March 22, 2015
Spring is here. The birds are singing. Soon flowers will be blooming. All the world is coming to life. And more hips will be breaking. 32% of all hip fractures...
March 3, 2015
Driving to Chicago in February was cold and snowing. But it was hot indoors at the ISCD (International Society for Clinical Densitometry) Annual Meeting and Position Development Conference (PDC). While...
February 22, 2015
DXA is very good at determining Bone Mineral Density (BMD), provided you look at the images and over-read the computer. DXA alone is less good at predicting Fracture Risk. But,...
February 19, 2015
Fractures get no respect. 20% of women and over 30% of men over 65 die within 6 months of a Hip Fracture. But nobody is worried about hip fractures! Hip...
February 12, 2015
My wife and I visited the tropics during January. We did Tai Chi every morning while watching the sun rise. A Blue Zone experience. Worth getting up early! Tai Chi...
January 31, 2015
I often hear: “I do not have osteoporosis, but my friend…” How are you certain that you do not have a bone health issue that could be improved upon? By...
January 6, 2015
My father was born 4 January and my mother 5 January. I pause to remember them at this time each year. Your “choice of parents” is the key to many...
January 1, 2015
Today is the first day of 2015. Make 2015 the year you do some preventive healthcare. Check your risk for conditions associated with middle age: diabetes, hypertension, and declining bone...
December 21, 2014
Today we are just over 100 days away from the next Natural Vitamin D3 from the sun in Iowa. Today, Sunday the 21st of December is the Winter Solstace of 2014 in...
December 16, 2014
“Why did I Fracture?” and “Why do I have Osteoporosis?” are common questions I hear from older women and men. They are taking Calcium and Vitamin D3, eating a diet...