As the new year approaches, it seems the perfect time to take stock of one's bone health and what one is doing to help stave off osteoporosis. In addition to eating a well-rounded, nutritious diet, many of us need supplements of calcium and Vitamin D for ideal levels of these nutrients (you can talk to your doctor about the right amounts for... Read more
A couple months back I wrote about how at my annual check-up, the nurse measured my height as a quarter-inch less than the year before. Then a couple a weeks ago I had my bone density checked by a portable scanning device. (Yes, the same one several doctors I've interviewed have said is unreliable - but I was curious anyhow!) It said I... Read more
There is a fascinating, if a bit troubling, controversy going on in England over osteoporosis drugs. Doctors and patients alike -- more than 20,000 in total -- have signed a petition in protest of a proposed government move to make alendronate (essentially the generic version of Fosamax) the default prescription medicine to treat osteoporosis.... Read more
Saturday morning I got up at 5:30 a.m. to head to the local mall - and not for a sale. I made the trek to Pembroke Lakes Mall to participate in the Start Right, Stay Strong challenge. The mall walking event is part of a series, sponsored by Ladies Home Journal and the National Osteoporosis Foundation, being held around the country this fall to... Read more
Though I'm still a couple decades away from taking a bone density scan (I hope!), I had a worrying experience at my routine doctor's appointment this week. When the nurse measured my height, I was a quarter-inch shorter than I'd been before! (Down from 5'4" and 3/4 to 5'4" and 1/2). It shouldn't necessarily... Read more
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