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National Bone Health Aliance

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · Posted yesterday at 12:20 pm
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  • I just learned of this group and I am impressed with their work! NBHA Launches Fracture Prevention CENTRAL To foster wider implementation of secondary fracture prevention programs in the U.S., last month ...

Healthy Bones: Why They Matter for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · Posted May 17, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Strong bones are important for good health. They give our bodies support, help us move, and protect us from injuries. Bones also store minerals that our bodies need to stay healthy. There are things you ...

Dr. Robert Heaney discusses calcium and vit d

faylou
  • By faylou · New reply May 11, 2013
  • 13 replies
  • here it is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T73Hwz5o pag&feature=youtube_gdata_player Vitamin D, Calcium recommendations March 5, 2013 -- Vitamin D Event Today's Grassroots health webinar features Dr ...

osteoporosis awareness month

faylou
  • By faylou · New reply May 8, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • hi, actually i hadnt known this its also lupus awareness month here's link http://www.nos.org.uk/NetCommunity/Docum ent.Doc?id=425 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/image s?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHmyMSo1dlxrmoMAvZvl1iDvhR ...

Education or Infomercial?

al44
  • By al44 · New reply May 7, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • I came across a Health Theater video at the website of a healthcare provider of questionable reputation. It was listed under "Education." Dramatic Health, Inc. produces these videos, many of which are ...

Video Exercise for osteoporosis

lgarrik
  • By lgarrik · New reply April 13, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Could someone recommend a good DVD for osteoporosis exercise ...

Hearing loss and Osteoporosis

emilyr
  • By emilyr · New reply April 8, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • "Osteoporosis and Conductive Hearing Loss: A Novel Model of Clinical Correlation" http://www.philica.com/display_article.p hp?article_id=148 I'm trying to start a new discussion by providing this link ...

Book recommendations

Chris53
  • By Chris53 · New reply March 24, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • There have been lots of recommendations made by members on good resource books in the different threads. Thought I would start a discussion so they could be put in one thread and it would be easier to ...

"Your Bones" new edition is available

lilypads
  • By lilypads · New reply March 9, 2013
  • 38 replies
  • The 2013 edition of "Your Bones" by Lara Pizzorno and Jonathan Wright, MD just came out. With 100 more pages than the 2011 edition, it's actually LESS expensive than the earlier book. It includes a section ...

Autoimmune: The Cause and The Cure

lilypads
  • By lilypads · New reply February 10, 2013
  • 41 replies
  • http://www.amazon.com/Autoimmune-identif ies-Fibromyalgia-Rheumatoid-Myasthenia/d p/0983603707/ref=la_B005YICFK6_1_1?ie=UT F8&qid=1354736162&sr=1-1 I just finished reading this book, and I recommend it ...

Mayo Clinic, "Osteoporosis Insight Newsletter"

SusieHathaway
  • By SusieHathaway · New reply January 6, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • The Mayo Clinic, "Osteoporosis Insight" newsletter often has good information and focuses on , "...preventing and treating osteoporosis...medications and treatment options...tips for exercise, diet and ...

"Save Our Bones" program

scolioporosis
  • By scolioporosis · New reply December 1, 2012
  • 16 replies
  • Has anyone ordered this book and followed Vivian Goldschmidt's program? I am thinking about buying it, but didn't want to unless it has some good advice to offer. Thanks ...

Guidelines just released from AHRQ/College of OB/GYN

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · New reply November 7, 2012
  • 4 replies
  • Just received these Guidelines for Osteoporosis. Bibliographic Source(s) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Osteoporosis. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and ...

Great article written by and featuring Inspire community members!

Judy_NOFStaff
  • By Judy_NOFStaff · New reply October 27, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • Thanks to Pam Flores and Sandi Elkin for their great work! Read more at: http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosi s/c/76444/156600/osteoporosis ...

Article from Dr. Lani Simpson on DEXAs

Dolly-CA
  • By Dolly-CA · New reply October 9, 2012
  • 10 replies
  • If you sign up on Dr. Lani Simpson's website you will receive her newsletters. I received this today: International Society of Clinical Densitometry Following are real cases that I have evaluated. Case ...

Keith McCormick's Blog - Gut Microbes & Bone Health

Dolly-CA
  • By Dolly-CA · New reply September 20, 2012
  • 8 replies
  • I subscribe to Keith McCormick's blog and have really enjoyed the articles that he provides. Today's article is on gut health. http://www.osteonaturals.com/search?max- results=4 There are more than 500 ...

Which book - L. Pizzorno or S. Brown?

brightcloud
  • By brightcloud · New reply September 7, 2012
  • 6 replies
  • I have just read R. Keith McCormick's "The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis" and found it very informative. I am debating whether to purchase Laura Pizzorno's "Your Bones: How You can Prevent Osteoporosis ...

Back Pain & ostoporosis

FernM
  • By FernM · New reply July 7, 2012
  • 2 replies
  • Has anyone ordered the book Back Pain & Ostoporosis from Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Alert ...

Link to Presentation by Neurologist who Explores Vit D, Migraines, Apnea

sg5449
  • By sg5449 · New reply June 28, 2012
  • 3 replies
  • A while ago someone posted a link to an excellent 5-part presentation by a neurologist who explores Vitamin D, Migraines, sleep apnea. I wanted to pass it on to a friend and now of course can't find it ...

PART 2: "YOUR BONES" by LARA PIZZORNO and DR. JONATHAN V. WRIGHT

lilypads
  • By lilypads · New reply June 26, 2012
  • 549 replies
  • The great earlier discussion is about to be closed. Here is a place where it can continue ...

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