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Summary: this book is groundbreaking
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Excellent. Its good to see research being put out there for someone like myself to read so I can understand what I can do for my health and whether I should be worrying about my bones disintegrating if I dont drink gallons of milk each day. I am glad to find that I can relax and eat a healthy balanced diet. I always was suspicious of the drugs offered to help prevent osteoporosis because of the side-effects. Its kind of a relief to know that I can continue to eat well and keep fit and working out, and that this will be beneficial for my bones - help me stay in one piece. I am tired of the fear that is induced by faulty informtion about 'diseases' part of which is fictional and created by drug companies for their own financial purposes.
So I am grateful to a book that provides some clarity about the actual disease of 'osteoporosis' and also gives solid ideas of what to do to keep bones healthy.
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Summary: The myths of Osteoporosis
Review: I think this is a good book for all woman to read I was only 34 when I found out I had osteoporosis.
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Summary: Thank you Gillian Sanson
Review: If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and given a prescription for fosamax or actonel or any other type of medication, please read this book first.
Your instincts are right. You don't need it. It won't help, and most likely it will cause harm over time.
Menopausal women bring in millions of dollars to the pharmaceutical companies around the world. We are easy prey, because we are being told that aging is a disease and we believe it.
This book is worth every penny. You will be glad you read it.
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Summary: Demystifying osteoporosis - a good read
Review: It's rare to discover a book on a topic dealing with health issues that is hard to put down. Gill Sanson's book on 'The Myth of Osteoporosis' was a cover-to-cover,one sitting read for me. I was immediately captured by the the author's family story of osteoporosis, allowing what appeared to be a complex, often mystifying and worrisome topic for a 'baby boomer' woman, to be thought about, absorbed and understood seemingly effortlessly.There is a wealth of well researched, evidence based material in this book, giving accurate information about osteoporosis, along with a clear insight into the common myths of osteoporosis and the sometimes life threatening drug therapies attendant on accepting these myths. Better still, Gill Sanson's voice is so lucid, positive and life affirming, that it makes it possible for us to join her in challenging current misconceptions and treatments, as well as correcting the often unspoken, fearful assumptions we entertain. For example, 'that ageing is about becoming the hunched over little old woman' we have seen in the TV ads. This is a 'must read' book. Gill Sanson gives us the gift of freedom to make informed choices about our bodies, to create and maintain optimal bone health and to look forward to a joyful and fruitful future as older women.Thank-you Gill.
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Summary: The Myth of Osteoporosis. Gillian Sanson
Review: It's rare to discover a book on a topic dealing with health issues that is hard to put down. Gill Sanson's book on 'The Myth of Osteoporosis', was a cover-to-cover,one sitting read for me. I was immediately captured by the the author's family story of Osteoporosis, allowing what appeared to be a complex, often mystifying and worrisome topic for a 'baby boomer' woman such as myself, to be thought about, absorbed and understood, seemingly effortlessly. There is a wealth of well researched, evidence based material in this book,giving accurate information about Osteoporosis, along with a clear insight into the common myths of Osteoporosis and the sometimes life threatening drug therapies attendant on accepting these myths. Better still, Gill Sanson's voice is so lucid, positive and life affirming, that it makes it possible for women to join her in challenging not only the therapies, but importantly, the many unspoken, fearful assumptions that we entertain. For example, 'that ageing is about becoming the hunched over little old woman we have seen in the TV ads.' This is a 'must read' book. Gill Sanson gives women the gift of being freed to make informed choices about their bodies, to create and maintain optimal bone health and look forward to a joyful and fruitful future.
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Summary: An Indispensable Guide
Review: The title of this book is misleading, because Ms. Sanson does not claim that osteoporosis itself is a myth. Her subject is the variety of myths surrounding the disease of osteoporosis. In Ms. Sanson's view, due to insufficient, inaccurate and contradictory information about osteoporosis, we are filled with fear of inevitable decline and encouraged to make bad choices with respect to prevention. This extremely thorough and well-researched book is easy to read, concise, and convincing. Ms. Sanson cites many top-notch scientific sources around the world that lay to rest the most common fallacy that low bone density per se is an accurate predictor of future fractures. She also tackles, with statistics, not theories, the myth that dairy intake prevents osteoporosis, and that the current pharmaceutical options on the market are all one needs to prevent fractures and bone loss. But Ms. Sanson does not simply tear down the myths of osteoporosis; she also provides clear and easy-to-follow lifestyle actions that one can take to protect ones bones for the long term. I have recommended this book to every woman I know over the age of 40, and now I am recommending it to you, the Amazon reader.
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Summary: So Glad Women are finally Getting It!
Review: This book confirms what I have thought all along. The Drug Companies are pushing all of these "supposed" illnesses on Women who are vulnerable and a bit confused about entering into the second half of life (menopause.) I am so tired of Drs. pushing drugs on an otherwise healthy women to prevent a "disease" they may or may not get. Another great book to read: Dr. Susan Love's - Menopause and Hormone Book: Making Informed Choices.
Please Women, let's Wake Up, Research and take charge of our lives instead of being lead by those who look at us as dollar signs.
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Summary: This is a great book
Review: This is a great book, I found it really interesting and well researched which is important for a book that is challenging what seem to be widely held beliefs (or "myths") about osteoporosis. I know of many women who have felt confused about osteoporosis and who have even taken medication (HRT etc) to prevent it, but in doing so seem to experience serious side-effects. Its a good feeling to read this book and to reaffirm that one can do so much oneself to stay healthy and to gain optimum bone strength and integrity (even while aging). I am a Physical Therapist and I would recommend this book to everyone, it provides information and practical knowledge on how to maintain bone health.
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Summary: This is a great book
Review: This is a great book, I found it really interesting and well researched which is important for a book that is challenging what seem to be widely held beliefs (or "myths") about osteoporosis. I know of many women who have felt confused about osteoporosis and who have even taken medication (HRT etc) to prevent it, but in doing so seem to experience serious side-effects. Its a good feeling to read this book and to reaffirm that one can do so much oneself to stay healthy and to gain optimum bone strength and integrity (even while aging). I am a Physical Therapist and I would recommend this book to everyone, it provides information and practical knowledge on how to maintain bone health.
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Summary: Enlightening
Review: This is the most enlightening book on Osteoporosis and the misconceptions and myths about the disease, and even more so, about the myths of modern standard "treatments". Written by a woman who has Osteoporosis running in her family; when her teenage daughter was diagnosed with it, she was inspired to deeply research to uncover the truth about Osteoporosis, it's causes, it's dangers, the current reseach and medical understand, and the best approaches to treating the problems it creates. It provides a nearly complete survey of all the current research and studies on Osteoporosis and challenges the logic behind the current treatments, and provide clear, brillant reasoning about the approaches and the success rates. The number of references can be nearly overwelming, but they all add up to new conclusions and considerations, that anyone with Osteoporosis must consider. The book, though written on a medical topic, reads very well, and presents the technical/medical concepts so clearly that I rarely had to reread a paragraph to grasp it's import. In all, I'm grateful for this new analysis and guidance for dealing with this condition. In all, this was the most eye-opening book on the subject that I've read, and I recommend it highly to anyone with an interest in the topic.
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