September 29, 2011
A reader writes: “I am 74 female in general good health. I have taken Fosamax and it’s generic for 13 years and have -4 in spine and advancing ostopenia in...
September 8, 2011
My grandson in Minnesota is saying goodbye to “natural” vitamin D until April. The sun is now too low on the horizon where he lives. Soon it will be too...
August 29, 2011
You know what a “Heart Attack” is. It can kill or disable you. It is a warning to take your heart health seriously. Recently I heard the term “Bone Attack”....
August 11, 2011
Returning from vacation, I saw a patient today who was losing bone density despite proper medication. This puzzled me until we dug deeper. She says she has been taking her osteoporosis...
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...
July 14, 2011
Can a “sufficient ” Vitamin D level prevent muscular injuries? Not exactly, but close enough to get my attention. Low (“deficient”) Vitamin D levels are associated with higher muscular injury...
July 11, 2011
You cannot really Choose Your Parents. You CAN choose to observe and be warned. Everyone inherits good and bad genes from their parents. If your parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents...
June 30, 2011
You want to take control of your own bone health destiny to avoid osteoporosis. You want to do it “naturally” without modern pharmaceuticals. That takes dedication and persistence on your part....
June 11, 2011
Yesterday I attended the Wisconsin Osteoporosis Symposium: “The Bare Bones of Osteoporosis Care”. This was an excellent overview of all aspects of diagnosis and treatment presented by by a dozen...
May 23, 2011
The National Osteoporosis Foundation reaffirmed it’s core purpose – Fracture Prevention – at its International Symposium last week. It’s back to the basics. Fracture Prevention requires proper diet and lifestyle. ...