That hot new bone test could be a radioactive NIGHTMARE!

Hanging string lights for summer evenings?

You might not need ’em!

We’re being pumped full of so much radiation that I suspect we’ll ALL be glowing in the dark pretty soon.

Even the conventional experts have SOUNDED the alarm…

And URGED docs to do FEWER scans… with LESS radiation.

Yet a new report shows how one key test has gone in the opposite direction – and ladies, this one’s aimed at YOU!

It’s supposed to be a new form of bone scan to spot who’s most at risk for breaks and fractures… and identify osteoporosis earlier than ever.

Instead, the new study shows how it could light you up with THOUSANDS of times the usual radiation levels… while delivering LESS ACCURACY when it comes to measuring bone strength!

Fortunately, I’ve got another option for bone health… one that involves NO radiation at all…

And I’ll share you it with you in just a minute.

The test is called quantitative computed tomography, or QCT… and while it’s not super-common yet, it’s expanding… rapidly.

It’s grown by a third within just 5 years.

This new test involves CT scans — delivering between 1,000 and 3,000 TIMES the radiation levels of the old standard, called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

If they’re gonna light you up like a Fourth of July rocket… you’d think the results would be STELLAR.

Except they’re NOT.

They’re not even just so-so.

Compared to the DXA test, it’s far less accurate – and, according to a MedPage Today analysis, MUCH MORE likely to lead to a diagnosis and treatment for osteoporosis in patients who DO NOT HAVE the disease.

One Mayo Clinic expert told the website that he sees patients all the time who’ve come in for a second opinion after getting an osteoporosis diagnosis based on a QCT exam.

And in nearly EVERY case, they DON’T actually have osteoporosis.

But many patients don’t get a second opinion.

When the doc says they have osteoporosis, they believe the doc – and they could end up taking a drug they do not need.

The potential side effects and risks are some real doozies, too…

As osteoporosis meds could cause infection… stomach problems… damage to the esophagus…. and more.

They can also trigger serious and painful jaw problems and – get this – long-term use can lead to catastrophic BONE BREAKS.

Can you think of a WORSE possible side effect for a bone drug????

If you NEED a bone scan… stick to the normal cheaper and less glow-y tests.

And if you want to protect bone… in most cases you could PASS on the drugs and use a combination of calcium, magnesium, vitamin D3, and vitamin K2.

One note: vitamin K doesn’t mix well with the blood thinner warfarin, so talk to your doc first if you’re on that med.