Strange fractures with bisphosphonates
In a few weeks, I’ll be heading off to Toronto for the annual meeting of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). And this October, we’ll have a...
Hop, heel drop or jump for bone health
Become a Patron! Remember jumping rope and playing hop scotch as a kid? Well, it’s time to think about those activities again, because hopping and jumping are great bone builders....
High calcium causing heart attacks? Vitamin K to the rescue!
You’ve likely heard the media furor around a recent finding that use of calcium supplements is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, based on a study published in...
Bone health pearls from Jerilynn C. Prior, M.D
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a renowned endocrinologist and bone health expert. Dr. Prior, professor at the University of British Columbia, is...
Can vitamin D compete with bone drugs?
At the Center for Better Bones, we are constantly thinking about fracture reduction and looking for data to help us compare the fracture-reduction potential of bone drugs and natural therapies....
Mysteries of bone breakdown revealed: the RANK, RANK-L and OPG system
Each minute, within the skeleton, more than a million sites of old worn-out bone are being eaten away by osteoclast cells, while new fresh bone is laid down by other...
Increased fracture risk with heartburn drugs
Over the years I have written about the many studies documenting an increase risk of fracture among those using strong medications for heartburn. In 2010 the FDA issued a warning...
How Mary healed her broken leg fast
In an earlier blog post, I told the story of Mary, a young woman who had shattered two bones in her leg in what should have been a fairly minor...
Down to the bone injustice — not just for women
The “osteoporosis scare” is no longer just for women. Here at the Center for Better Bones, we are seeing an increasing number of men who are being directed to take...
Yes, you can be too thin
Whenever I go to one of my son’s school events, or see a group of children in other places, my attention is drawn to the number of very thin, almost...
Bones, not Botox
I was amused by a story presented on NPR about how plastic surgeons were just discovering that part of the reason our faces sag as we age is because the...
Why should you hang on to your medical records?
Let me tell you about Janet. Janet is a thin, energetic 57-year-old woman now seven years into menopause who came to the Center for Better Bones for the first time...
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