Boost Calcium Absorption with Bananas

A reader challenged me the other day to come up with one everyday food that will improve her calcium absorption and bone health. My answer surprised her since the food I suggested is so common that it is often overlooked. I decided to share the wealth and write an article …

The Truth About Your Osteopenia Treatment

“Marketing a disease is the best way to market a drug,” notes the well-known breast cancer expert, Dr. Susan Love. When it comes to Osteopenia and Osteoporosis, this statement rings especially true.

If you’ve been diagnosed with Osteopenia, chances are your doctor prescribed Actonel, Boniva, or Fosamax. Surprisingly, these are the …

Stop Taking Osteoporosis Drugs? It’s Never Too Late

You may already know that bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva, and others, are a very unattractive option if you want to have strong, flexible and healthy bones.

But what if you’ve already taken these drugs at some point or want to stop taking them? You might be concerned about …

7 Tips to Prevent Falling Fractures

Anyone who knows me, knows that one of my passions, second only to natural health, is history. So this past weekend while reading about the Roman Empire I came across a very sensible quote from the Roman philosopher Seneca. He wrote:

“We are more often frightened than hurt, and …

Yet Another Good Reason To Avoid Osteoporosis Drugs

A very seldom mentioned effect of bisphosphonates (drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, and Boniva) is that these drugs block very important metabolic pathways. Even if you never took bisphosphonates, you will benefit greatly from using this message to improve your health. Perhaps this information is not often brought to light …

How Your Bones Renew Themselves: An Inside Look

One of the most important processes necessary to have healthy bones is called bone remodeling. This vital mechanism that involves bone loss and subsequent new bone formation is the key to healthy bones and to the prevention of fractures.

I thought you might enjoy visualizing how your bones actually rebuild …

Let The Sunshine In and Have Strong and Healthy Bones

You may already know that Vitamin D stimulates the absorption of calcium and magnesium, both essential to maintaining strong and healthy bones and living happily without the fear of fractures.

But what is surprising is that scientists agree that dietary sources (like food and supplements) account for very little of …

Gardening is a great Osteoporosis exercise

As featured in the June issue of South Sound Woman Magazine

Spring is finally here and a light breeze fills the air with the fresh scent of renewal. Like multicolored stars from a far-away galaxy, tiny blooms are gathering their courage to welcome the new season.  Once again, it’s time to …

An Inspirational Audio Interview

Here are the highlights of our conversation:

In 2004, Melanie’s doctor recommended that she drink a lot of milk to prevent further bone loss evidenced in her Bone Density Scan.
Two years later, Melanie was diagonosed with Osteopenia …

Low Levels of Vitamin B12 Linked to Osteoporosis

I’m sure you know that the most commonly used supplements to conquer or prevent osteoporosis are calcium and Vitamin D. While both of them have well-known proven benefits, you might not be aware that vitamin B12 may play an important role in your bone health.

A study conducted by epidemiologist …