Prunes and osteoporosis: Your questions answered
My recent blog on the bone-building action of prunes drew a lot of attention and generated several interesting follow-up questions. Let me answer your questions as best I can. Q....
NOF’s new osteoporosis treatment guidelines: Are they kidding?
In April 2008 the U.S. National Osteoporosis Foundation published its new criteria for osteoporosis treatment, “Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.” This handbook sets forth their official suggestions...
Can prunes reverse bone loss?
My friend and fellow osteoporosis researcher Dr. Bahram Arjmandi says yes, the humble prune can reverse bone loss, and his research data is looking strong. For more than a decade...
How often should a low-risk individual get a bone density test? Canadian authorities say only every 5 years.
If you are thinking that you should have a bone mineral density retest every year or two, you should know that Canadian osteoporosis authorities might disagree. Summer 2008 findings from...
Oral alendronate (Fosamax®) use seriously increases the risk of severe dental complications
For some time now we have been hearing reports of strange jaw bone decay (osteonecrosis) associated with the use of Fosamax® and other bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs including Actonel® and Boniva®....
Welcome to the Osteo Blast (now the Better Bones Blog!)
Greetings to all, Some of you might be wondering why you have not heard from me for several months—no newsletters, few e-mail notices. Well, over the past year I have...
Declining nutrient content of US foods
When we eat a carrot or apple today are we getting all the nutrients we have been told the food contains? The answer is no. According to the data collected...
How many women experience an osteoporotic fracture?
A few months ago one of our readers asked me to estimate just how many people in the U.S. actually experience an osteoporotic fracture. Sometimes it is difficult to tell...
Bone mineral density alone does not predict fracture
Recently, two international studies verified what we in the Center for Better Bones have been saying for years about the fact that you cannot predict who will fracture by bone...
Increase your potassium intake
Ever wonder if or why you should up your dietary potassium intake? Potassium is a “hidden,” yet great, bone builder due to its role in protecting bone from the ravages...
Smoking and Bone Loss- Are You at Risk?
It has long been suggested that smoking and bone loss are connected, but the extent to which smoking increased fracture risk was uncertain. Now, a recent meta-analysis of studies from...
High-dose vitamin K: New-found protection from bone fracture and cancer?
In September of 2008, I attended the large American Society for Bone Mineral Research Meeting held in Montreal, Canada. Generally these meetings are dominated by pharmacological approaches to bone health,...
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