Usually it takes a broken bone to bring this disease to your attention, but if you would prefer to find out more about osteoporosis the easy way, including its treatment and prevention, then read on.
Osteoporosis affects 28 million American men and women over the age of 35 and has been called the silent disease-with good reason. It's difficult to detect because it attacks deep within the bones of your body. Osteoporosis occurs when the bone cells that your body once produced every minute cease to be made quite so often. In this case, the old bone cells are not replaced fast enough, causing the formation of pores, fissures or holes. The result is less dense, more brittle bones.
Although the prognosis sounds grim, there's good news! You don't have to wait and wonder if it will happen to you or just accept it as another ache and pain of aging. You can fight back with the bone-building nutrient ipriflavone.
Unlike prescription drugs ,which often have severe side effects, clinical studies of Ostivone, a brand of ipriflavone, showed no side effects.
The prescription drugs frequently used for osteoporosis are estrogen or hormone replacement therapy, Calcitonin and Fosamax. Ipriflavone, however, belongs to a family of compounds called bioflavonoids, which are abundant in most plants' cells. Since it is not a hormone, it does not have the potential to cause cancer, as estrogen may, says Carl Germano in his book The Osteoporosis Solution. Meanwhile, as regards long-term effects, ipriflavone has been proven safe according to additional research.
Not only does ipriflavone help build bones, it eases the pain of osteoporosis and enhances the body's utilization of calcium, a nutrient that often is difficult to absorb. Take a look at the properties and capabilities of ipriflavone, as verified in a number of research studies:
? Increased bone density 3% - 9% in a period of three to nine months.
? When taken with a meal, 90% of the total dose was absorbed.
? At a dose of 200 mg taken three times a day, 58% of 75 subjects diagnosed with osteoprosis experienced pain relief within four weeks.
? Also at a dose of 200 mg taken three times a day, 87% of the 75 people with osteoprosis experienced an improvement in the disease after 48 weeks.
Calcium, although long associated with strong bones, cannot increase bone density on its own, says Steve Lee, vice president of research and development at Technical Sourcing International (TSI), located in Missoula, MT When calcium is combined with vitamin D and ipriflavone, however, it has proved more effective than when each substance is used on its own, says Germano.
Other techniques to slow the deterioration of bone mass, sources report, include daily exercise, drinking milk or eating yogurt, eating fish and cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower and so on.
The secret to ipriflavone's amazing results is linked to its mimicry of the hormone estrogen, says Germano. Although it doesn't have the negative effects of estrogen, it does have some additional positive effects such as minimizing the menopausal symptoms of hot flashes and, possibly, high blood-cholesterol.
Is ipriflavone the miracle it seems to be? Researchers and clinical studies seem to support its benefits. Perhaps it will have the 28 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis sighing with relief. Who knows? Maybe ipriflavone can make this prevalent aging disease a pain of the past.
Will osteoporosis affect you? Check out these statistics.
?Peak bone mass is attained by age 30. After this age, a man?s decreasing bone density averages 1% per year.
?For women over 30 years of age, bone density declines at a rate of 0.5% to 1% each year.
?A menopausal woman?s bone density decreases at an average of more than 3% per year!
?About 50% of women and 13% of men over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime.