At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we offer a unique, natural program that not only prevents the loss of bone density, but also helps to strengthen and rebuild bone. 

The Conventional Approach

Osteoporosis-related fractures are almost twice as common as heart attacks and nearly five times as frequent as either stroke or cancer in women in the US. And contrary to popular belief, osteoporosis is not strictly an older woman's disease. It afflicts millions of men, and it's becoming more common in younger people. In only two generations, the rate of hip fractures in the United States. has quadrupled, and currently we have one of the highest rates in the world.

If you've been diagnosed with osteoporosis, your conventional doctor has probably recommended you take one of the popular bone-building drugs, such as Fosamax or Evista. However, Fosamax benefits only one out of every 90 women taking it, while causing gastrointestinal problems and esophageal ulcers in roughly 14 percent of those women. Worse still, Evista has been linked with ovarian cancer, even at dosages below therapeutic levels.

Natural Treatments for Osteoporosis

While slight bone loss is a normal part of aging, other factors can speed mineral loss from the bones or impede natural bone repair and rebuilding. At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we offer unique, natural treatments for osteoporosis that not only prevent the loss of bone density, but also help to strengthen and rebuild bone. Our physicians focus on several aspects of osteoporosis—including dietary factors, exercise, nutritional supplementation, and natural hormone therapy — and outline measures you can take to strengthen your bones and avoid becoming another osteoporosis statistic.

Build Your Bones With Proper Diet

There is an established relationship between osteoporosis and diet. Your bones are a mineral bank for your entire body, storing most of the body's calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Poor diet leads to low mineral levels in the blood, and small amounts of bone are then broken down to free up these minerals and deposit them. Excess protein intake also increases the need for calcium, further draining crucial stores and contributing to bone loss.

During your stay at the clinic, you will be served delicious meals containing an abundance of these vital minerals, as well as antioxidants, B-complex vitamins, and other nutrients necessary for good health. More importantly, you'll learn which foods support bone health and which ones actually promote bone loss, so you can continue on a healthy diet once you return home.

Exercise Your Way to Stronger Bones

The single most important thing you can do to prevent or reverse osteoporosis is exercise. Stress or strain on bones stimulates the formation and growth of new bone. Regardless of age, people who engage in regular weight-bearing exercise have higher bone density. And the converse is also true - inactivity can make bones brittle.

At the Whitaker Wellness Institute, our exercise physiologist will instruct you in a personalized exercise program aimed at strengthening your bones, maintaining musculature, improving flexibility, and comfortably increasing your activity level.

Strengthen Bones With the Right Supplements

Our physicians have great success in preventing and treating osteoporosis using proper nutritional supplementation. Many people know that bone loss is associated with deficiencies in calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D. However, although bone strength begins with these nutrients, it doesn't end there. Here at the clinic we also use a number of lesser-known nutrients that also play a critical role in bone health: zinc, copper, boron, manganese, silica, strontium, and vitamins C and K for starters.

For our patients who already have osteoporosis, we add another "designer" supplement to help combat bone loss: ipriflavone. This compound, synthesized from soy, can help prevent loss of bone density and enhance bone formation, with the net result being a decrease in the incidence of fractures in osteoporotic women.

Natural Hormones Offer Extra-Strength Protection

Estrogen is widely recognized for preventing bone loss in women, but less well known are other hormones—progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), testosterone, and human growth hormone (HGH)—that are also intimately involved in bone remodeling. The Whitaker Wellness physicians are well-versed in the safe use of natural hormone replacement therapy to lower risk of osteoporosis, while at the same time offering protection from several other age-related conditions.

Real-Life Success Stories

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Additional Information

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Contact Us

For more information on the Whitaker Wellness Institute's treatment of Osteoporosis, contact a Patient Services Representative at (800) 488-1500 or click here.