June 30, 2020
I was told last week about the mother of an acquaintance in Chicago. His mother has had Vertebral Fractures again and again and again. After each fracture she has been...
June 21, 2020
Fathers Day is a time to remember your Dad. Those young enough and fortunate enough to have a living Dad today should take time to connect and honor him, even...
December 8, 2019
National Bone Health treatment goals are changing for those patients with high fracture risk. Simply preserving bones already at a too high fracture risk never made much sense to this...
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...
January 31, 2018
Treat to Target means aiming for NO NEW FRACTURES. As discussed last time, the original target was to maintain Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at the level first tested. 25 years...
March 20, 2017
Spring! The Sun is back for more than 12 hours daily! The sun crossed the equator at 0529 CDT. Vitamin D? Not so fast. This is Iowa and we are...
February 10, 2017
Vitamin D is necessary in order to absorb Calcium from your diet. Your skin can make some Vitamin D from the Mid-day Sun, but only in the “summer”. The sun is high enough...
July 22, 2015
Determining the correct 25-hydroxy Vitamin D level is still a work in progress. In the 8 years I have been attending meetings, we have made considerable progress. NOF 2007 was...
July 10, 2015
Protein is necessary for strong bone and muscle. Two patients complained that they were gaining weight when they added enough Protein for good bone health to their diets. That was...
June 23, 2015
Any fracture, especially after age 50, in a woman or a man, requires a Complete Bone Health Evaluation. This was preached from the podium at the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) meeting last...