Osteoporosis and bone pain

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, April, 2005 by Jacob Teitelbaum

4. Fish oil--Fish oil also may decrease osteoporosis. You can either increase your intake of salmon and tuna or use fish oil 1 to 2 tsp a day. (4)

References

1. Meunier, P.J., et al. "Strontium ranelate: dose-dependent effects on established postmenopausal vertebral osteoporosis--a two-year randomized placebo-controlled trial." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 2002; 87 (5): 2060-6.

2. Meunier, P.J., et al. "The effects of strontium on the risk of vertebral fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis." New England Journal of Medicine, 2004, January 29; 350 (5): 459-68.

3. McCaslin, F.E., et al. "The effect of strontium lactate in the treatment of osteoporosis." Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic 34: 329-34, 1959.

4. Inflammation and Aging. Ronald E. Hunninghake, MD (Tape) The Center For the Improvement of Human Functioning International (run by Hugh Riorden, MD)

by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD

Jacob Teitelbaum is Medical director of the Annapolis Center for Effective CFS/Fibromyalgia Therapies in Annapolis, Maryland (410-573-5389). Senior author of the landmark study Effective Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia--a Placebo-controlled Study. Author of the best-selling book From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Three Steps to Happiness! Healing through Joy, and the recently released Pain Free 1-2-3--A Proven Program to Get YOU Pain Free! (Dec 2004): www.Vitality101.com