Why is osteoporosis linked to the treatment of menopause?
A Osteoporosis is a disease where calcium is being lost from the bones faster than it is being added, regardless of how much calcium a woman consumes. Osteoporosis begins anywhere from 5 to 20 years prior to menopause, when estrogen levels are still high. Although pharmaceutical companies would like us to believe that taking estrogen drugs will stop osteoporosis, it may be a wrong, and dangerous, direction for women to take. Dr. John Lee has found clinical success against osteoporosis with therapy involving the use of progesterone cream in conjunction with exercise, the elimination of all soda (too much phosphorous depletes calcium), smoking cessation and adding whole foods to augment bone-building. His research is documented in his book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause.
