Your FRAX fracture prediction: Take it with a grain of salt
If you’ve had a DEXA scan, you may have noticed a statement on the report that reads something like this: “This test suggests that you have a __% risk of...
FRAX tool: What you need to know about this assessment
The fracture risk tool known as FRAX has come under fire from the World Health Organization (WHO) recently for several reasons. One key reason is that, although it’s often referred...
Chromium: A hidden nutrient for bone and energy metabolism
Chromium is an old friend of mine! I first used it to help women tame their sweet tooth in my days as a nutritionist. And now, chromium is one of...
Vitamin K2: A Valentine’s message for heart and bones
This Valentine’s Day, when you’re thinking about what’s closest to your heart, keep your bones in mind too with vitamin k2 If you’re a regular reader of my blog,...
Proton Pump Inhibitors antacids increase fracture risk
Are the medications you’re taking for heartburn and acid reflux increasing your fracture risk? Proton pump inhibitor antacids (PPIs) like omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid), esomeprazole (Nexium) and others can seriously...
Can stress change your pH balance?
I often talk about the connection between body and mind, and recently a client showed me something that clearly demonstrated why the connection between your body and mind is so...
What your wrist fracture may be telling you
How many of you have fallen and thrown out your hands to catch yourself? It’s probably happened to most us, and may be one reason that in the U.S., 1...
The straight poop on fecal transplants
It’s so easy to think that our high-tech, modern culture means we understand the laws of nature and know more than our ancestors. When it comes to maintaining health, however,...
Medication use and osteoporotic fracture
Are you taking medications that could increase your risk of osteoporotic fracture? Many people are – even after they’ve suffered a fracture – according to a recent article about osteoporotic...
Your social networks and your health
Social Networks and Health Scientists have noticed that we tend to reflect the people we’re closest to — if our friends are optimists, it makes us more cheery, and if...
Is it osteoporosis — or something else?
Here is the scenario. A woman seeks my services, concerned and even fearful after having been told she has osteoporosis and should take a bone drug. We sit down and...
Fall superfood for bones: Ginger
I’m naming ginger one of my fall superfoods. While I highly recommend hot ginger tea as my choice for a cold weather drink, there are so many other ways ginger...
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