How to change your fracture risk
Someone recently sent me a New York Times article I’d missed about the controversy over WHO’s FRAX tool. The article makes the point that FRAX uses only a few risk...
Another great reason to look at Vitamin D – it protects against flu!
There’s been so much information this fall about flu, particularly swine flu, that it’s hard to make sense of it all. But one piece of information that I think gets...
Bone and muscle: Lose them together, build them together
Become a Patron! These days, it seems like the media is full of folks talking about aging bone loss in women. What they seem to often forget, however, is that...
More support for the link between vegetables and good bone health
For years at the Center for Better Bones, we have been touting the bone-preserving benefits of a diet high in alkalizing fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and spices. This important component...
Protein intake and fracture risk: A double-edged sword?
My Alkaline For Life® diet classifies protein foods as acid-forming, which makes many people wonder if a lower protein intake might be better for bones. But protein is essential for...
A note about certain brands of packaged prunes
Some of my readers might be worried after hearing about a safety alert from the FDA regarding prunes and dried plums contaminated with lead. I want to reassure you that...
Those scary osteoporosis statistics – are they for real?
Many of the clients we see at the Center for Better Bones come to us because they’re scared — especially the women. They’ve been told that they’re at high risk...
A chat with National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) folks
At the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society for Bone Mineral Research, I had the opportunity to chat with an NOF health educator and was pleased to hear that...
Forteo follow-up: Three reports of osteosarcoma using this drug
If you saw my earlier blog on the osteoporosis drug Forteo™, you will recall that the drug was found to cause a rare, serious bone cancer (osteosarcoma) in rodents, but...
Parathyroid hormone and magnesium: when “normal” is not always a good thing
This week, I’m at the 2009 national meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Denver, Colorado, learning about the most recent findings in bone research. I...
Update on prunes reversing bone loss
It is September 13, 2009, and I am at the largest U.S. meeting of bone researchers (the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research meetings in Denver), and I am...
Encouraging data on declining hip fractures
Let’s face it: the number one fear of most people with osteoporosis is fracturing a hip, and for good reason. Hip fractures are physically and financially debilitating, and may even...
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