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*Not a Substitute For your regular Doctor. Contact your physician before starting a nutritional program or discontinuing prescription medication.

Osteoporosis

Supplemental Support:
This recommendation is not meant as a diagnosis or to replace the advice of your health care practitioner, rather it is supportive in helping you return to health and vitality.

DOCTOR’S A-Z food supplementation: Bone Building Complex w/ Boron (2 TID), Ostivine (1 w/ bfast and dinner), Flax Seed Oil (1 Tbsp TID), and may add Bone Health (1-2 TID)

Or BIOTIC’S food supplementation: Osteo-B Plus (4 – 8)
Bio-CMP ( 4 – 8) Best taken at bed time/without food
Flax Seed Oil (4 – 8)
Secondary support, consider the following:
Thyrostim (3 – 6)
Hydro-Zyme (6 – 12) 2 to 4 tablets per meal
Bio-D-Mulsion (1 – 6 drops)
Liquid Iodine (15 – 30 drops)

* Unless otherwise noted, dosages are listed as total per day, suggest take a portion of daily dose before two or three meals of the day.
* Where a dosage range is given, for example, Flax Seed Oil (4 – 8), smaller doses are indicated for smaller framed persons or those with sensitive constitutions, while larger doses are for larger individuals, or for more severe conditions.

Avoid the Following:

· Sugar and refined grains: Raise blood sugar and stress the adrenal glands, feed yeast, increases dysbiosis and cause a myriad of serious health problems. Especially avoid dairy! AVOID ALL SODAS due to the phosphorus Please see dairy article.
· Chemical additives: The average American consumes ten pounds of food additives each year. This stresses the liver and the immune system.
· Hydrogenated oils and fried foods: Hydrogenated oils promote inflammation and cardiovascular disease, while decreasing immunity and hormonal health. Nerves and brain function are also affected.
· Repetitious eating: The foods that one becomes sensitive to are usually those eaten on a daily basis. A simple rotation diet minimizes stress to the immune system from hidden allergies. Try eliminating common allergens such as wheat and other grains, dairy, corn, soy, citrus fruits, chocolate, coffee, and soda.
· Processed and packaged foods: These foods are devoid of real nutrition. Processed and packaged foods create nutritional deficiencies, diminishing one’s health and vitality.

Basic Rules about Eating and Lifestyle:

· Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of pure water every day: You need water to eliminate toxins.
· Most of the food you consume (more than 50% by volume) should be vegetables: Vegetables are high in antioxidants, trace minerals, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
· Eat a variety of foods with a balance among fat, carbohydrate, and protein.
· Eat organic whole foods where possible.
· Exercise (according to your doctor’s suggestions).

 It is best to treat root causes of health problems, but sometimes symptom management is necessary. You and your doctor will decide an effective and natural approach to this issue.

Improving your diet is a good first step in improving health in relation to your cycle. The average American eats 150 pounds of sugar and ten pounds of chemical food additives every year. Most Americans get half of their calories from refined carbohydrates. We consume hydrogenated oils at an alarming rate. The resulting vitamin deficiencies and detrimental effects on all organs and systems of the body are the beginning of many health problems, including menstrual irregularities. Getting adequate exercise is also very important.