May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month

Half of all women over 50 will fracture a wrist, shoulder, vertebra, hip, or some other bone in their remaining lifetime.  Increasing Fracture Risk is totally natural as a person...

Generations

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. ...

Osteoporosis Support Group

Attendance was enthusiastic.  We watched Our Videos (top right) while waiting for all to arrive.  Discussion was spirited.

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Osteoporosis is scary.  Few persons are aware of their diagnosis until after a major fracture, such as a hip fracture.  Osteoporosis is defined as an Increased Fracture Risk.  You can...

Don’t Treat Osteoporosis – Avoid Osteoporosis

How can we Avoid Osteoporosis?  That was the question at the “Blue Zones” meeting this week. The Blue Zones technique is to adopt healthy lifestyles leading to longer, healthier, happier...

Get a Complete Bone Health Evaluation

“When should I get another DXA?”  That was the question from a 70+ year old at the PEO group I talked to recently.  That is the wrong question! Don’t get...

Get It Right Every Day

“It is too hard to remember calcium pills 3 times a day” is something I hear daily from my patients.  I agree.  I cannot always remember my calcium citrate 3...

Smoking Increases Fracture Risk

You know that Smoking can cause Lung Cancer, Asthma, Emphysema, and COPD. Smoking also increases the Risk of Fractures, the Risk of Fractures Not Healing, and the Risk of Osteoporosis. ...