Published January 2, 2009

Taking extra calcium to prevent osteoporosis? Stop! It’s killing you!

For years, doctors have told women to take up to 1,500 mg (or more) of calcium supplements to reduce their risk of osteoporosis. What they didn’t know was that their recommendation would kill a lot of these women. And it would do very little for their bones.

I’ve known calcium was dangerous for years. But now a major New Zealand study shows that it’s even more dangerous than we thought. These researchers found that taking calcium supplements raises your risk of heart attacks.

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Published January 2, 2009

Taking extra calcium to prevent osteoporosis? Stop! It’s killing you!

For years, doctors have told women to take up to 1,500 mg (or more) of calcium supplements to reduce their risk of osteoporosis. What they didn’t know was that their recommendation would kill a lot of these women. And it would do very little for their bones.

I’ve known calcium was dangerous for years. But now a major New Zealand study shows that it’s even more dangerous than we thought. These researchers found that taking calcium supplements raises your risk of heart attacks.

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Published January 1, 2009

The New Year’s resolution proven to lengthen your life

It’s 2009 already. The days seem to sail by. The older I get, the more I find myself looking for ways to extend my life — and to be healthy during those extra years. Well, guess what? There’s a New Year’s resolution that can do just that for you.

That resolution, of course, is to exercise. I know exercise isn’t exciting. But don’t let that stop you from reading the rest of this alert. That’s because exercise does a lot more than just strengthen your heart, improve your circulation, improve lung function, improve immunity, and prevent just about every disease there is.

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