bisphosphonates are a class of prescription drugs used to treat osteoporosis. This, in addition to other reports of side effects to the jaw, has left some patients wondering if bisphosphonates are worth the risk?