Curious Connection: Heart Disease & Osteoporosis
February is National Heart Month! The perfect time to highlight the curious connection between heart disease and osteoporosis. It seems strange that the weakening of hard, rigid bones could be associated with the stiffening of supple arterial tissue. However, studies...
Air Pollution and Your Bones
A new study out of India found an association between exposure to air pollution and bone loss. This doesn't surprise me! ANYTHING that causes oxidative stress and inflammation will lead to the break down of bone.What are some other causes of oxidative stress and...
How Do I Nurture My Bones?
How do I protect and nurture my bones? • Take care of my gut• Get my daily fill of bone building nutrients• Eliminate toxins where I can• Manage my stress• Exercise daily• Strive for 8 hours of sleepSeems simple? Yes, in theory! But let's face it, even with the best...
Wellness Empowered U
If you have been one of my followers or patients over the last few years, you know that I believe in taking a holistic approach to treating osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is not a disease merely due to a calcium deficiency. But a condition rising from some underlying,...
4 Tips to Restore Gut Health
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to an amazing 2020! I don't know about you, but I am still suffering from too much holiday! Although my weeks were full of loving family and friends, they were also filled with an overabundance of “good...
Aging is a Gift
When I say this many people look at me like I am crazy! They describe how they wake with aches and pains, need glasses to read a menu, experience forgetful moments. How is this a gift? It is because it’s a privilege denied to many. This gets personal. I have been an...
Healthy Aging Summit
I have been working really hard to bring you an awesome educational experience! The Healthy Aging Summit! I sought after and interviewed over 40 experts in the field of healthy aging...and you now have the opportunity to sit back and watch, listen and learn. It's a...
Is Your Bone Health Plan Working?
How many of you out there are working hard and doing everything you can to keep your bones healthy? You’re eating a nutrient rich diet, exercising, controlling stress, getting enough sleep or even taking osteoporosis medication as prescribed. With DXA scans only done...
Goodnight Bones
Welcome to September!I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing summer! I had the opportunity to hike many of our amazing National Parks, what a treasure they are! Hiking provides my bones and my body with vital exercise and communing with nature...
Mighty Mitochondria and Your Bone Health
I'm sorry you haven't heard from me for a while! I have been working hard on an exciting new project that I can't wait to share with you in the next few months! So stay tuned! In the meantime, I thought you would like to learn about some recently published...
