Estrogen protects your bones for most of your life—but when levels drop after menopause, bone breakdown speeds up. And while you may not be able to dramatically boost estrogen, you can influence two...
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Melatonin, Sleep, and Stronger Bones: The Overlooked Connection
Struggling with Sleep? It Could Be Affecting Your Bone Health Millions of Americans struggle with insomnia and poor sleep, but for women going through menopause, the problem can be even worse....
Stress and Osteoporosis: How Managing Stress Can Improve Bone Health
Stress is a well-known factor affecting overall health, but its impact on bone health, particularly in women with osteoporosis, is often overlooked. Chronic stress leads to elevated cortisol levels,...
How to Stop Osteoporosis from Getting Worse: Proven Strategies for Stronger Bones
If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis, you might be wondering: "How can I stop bone loss and protect my bones?" The good news is that osteoporosis can be managed—and even improved—with the...
Seasonal Affective Disorder & Bone Health: Tips to Thrive During the Winter Months
As winter sets in, many Americans face more than just chilly weather. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression tied to the changing seasons, affects millions annually, with symptoms...
Sleep Your Way to Stronger Bones: The Crucial Link Between Sleep, Melatonin and Osteoporosis Prevention
When it comes to maintaining strong bones and preventing osteoporosis, most people focus on diet, exercise, and supplementation. However, one critical aspect that often goes overlooked is...
Nurturing your Body, Mind, Soul and Bones
Amidst the various elements of our bone health plan, the crucial aspect of self-nurturing is frequently overlooked. This includes practices like stress reduction, quality sleep, and attentive...
Goodnight Bones
Sleep has amazing benefits to our body, our brains, and our bones. It can help you live longer, enhance your memory, ward off disease and protect against bone loss. According to the research:...
Beyond Sleep: 5 Ways Melatonin puts the Breaks on Aging
You have probably read about the use of melatonin as a natural sleep aid, but did you know that melatonin may also play an important role in slowing down the aging process? Melatonin is a hormone...
Shelter No Stress
Many of us have been sheltering in place now for over a month! The disruptions to daily life have impacted each one of us in very different ways. Some of us are worried about our health, while...
Day 12: Stress Resilience
Yesterday I wrote about the importance of sleep, and how our primary sleep hormone, melatonin, directly influences our immune system. Melatonin production at night helps boost our immune cells to...
Day 11: Sleep is Essential
Today I am going to share my most important tip for helping you create a home health haven. A tip for not only keeping your immune system strong in the presence of this virus, but also for living a...
Home Health Haven Day 6: Just Breathe
I hope you have been more mindful of your posture over the last 24 hours! Yesterday I mentioned how poor posture can hamper your breathing and today, I am going to emphasize how important optimal...
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...
Is anxiety attacking your bones?
I often talk about the importance of exercise and how the mechanical stress induced by impact exercise stimulates positive bone remodeling. Emerging research indicates that psychological and...
Managing Stress to Protect Bone Health: Strategies for Women with Osteoporosis
At some point in our lives we are all faced with stressful situations or experience anxiety, depression or loneliness. Stress is synonymous with modern living! Although short term stress can lead to...
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