One woman’s ordeal with osteoporosis medications: there’s a better way!
If you’re thinking about starting a medication for osteoporosis or are unhappy with your current drug regimen, there’s a story I want you to hear. A woman in her 50s...
A “dowager’s hump” does not always mean spinal fracture
Much of the fear generated around osteoporosis stems from pictures of stooped, hump-backed, downward-looking elderly women. This vertebral deformity, often called a “dowager’s hump” and technically known as “kyphosis,” has...
Back strengthening exercise to prevent spinal fractures
You have probably heard that back strengthening exercise helps to prevent spinal osteoporotic fractures — but are all types of exercises equally beneficial? No, they are not, as clearly documented...
High calcium intake does not prevent fractures
Years ago, in the first edition of my book, Better Bones, Better Body, I noted that high calcium intakes did not seem to prevent fractures. Cross-cultural data, in fact, suggested...
Vitamin D is more important than calcium
Recently, data from a study of 10,000 Americans supported once again our contention that vitamin D is more important to bone health than is calcium. Even more, this new research...
Spinal Fracture – How Strong Back Muscles Can Help You!
Exercise builds muscle and bone, but the benefits are held to disappear upon exercise cessation — or so it appeared, anyway. A recent exercise study from the Mayo Clinic, however,...
Weak bones in vegetarians?
You might have seen the recent news headlines proclaiming that “Vegetarian Diet Weakens Bones.” This headline, which was published by news sources all around the world, stemmed from an overview...
Bone fractures – A wake-up call
Thirty years ago, I was impressed to hear a panel of cancer survivors declare that they were glad they had developed cancer. Looking back, they appreciated the cancer because facing...
U.S. hip fracture rates on the decline
Osteoporosis is indeed becoming a household word, with more and more women being told they are likely to suffer an osteoporotic fracture. With this growing “fracture fear” in mind, we...
Is Forteo™ a new bone wonder drug? Not really!
Forteo™ is promoted as a rising star on the osteoporosis scene, a bone drug that actually builds new bone, rather than just halting bone loss. By various mechanisms, Forteo “tricks”...
Endurance cycling leads to bone loss
Become a Patron! While exercise is generally good for bone, a study of male endurance cyclists reports that serious cyclists lose significant hip bone mineral density during the biking season....
Are Asians at higher risk for osteoporosis?
Does being Asian-American really increase your risk of fracture? Being “Asian or Asian-American” always figured high on the standard list of osteoporosis risk factors. So naturally, one is led to...
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