November 18, 2012
Recently I had a patient whose spine had lost 10% of its Bone Mineral Density (BMD) since her last DXA. She has lost height in the last year. She has...
November 15, 2012
I have been on the road with presentations in South Dakota and Southern Illinois recently. SD is state # 10 for me. I teach health care providers about the role...
November 8, 2012
How can we make Bone Health patient education more effective? An entire office visit only about bone health / osteoporosis prevention and treatment, is an effective start. This I have done...
October 31, 2012
Today I taught the Nurse Practitioner class at Allen College. Their Bone Health – Osteoporosis section included 3 hours of classroom lecture and discussion. We also spent an hour teaching...
October 9, 2012
I was recently in Prague, Berlin, and other points along the Elbe. Walking throughout the old cities of Europe is a way of life. Many have pedestrian districts where cars...
August 19, 2012
WRONG!!!! 85% of women who suffer Fragility Fractures have “Osteopenia”. Close to 90% of men. How can this be? “Osteopenia” is NOT a Diagnosis. Unfortunately, most people do not...
August 14, 2012
Sodium intake of less than 2500 mg daily helps preserve your bone health, decrease fracture risk, and prevent osteoporosis. It also helps prevent high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke....
August 11, 2012
More Salt in your diet can result in more Calcium loss from your bones. This also explains the association of Osteoporosis with Calcium containing Kidney Stones. Calcium containing kidney stones...
August 7, 2012
Last week we were on vacation near Ely, MN on the edge of Boundary Waters Canoe Area with our 2 year old grandson. His favorite day trip was to the...
June 8, 2012
My patient desperately wants to avoid taking medication for her worsening osteoporosis. She considers medications to be unnatural. She has already maintained her 25-hydroxy Vitamin D level above 40 ng/mL...