There has been much excitement in health care community about a new Osteoporosis drug, Protelos, (Strontium Ranelate) approved by European Union in Fall 2004.

The FDA has not yet approved drug for use in United States. It is still in clinical trials stage.

But those who incorporating natural and complementary medicine in their practices have advocated natural forms of strontium as Osteoporosis and Osteopenia treatments for some time. Both Jonathan V. Wright M.D. and Robert Jay Rowen M.D. have written on subject. Here is a summary from their work.

As early as 1910 a German researcher reported that strontium seemed to be very effective in stimulating rapid formation of bone and in 1920 another German researcher concluded that strontium and calcium were superior to calcium alone in mineralizing bone.

A 1952 report from Cornell University reinforced 1920 conclusions. It stated that calcium and strontium work better together than calcium alone for rebuilding bone.

The RDA's recommendations do not consider any food to be harmful for you. You must remember that RDA's recommendations come from a government agency and indicating a particular food could be harmful to your health could financially affect that industry. The government does not want to destroy any industry even if it is harmful to your health. Just look at smoking industry. It's still alive.

In medical and alternative medicine circles, celiac disease is well known for being cause of numerous detrimental body conditions. In its basic form, celiac disease is damage of intestinal lining by gluten proteins, which come from grains - bottom of pyramid.

Let's get technical for a moment and say that specific proteins in gluten that damage intestine are called "gliadin." What you need to know about gliadin is that when you eat it, it acts like an invading substance, which activates your body's immune system to destroy and eliminate invader – your favorite food bread and cereals.

Eating an excess of gluten causes celiac disease. Where is gluten found? It is found in products made from wheat, rye, barley, kamut, triticale, oats, and spelt. It is now well established in medicine that 1 in approximately 100 have celiac disease. Many have disease without having any symptoms. The continual use of and eating of detrimental grains will eventually bring on symptoms. People with celiac disease can expect to have illnesses associated or connected with:

·cancer ·epilepsy ·attention deficit disorders ·auto immune diseases ·osteoporosis ·brain disorders ·neurological diseases ·premature death ·premature births ·chronic liver diseases ·gastrointestinal problems ·food allergies ·chronic fatigue ·malnutrition ·and list goes on and on

When intestinal lining is damage by gluten, your overall health is damaged. Your immune system is activated to prevent further intestinal damage causing your overall response to other body crisis to diminish. Your ability to fight off other diseases is diminished. Your ability to absorb nutrients from your food is reduced leading to nutritional deficiencies.