Myth 6: The Milk (Pasteurized Dairy) Does a Body Good
But I drink Milk, isn’t that enough to keep my bones strong? NO! In fact, milk does not do the body good. Consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 [...]
Myth 5: All You Need is Love (Calcium)
It takes more than one voice to create harmony. We need more than just calcium in our diets to build strong bones: Protein Collagen, the main protein in bone, is [...]
Myth Four: The Medication Myth
OSTEOPOROSIS MYTH FOUR: The Medication Myth Did you know bone loss is a side effect of many common medications? To create healthy bones, make sure you review the medications you [...]
Myths Two and Three: Bone Density and Exercise
This week, we will look at two myths that are somewhat related. The bone density scan and what it really shows and how exercise and bone health are related. Osteoporosis [...]
Myth One – Calcium Supplements Are The Answer
This myth holds that all I need to do is take a pill recommended by my doctor and I can prevent osteoporosis and that what I eat doesn’t matter. Wrong! [...]
Six Myths of Osteoporosis
This week, one of my patients told me a story. The morning before, their 90-year-old mother took a fall while collecting her Sunday paper. Her slippers caught on the [...]
The Six Steps of Detoxification
Just last week, I received a great question from a patient. They asked what I could recommend to help them detoxify after a round of medication. Obviously we can give a [...]
Pink Ribbon Products – Helpful or Harmful
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. -Benjamin Franklin October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Some newsletters I look forward to writing because I find the topics [...]
Transformational Wellness
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi Recently I was emailing a friend of mine, Chris Johnson, who travels [...]
Four foods to feed your child with ADHD
Our health is what we make of it – give it attention and it improves, give it none and it subsides. John F. Dimartini Conventional medical thinking says Attention Deficit [...]