By Dr. Paula Joyce, The Life Doctor

Best-Selling Author, Top-Ranked Radio Host,

Executive/Life Coach, Speaker, Healer

Ask Dr. Paula: Increasing Bone Density Without Meds

Question: I did what my doctor said, and I still got osteoporosis. I don’t want to take the meds he prescribed. Is there anything I can do?

Increasing Bone Density Without Meds

Yes, there is! Many of us, including my friends, clients and family have been asking the same question. We were taught to trust our doctors. After all, they went to medical school. They must have all the answers. Unfortunately, this is not always the case:

• The medical model can limit doctor’s thinking and ability to see treatment in new ways.
• Doctors have difficulty keeping up with all the new information emerging in health and healing.
• When conducting research, doctors have to stick to the same recommendations to test the results.

Consequently, we keep being told the same things: take your calcium with vitamin D3 and exercise. And if this fails, which it usually does, your only option is to take medication. What they don’t tell you is that the medications actually hurt you by making your bones more fragile, causing them to break more easily. When people fall and break a hip, it’s because the hip already had a fracture which caused the fall. Furthermore no one knows what the long-term effects of these meds are or the extent of the side effects. We are often bullied, by the voice of authority, into believing that we have no options. In a recent PBS special on bone density, the authority told us there is no way to build bone density. Again, a trusted voice misleading us.

Real Facts on Increasing Bone Density: based on 152 peer reviewed research studies:

• Walking is as ineffective as no activity. Bone loss continued while taking supplements.
• Weight bearing exercise increased bone density about 1% with supplements.
• Bisphosphonate drugs increased bone density about 2% with supplements.
• Bone Anabolic drugs increased bone density about 6% with supplements.
• 7 minutes, once a week: OsteoStrong increased bone density over 14% with supplements.

Regardless of age, weight, family history and other supposed risk factors, OsteoStrong can rebuild bone density to healthy levels, eliminating osteopenia and osteoporosis. Yes, there is a way to rebuild bone density safely while increasing your strength and improving your balance, and it only takes a few minutes a week. Go to www.OsteoStrong.me to find a location near you. If you live in the Dallas area, go to www.osteostrongcarrollton.com

More on Healing Your Bones

Stress, anxiety and fear are major causes of bone density loss. Consequently, anything you do to decrease stress levels is good for overall health, including bones. In addition to the normal stresses we all have, over half of us have experienced or are currently experiencing trauma/abuse. If the trauma occurred in childhood, the detrimental effects are even more severe. When you are in a flight, fight or freeze mode, your body readies itself by secreting calcium into your urine. Although the effects of trauma on health are well-documented, bone density has been overlooked. It’s time we add this information to our understanding of bone health and find ways to remove the fears that are the root cause of adult bone loss. Use these techniques to assist you:

• Relax with restorative yoga and shavasana as part of your yoga practice.
• Say this mantra silently for 3 minutes every morning: You Are Loved, All is Loved. Visualize the words going into your bones to turn on your body’s master healing cells.
• Visualize green hearts going from your heart chakra into all the bones in your body.
• Walk or sit in nature, especially by water or trees, to relax and remove negative energy.
• For more information on good bone health, foods to eat, etc., go to AmericanBoneHealth.org

Using her unique process, Dr. Paula will help you remove the hidden blocks to creating the life you want. Visit Dr. Paula Joyce at www.PaulaJoyce.com

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August 2  Creative Problem Solving: Group Coaching meetup with Dr. Paula Joyce, 11:30am-1pm, 15251 Segovia Dr., Dallas 75248. Integrate and align information in your conscious and unconscious mind, remove hidden blocks and solve your most challenging problems. RSVP required. www.PaulaJoyce.com

August 3   Healing Through Music with Ted Wilson on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.Paula Joyce.com.

August 10  Stepping Into the Wisdom of Not Knowing with Estelle Frankel on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.PaulaJoyce.com.

August 17 Learning You Are Good Enough with Dr. Barbara Jaffe on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.PaulaJoyce.com.

August 19  Ahm Awakening Workshop with Dr. Paula Joyce. This meditation will bring you increased healing, peace and creativity. As you embody this new energy, you will help the world do so also. The Divine Feminine energy will balance out the Divine Masculine energy. Join us, relax and become whole. Dallas Meditation Center, 810 West Arapaho Road, Suite 98, Richardson, TX 75080, 2-3:30 pm, $35 www.PaulaJoyce.com for details.

August 24  Getting unStuck with Shira Taylor Gura on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.PaulaJoyce.com

August 31  Making Your Mind A Friend with Jason Gregory on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.PaulaJoyce.com

September 6  Creative Problem Solving: Group Coaching meetup with Dr. Paula Joyce, 11:30am-1pm, 15251 Segovia Dr., Dallas 75248. Integrate and align information in your conscious and unconscious mind, remove hidden blocks and solve your most challenging problems. RSVP required. www.PaulaJoyce.com

September 7  The New Sexual Revolution for Women with Dr. Susan Edelman on Uplift Your Life: Nourishment of the Spirit with Dr. Paula Joyce, Empowerment Channel on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network. Listen live at 10am CST or anytime on-demand, www.PaulaJoyce.com