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Homeopathy: “The Vital Force and Osteoporosis”

Osteoporosis Remedies

Lotus Health Institute“Clinical Homeopathy & Natural Medicine”

Robin Murphy, ND

1Sunday, February 21, 16

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Osteoporosis

What Is Osteoporosis?The word osteoporosis means “porous bone.” Bone under a microscope looks like a honeycomb. If you have osteoporosis, your bones have bigger holes and spaces in the honeycomb than healthy bone. This means your bones have lost density or mass. As a result, your bones become weak and may break more easily.

Bone is living tissueOsteoporosis is an imbalance in the turnover processes in bone tissue. We don’t always realize bone is living tissue. Bones are always recycling with old bone being broken down and being replaced with new bone tissue. As people enter their forties and fifties, more bone is broken down than is replaced. This is more pronounced in women than in men though men may also get osteoporosis.


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• General information - Loss of normal bone density, mass and strength, leading to increased porousness and vulnerability to fracture. Loss of bony structure and strength. The people most affected are women after menopause

Osteoporosis


Bone is living tissueOsteoporosis is an imbalance in the turnover processes in bone tissue. We don’t always realize bone is living tissue. Bones are always recycling with old bone being broken down and being replaced with new bone tissue. As people enter their forties and fifties, more bone is broken down than is replaced. This is more pronounced in women than in men though men may also get osteoporosis.


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Osteoporosis Risk Factors


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Osteoporosis StatisticsStatistic #1: One out of two women over 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime.

Statistic #2: In women ages 50 to 59, 58% have low bone mass, and this percentage increases as we age

Statistic #3: Osteoporosis causes 1.5 million fractures every year in the US


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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis causes bone fractures

The World Health Organization estimates that osteoporosis causes more than 2.3 million fractures annually in Europe and the USA alone. These fractures can cause disability and even cause sufferers to become bedridden. Decreased mobility also affects the quality of life of elderly people due in part to persistent pain and decreased independence.


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Osteoporosis


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• Causative factors - Cancer, High protein diet. Decreased activity with increased age. Hyperthyroidism, Low estrogen levels after menopause. Prolonged disease, including alcoholism. Prolonged excessive consumption protein in the diet. Smoking.

Osteoporosis


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• Use of cor t isone drugs. Vitamin deficiency, especially of vitamin D. Increased risk from surgery to remove the ovaries. Radiation treatment for ovarian cancer. Chronic or recurrent urinary-tract or other pelvic infections.

Osteoporosis


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• Use of cor t isone drugs. Vitamin deficiency, especially of vitamin D. Increased risk from surgery to remove the ovaries. Radiation treatment for ovarian cancer. Chronic or recurrent urinary-tract or other pelvic infections.

• Poor nutrition, especially inadequate calcium and protein. Body type. Thin women with a small frame are more susceptible.

Osteoporosis


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Osteoporosis

An unfortunate aspect of the disease is that once an osteoporotic fracture occurs, there is a much higher risk of additional bone fractures. Women make up 80% of osteoporosis sufferers. The disease does affect men but at a drastically lower rate than women. This is because men generally have stronger, bulkier bones that don´t lose their mass as easily. Men who do suffer from osteoporosis generally get it later in life than women.


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• Signs and symptoms - Early symptoms are backache. No symptoms (often). Later symptoms are sudden back pain with a cracking sound indicating fracture. Deformed spinal column with humps. Loss of height. Fractures occurring with minor injury, especially of the hip or arm.

Osteoporosis

An unfortunate aspect of the disease is that once an osteoporotic fracture occurs, there is a much higher risk of additional bone fractures. Women make up 80% of osteoporosis sufferers. The disease does affect men but at a drastically lower rate than women. This is because men generally have stronger, bulkier bones that don´t lose their mass as easily. Men who do suffer from osteoporosis generally get it later in life than women.


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Osteoporosis Statistics


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Osteoporosis

More women die each year as a result of osteoporotic fractures than from breast and ovarian cancer combined.*One in four women over the age of 50 has osteoporosis.*One in eight men over the age of 50 has osteoporosis.

Due to such a large aging population, osteoporosis is reaching epidemic proportions. It is absolutely necessary that both women, and men, educate themselves about osteoporosis and associated risk factors, preventative measures, and available treatments.


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Osteoporosis

More women die each year as a result of osteoporotic fractures than from breast and ovarian cancer combined.*One in four women over the age of 50 has osteoporosis.*One in eight men over the age of 50 has osteoporosis.

Due to such a large aging population, osteoporosis is reaching epidemic proportions. It is absolutely necessary that both women, and men, educate themselves about osteoporosis and associated risk factors, preventative measures, and available treatments.

• Hygiene notes - Exercise regularly protect yourself against falls, especially in the home. Older persons should maintain a good diet, remaining physically active, and creating an accident - proof home.


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Osteoporosis Repertory

osteoporosis, brittle bones - bufo, CALC., calc-f., calc-i., CALC-P., calc-sil., carc., HECLA, med., sil., SYMPH.


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• Calc.iod. - Should be thought of when there is deficiency of muscles and fat in addition to the deficiency of bones. Unhealthy condition of glands is always present when this remedy is indicated.



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Calcarea Carbonica

Desires Eggs

Adrenal Glands

Thyroid Weakness

Worrisome, Overwork

Musculoskeletal Problems

Blood Sugar Imbalances

Calcarea carbonica - It is indicated in patients with open fontanelles and sutures. There is abundant supply of bony material but it is not properly distributed. Middle aged, overweight, stocky person. Desire sweets, salty foods, eggs. Leg cramps and feet especially in bed. Overworks, doing too many things.

Calcium Imbalances


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Calcarea Phosphorica

Growing/Tooth painsBone spurs, growths

Bone Weakness

Discontent, Restlessness, Overwhelmed


Calcium Imbalances

• Calcarea phos. - Excellent remedy for delicate and easily breakable bones. It is a bone builder and creates new blood cells. It gives general tone to the entire organism. The bones of the head are deficient in quality and quantity. The bones of the neck are too small and weak to support the head. The bones of the limbs are also weak and fragile. Stools green, undigested, and offensive. No appetite.

Brittle bones


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Calcarea Fluorica

Bone spurs, growths

Bone, Tendon Weakness

Worrisome, Overwork

Brittle bones


Bone deformed

• Calcarea fluorica - The ranking symptoms of this is early decay of the enamel of the teeth. Relaxed condition of any tissue or of organ. It builds elastic fibers of the arteries and veins.

Calcium Imbalances


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Silica

Bone spurs, growthsBone, Tendon Weakness

Worrisome, Weak

Brittle bonesScars, Sweating

• Silica - It should be given when cartilaginous tissues have not been properly converted into bones. The bone is made up of Silica and cartilage. Silica is, therefore, an important remedy for this disease. Perspiration and tendency to suppuration, better from warmth are the ranking symptoms. Cold aggravates the Silica patient.

Mineral ImbalancesLack of Stamina, Fatigue


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Symphytum

Bone spurs, growths

Bone, Tendon Injuries

Worrisome, Weak

Brittle bones

Poor Bone Repair

Mineral Imbalances

Lack of Stamina, Fatigue


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• Symphytum - Weak bones. Herbal tonic to strengthen the bones. Used to knit bones together. Use it as a tincture, tea or in potency. Good for bones that never healed from break. Highly commended in non-union of fractured bones.

Symphytum

Bone spurs, growths

Bone, Tendon Injuries

Worrisome, Weak

Brittle bones

Poor Bone Repair

Mineral Imbalances



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PHARMACY - hecla. Hecla lava. Volcanic ash. Lava Heclae. Volcanic ash from Mount Hecla in Iceland. The finer ash falling in distant localities. The ash of this volcano contains silica, alumina, lime, magnesia with some oxide of iron. Trituration. Historical dose: Trituration and all potencies, lower triturations.

CLINICAL - Abscess, gums. Antrum of Highmore, tumor. Arthritis deformans. Arthritic nodosities. Boils, gums. Bone, deformities. Bones, disorders. Bones, spurs. Bone, tumors. Breast, tumors. Dentition, difficult. Exostoses. Facial, neuralgia. Glands, disorders. Hallux vulgus. Hip joint, arthritis. Jaw, pain. Jaw, tumors. Milk, deficient. Neuralgias. Nodosities. Osteitis. Osteomalacia. Osteosarcoma. Paget's disease. Periostitis. Rickets. Syphilis, bones. Teeth, decay. Toothaches. Tumors. Varicose, veins. Warts. White, swellings. Whitlow.

HECLA LAVA(Volcanic Ash)


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Hecla LavaBone spurs, growths

Bone, Deformities

Calcium imbalances

Brittle bones

Bone Growths, Tumors

Bones, disorders


HECLA LAVA(Volcanic Ash)


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Vitamin D

A vast majority of people are deficient in vitamin D. It is thought that over 95 percent of US senior citizens may be deficient, along with 85% of the American public. To achieve healthy blood levels, most adults will need about 5000 i. u. of Vitamin D3 every day.

Be aware that if you choose to use an oral Vitamin D supplement there are basically two types: one is natural and one is synthetic. The natural one is Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which is the same Vitamin D your body makes when exposed to sunshine. The synthetic one is Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Once either form of the vitamin is in your body, it must be converted to a more active form. Vitamin D3 is converted 500% faster than Vitamin D2, and is clearly a better alternative.


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Benefits of Vitamin D - Vitamin D3 Supplements

Vitamin D and Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is most often associated with inadequate calcium intake. However, a deficiency of vitamin D also contributes to osteoporosis by reducing calcium absorption. Osteoporosis is an example of a long-term effect of vitamin D insufficiency.

Adequate storage levels of vitamin D help keep bones strong and may help prevent osteoporosis in older adults, in those who have difficulty walking and exercising, in post-menopausal women, and in individuals on chronic steroid therapy.


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Vitamin D

Research shows you can drastically reduce your risk of cancer and countless other chronic diseases by getting safe sun exposure, or taking a high quality supplement. Yet, many people from around the world have heard nothing of this great “discovery”.

Vitamin D3 deficiency has been associated with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Diabetes, Colon Cancer, Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Auto-Immune Disease, Neuro-degenerative Diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, Multiple Sclerosis and Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Autism, Osteoporosis, Depression, Breast Cancer, and now H1N1 Swine Flu..


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