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 that the statistical calculations are complex and highly manipulated making them difficult...
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” time sleeping? These silly thoughts soon...
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 times a week d) Once a...
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 also know that yo-yo dieting is bad for...
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 their bisphosphonate bone drugs because the drugs were not helping...
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 video that I hope will encourage the people...
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 US Food and Drug Administration, I have a very...
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 they know it’s good for them. Ditto yoga, ditto t’ai...
Tips for autumn bone health
Wisdom-based cultures around the world have long recognized that the change of seasons is a time of transformation, a time when nature changes and so should we. Autumn signals the...
Dried plums bear fruit yet again for bone health
For a few years now I have been reporting the studies from Dr. Arjmandi and colleagues suggesting that dried plums have a special bone building effect. And, with the results...
FDA looking into bisphosphonate safety? Well it’s about time!
As I was heading to Maine for the weekend last Friday, two advisory panels of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were looking at whether or not it’s safe to...
Keeping exercise and the benefits of yoga in mind
You may have seen recently in The New York Times a discussion of yoga’s benefits for joint and bone health. At the very end of the article was a mention...
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