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Bone health in 2012: My top five wishes

Bone health in 2012: My top five wishes

Happy 2012! It’s time for my annual wish list for bone health in the coming year. And this time, I’m also ...
Worried about osteoporosis? Read Gillian Sanson’s book

Worried about osteoporosis? Read Gillian Sanson’s book

Imagine how New Zealander Gillian Sanson felt when her 16-year-old daughter was diagnosed with osteoporosis—and ...
A look at osteoporosis

A look at osteoporosis

Nearly 45 million Americans are facing a major health threat. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, ...
How big is the bang from osteoporosis drugs?

How big is the bang from osteoporosis drugs?

Answering the question “how big is the bang from osteoporosis drugs?” can be quite challenging. One reason is ...
Get your ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZs for bone health

Get your ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZs for bone health

In my hyperactive modes, I wonder why can’t I just go full steam ahead all the time — why do I have to “waste” ...
Onions nothing to cry about for bone health

Onions nothing to cry about for bone health

How often do you eat onions? a) Less than once a month b) Twice a month to twice a week c) Three to six ...
Yo-yo dieting is bad for bones

Yo-yo dieting is bad for bones

I know that gaining and losing the same 10 pounds over and over is highly frustrating for many people. But did you ...
A common-sense finding: vitamin D levels predict response to bone drugs

A common-sense finding: vitamin D levels predict response to bone drugs

Over the last few weeks, two of my golfing buddies incidentally mentioned to me that their doctors took them off ...
Breathing while exercising is an art worth mastering

Breathing while exercising is an art worth mastering

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I spent a weekend in Maine recently. I was there to shoot an exercise ...
My new idea for cigarette warning labels: Smoking increases fracture rates

My new idea for cigarette warning labels: Smoking increases fracture rates

While it remains to be seen where we end up with the nine new cigarette packaging warning labels proposed by the ...
Choose your groove: finding your right way to exercise

Choose your groove: finding your right way to exercise

Become a Patron! I have so many clients who wrinkle their noses at the idea of weight training, even though ...
Tips for autumn bone health

Tips for autumn bone health

Wisdom-based cultures around the world have long recognized that the change of seasons is a time of ...
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