The Osteoporosis Cure: Reverse the Crippling Effects with New s Mass Market Paperback – 9 May 1998

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From the Author --------------- THE ONLY BOOK THAT GIVES THE CURE FOR OSTEOPOROSIS New 'Osteoporosis Cure' Tells How to Reverse the Crippling Effects With s That Actually Build TAMPA, Fla., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Osteoporosis is one time when thin is not beautiful. Did you know that one out of two women has premature osteoporosis (thinning of the s), and dieting is partly to blame? "While osteoporosis was once considered an incurable disease of aging, we now know it can be prevented, treated, and even reversed," reported Harris H. McIlwain, M.D., a Florida-based rheumatologist and coauthor of The Osteoporosis Cure (Avon Books) with medical journalist Debra Fulghum Bruce. The cure? A combination of -boosting foods, weightbearing exercise, and estrogen (for women at menopause). "The exciting cure lies with new medications like Fosamax and Evista, that actually build density," McIlwain said. While women have a one-in-two chance of developing osteoporosis, it affects millions of men, who have a 50 percent greater chance of developing a fracture from osteoporosis than getting prostate cancer. "Osteoporosis is a silent killer because it's gradual, leading to painful fractures, deformity, and immobility over the years," McIlwain said. "Normal stress on s such as sitting, ing or hugging a child can cause crippling fractures and even death." Now there is hope to stop the crippling effects of osteoporosis before fractures happen. "It starts with early diagnosis, using a simple density test in your doctor's office," McIlwain said. "If you have osteoporosis, ask your doctor about medications to build ." McIlwain believes in this new "cure" so strongly that he developed a step- by-step prevention and program for patients in his Florida clinics and has seen amazing results. "I see middle age and senior patients with osteoporosis who increase their density 5 percent and more after starting my program," McIlwain said. "Many are fracture-free and enjoy an active life, including exercise, because they are stronger." Reversing the crippling effects of osteoporosis using the new "cure" is described in McIlwain's latest books, The Osteoporosis Cure (Avon, $5.99, 800-223-0690) and Boosters (Kensington, $5.99, 800-770-1963). Boosters is the only and mineral counter available that gives - boosting ents in 2,000 foods. Both books are available at major booksellers and Internet bookstores.