Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis

"Every joint in my body hurts! What can I do?"
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"Mistakes doctors make in treating Arthritis?"
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Joint aches and stiffness are perhaps the most common of all physical complaints, affecting almost 50 million Americans. It comes in all forms and shapes: the jogger with creaky, stiff knees, the grandmother having trouble opening a jar...But there is hope! A product many people are using not only alleviates the symptoms of aching joints, but also helps to repair the joints by regenerating the cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones.  

The important information below may save you or your
loved ones severe PAIN, and even save yours and their LIFE.

"I am in my late 40's, and suffer from osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. The last bone density scan I had showed the bone density of a 92 year old. I suffered from severe joint pain and restricted movement in my knees, ankles, elbows, fingers, and toes. I was taking numerous pain killers and anti-inflammatories, plus fortnightly injections of HGH for pain relief. I stopped taking all my medications and started taking Body Balance and Osteoprocare. Within one week, I had significant reduction in joint pain and improved mobility. I also started sleeping longer through the night. I can now sleep all night without any pain, and my joint pain is almost gone! I now have a much better quality of life. I have a lot to smile about because I feel so much better. I am living proof that these products work. Thank you Life Force!"

Jim Dixon, Australind, Western Australia

"Osteoarthritis is severely painful, and Osteoporosis is a major public health threat which is "THE Silent Disease" ... making your bones prone to fracture at the slightest slip. More than 28 million Americans, 80% whom are women, are severely at risk."

Worse yet, "fracture complications resulting from osteoporosis have resulted in more deaths than breast, uterine, cervical, and ovarian cancer combined!" -- Dr. James McHale

Will you or a loved one be next?

ARTHRITIS IS NOW THE #1 cause of disability in America. One out of every seven people in America suffers from it -- some 50 million victims! And almost everyone over age 50 gets it, starting with mild symptoms that grow worse every year.

The end result is osteoarthritis, the destruction of the cartilage that covers the surfaces of your bones. When your cartilage gets worn away, your bones start to scrape together, and you get pain and inflammation.

Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis greatly impairs your quality of life by causing not only severe pain and deformity, but your ability to move and be active is ruined, and the psychological fear of more pain and of breaking more bones is terrorizing.

Each year, 12 to 24% of of hip fracture patients will die within the year after their fracture, usually from complications such as pneumonia or blood clots in the lung, which are related to the fracture or to the surgery to repair the fracture.

Over time, the pain drives people to painkillers, and many conventional doctors dispense them like M&M's -- a big mistake.

Click HERE to find out what Dr. Whitaker says about the mistakes doctors make in treating arthritis.

Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist.

Bone Tissue Example: Micrographs of biopsy specimens of normal and osteoporotic bone.

         

A. 75-year-old normal woman   B. 47-year-old woman who had
                                                         vertebral compression fractures

Osteoporosis is a devastating condition which affects over 23,000,000 Americans, crippling more than 1,200,000 each year.

Add 80 percent of all people over 40 who show signs of either degenerative or rheumatoid arthritis to this equation, and the number of people who suffer from some form of structural weakness becomes staggering!

Research shows that we need more nutrients than previously thought for healthy maintenance of teeth, bones, joints and muscles.

For instance, Osteoporosis, (also known as “Brittle Bone Disease” because of accelerated bone loss, extreme bone fragility and increased susceptibility to bone fractures) has been clinically linked to insufficient dietary calcium.

Surveys indicate that few people consume necessary amounts of bone-building nutrients in their diet. Less than 35% of women, for example, consume the 1,000 milligrams of calcium recommended by regulatory agencies, and far less consume the 1,200 milligrams recommended by leading nutritionists.

Osteoporosis must NOT be mistaken for an
"old persons' disease." It can happen at ANY age.

Frighteningly, evidence of dietary calcium deficiencies is even showing up in teens, preteens, even children.

80% of those affected by osteoporosis are women.

8 million American women and 2 million men have osteoporosis, and millions more have low bone density.

One in two women and one in eight men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.

10% of African-American women over age 50 have osteoporosis; an additional 30% have low bone density that puts them at risk of developing osteoporosis.

Significant risk has been reported in people of all ethnic backgrounds.

While osteoporosis is often thought of as an older person's disease, it can strike anybody at any age.

Are YOU at risk?

Certain people are more likely to develop osteoporosis than others. Factors that increase the likelihood of developing osteoporosis are called "risk factors." The following risk factors have been identified:

	Being female
	Thin and/or small frame
	Advanced age
	A family history of osteoporosis
	Postmenopause, including early or surgically induced menopause
	Abnormal absence of menstrual periods (amenorrhea)
	Anorexia nervosa or bulimia
	A diet low in calcium
	Use of certain medications, such as corticosteroids and anticonvulsants
	Low testosterone levels in men
	An inactive lifestyle
	Cigarette smoking
	Excessive use of alcohol
	Being Caucasian or Asian, although African Americans and Hispanic Americans