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,...
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...
January 4, 2014
DXA identifies only 15% of persons with increased Fracture Risk. Are you in the other 85%? To find out, you should get a Complete Bone Health Evaluation. And that is……....
June 25, 2013
TSH is Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. This is the common screen for thyroid function. Thyroid function decreases with age, often suddenly. In women this often happens between 40 and 70. “Low thyroid”(hypothyroidism) is...
June 21, 2013
Patients often ask “What’s that for?” when I order blood tests. They understand that DXA is for Bone Mineral Density (BMD). They understand Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) when I show...
January 1, 2013
Happy New Year. This is the first day of the rest of your life. If you could...
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...
February 29, 2012
“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...
January 1, 2012
New Year’s Resolutions. The routine ones are getting tired. So what can I do that’s different? What do I need? I am worried about the economy, jobs, Europe, Iran, gas...
July 18, 2011
You want to take control of your own bone health destiny to avoid osteoporosis. You want to do it “naturally” without modern pharmaceuticals. This is often possible. But how do...