An article in the Wall Street Journal this week called, “Keeping Bones Healthy”, says a lot about the terrible side effects of drugs like Fosamax. There is plenty of evidence that taking these “bone-building” drugs called bisphosphonates, can cause your jaw bone to deteriorate. The pharmaceutical companies already know this, but now there is evidence that they can also cause your thigh bones to break too!
Although I appreciate the truthful information about the side effects of Fosamax, I could not believe that they author concluded that there was little alternative to these drugs. Merck and Co’s sold $8.3 billion worth of this poison in the last year!
The real prescription for reversing and preventing osteoporosis is exercise! Men and women need resistance training to maintain and build bone mass, it’s that simple. Whole Body Vibration is another proven and effective way to increase bone density, and the only side effect you’ll have from either of these prescriptions is looking and feeling better.
