June 24, 2020
You just tripped and suffered a minor fracture? You just started menopause or male low “T”? You are now on Medicare? Are you concerned about your bone health? If not,...
May 16, 2020
Proper body mechanics for bending and lifting will prevent unnecessary fractures. NOF has visual aids in learning good body mechanics at https://cdn.nof.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SherriBetz_Osteoporosis_Graphic.pdf If you need help learning proper bending and...
May 8, 2020
Not everyone gets osteoporosis and unnecessary fractures. Some risk factors are genetic about which we can do nothing directly. But we can optimize our nutrition, follow a healthy lifestyle and...
May 7, 2020
BMD (Bone Mineral Density) = Calcium in Bone. If you want strong bone you must get enough calcium. Calcium in food is best. Take control naturally with calcium in foods....
January 26, 2020
Take Control Naturally. Get your calcium in foods! Chart of common foods high in Calcium in mg (adapted from the USDA website):
March 31, 2018
I was asked about treatments for Fibromyalgia. Pain clinics have injections and pharmaceuticals that often help, but not always enough. I approach from a different angle. Fibromyalgia is a collection...
June 19, 2017
Treat to Target has been standard for chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes for decades. These are chronic diseases, more common as we get older, that we can control...
May 5, 2017
May is National Osteoporosis Month. That should be National Osteoporosis Prevention Month. Or perhaps National Bone Health Optimization Month. Click on the helpful link to National Osteoporosis Foundation to learn...
April 23, 2017
Clinical Osteoporosis 2017, NOF and ISCD joint meeting had a different emphasis this year. Fracture Risk, rather than Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is now the key metric. Several speakers emphasizd...
April 5, 2017
So how do you find out what aspects of your bone health are pretty good already, what will be easy to fix, and what will take some real work? Start...