February 17, 2014
Increasing numbers of patients are reluctant to consider pharmaceuticals for their Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk. You may agree with that. If you do you MUST be prepared to Take Control...
February 2, 2014
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today. Six more weeks of winter. But NINE more weeks before we can get ANY Vitamin D from the sun in Iowa. Here the sun is...
January 20, 2014
Secondary HyperParaThyroidism is the result of the ParaThyroid glands doing their job. Their job is to keep the calcium in the blood “just right”. Too often this requires stealing calcium...
June 29, 2013
CBC is Complete Blood Count. That means red cells, white cells, and platelets. A normal CBC eliminates diseases of the bone marrow such as leukemia or myeloma, both of which...
April 21, 2012
Can you still Prevent Osteoporosis? Or do you have to Treat it? Do you need medications? Or can you Take Control Naturally? Your age and past actions are huge factors. ...
November 25, 2011
See and hear about Bone Health Basics on You Tube. I learn faster and better when I see and hear new information at the same time. Most other people do...
November 21, 2011
Getting enough Calcium, Vitamin D, and other nutrients is tough enough when you have normal bowels. Crohn’s, Colitis, IBS, Celiac, Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss, and other bowel problems make...
October 28, 2011
“Drug Holiday”. How does that work? After 5 or more years on Bisphosphonate medication, there is often enough accumulated medication to maintain Bone Mineral Density for 2 or 3 or more years without adding...
October 13, 2011
New evidence shows that you need a vitamin D level much higher than “100%” of federal standards for osteoporosis medications to be fully effective. That is why I always aim for 40 to...
October 8, 2011
Yesterday Iowa set a new world record for the most people simultaneously exercising. 291,000 Iowans walked for at least a kilometer over the noon hour on Friday. The theme was...