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Recommended Books on Osteoporosis

The Silent Thief: Osteoporosis, Exercises and Strategies Prevention and Treatment (Your Personal Health)

Are you at risk? Osteoporosis is often called "the silent thief" because bone loss occurs without symptoms. Today, 15 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis and, with the increasing proportion of older people in the population, this disease is on the increase. Although osteoporosis commonly affects people over the age of 50, it can strike at any age.

The Silent Thief is an authoritative book for those with osteoporosis and are concerned with lessening the symptoms, as well as for those who want to prevent the onset of the disease. It fully explains osteoporosis, discusses hereditary and lifestyle factors that contribute to its onset, outlines dietary and supplementary options, and illustrates detailed exercise programs for prevention and treatment at any age.

Endorsements for The Silent Thief

"To read The Silent Thief is but half of the equation -- put its bone-building exercises into practice, and you'll recognize the full impact and great benefit of its wisdom."
- Miriam E. Nelson, Ph. D.,
School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

"This well-written book is a gold mine of valuable information ..."
- Christine M. Derzko, M.D., F.R.C.S.,
Director of Midlife and Menopause Clinic,
St. Michael's Hospital and Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Yoga Builds Bones: Easy, Gentle Stretches That Prevent Osteoporosis (Yoga) Perhaps you have a mother or grandmother who suffers from brittle bones, has a dowager's hump, or is constantly, desperately, popping calcium supplements. Osteoporosis affects millions of women, and is widely regarded as an insidious but largely inevitable disease. Not anymore!

Weight-bearing exercise has proven effective in building bone density, but many women are intimidated by weight-lifting in a gym. Here is the solution. Easy, simple sweat-free yoga stretches that require no props or special equipment and are proven to regulate hormones and build bone strength! Yoga Builds Bones shows you how these gentle stretches can ease menopause symptoms, improve flexibility and balance, and actually increase bone density, preventing and reversing osteoporosis.

* Find out why calcium isn't the answer to bones strength--and why milk isn't the best source! * Discover the importance of balance in fighting osteoporosis--and how yoga can give it to you. * Learn five easy, twenty-minute yoga routines that target specific areas of the body--and that you can do in the privacy of your own home! * Special bonus section on menopause symptom relief.

Healthy Bones & Joints: A Natural Approach to Treating Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Tendinitis, Myalgia & Bursitis From a clinician with 22 years experience and a fellow of Britainís National Institute of Medical Herbalists, come four new guides to total herbal health. Each volume is a thorough exploration and study of the uses of herbs as preventatives and treatment.

Stand Tall! Every Woman's Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis Myth: Osteoporosis is a normal part of getting older. Truth: You can prevent osteoporosis.

Dr. Notelovitz has spent his career helping women prevent osteoporosis (or stop its progression), both in his women's clinic and in the 1st edition of Stand Tall, which sold over 1 million copies. This all-new edition brings together the latest medical information. It covers every aspect of the problem: how your body controls bone mass; the factors (genetic, hormonal, lifestyle, etc.) that can lead to bone loss; the most accurate way to find out if you are losing bone; therapies (including nutrition; the new non-hormonal drugs; site-specific bone-building exercise) for prevention and/or treatment; side effects of drugs; pros and cons of estrogen; results of the most important research; and a whole lot more.

Preventing ostseoporosis is still not addressed by all physicians. With Stand Tall as a resource, women will have the tools for taking an active role in their own health care decisions and will know how to communicate their needs to their doctor.

Action Plan For Osteoporosis (Action Plan for Health) Build bone strength and prevent bone loss with Action Plan for Osteoporosis. Based on the most recent research, this exercise-based plan allows you to take an active role in improving the health of your musculoskeletal system and is a more effective way to manage the condition than dietary changes or medications alone.

Learn how to assess your risk level and then choose the best exercises to boost bone health, muscle strength, mobility, and balance. Prevent bone loss and reduce the likelihood of falls with the right combination of nutrition, the latest medications, and fitness. Use one of the sample programs provided or learn how to tailor a program to meet your own needs.

Developed in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine, Action Plan for Osteoporosis is the healthy way to manage osteoporosis. Take action now to feel and function better, and add quality years to your life.

Food and Our Bones: The Natural Way to Prevent Osteoporosis Why take hormones and supplements to ward off osteoporosis--the bone-thinning disease that many postmenopausal women worry about--when you can get calcium and other nutrients needed for healthy bones from eating the right foods? That's the message from Annemarie Colbin, a food therapist who authored a previous book, Food and Healing. While she acknowledges some people would rather pop pills than go to the trouble of cooking healthy foods, she argues her philosophy persuasively.

First, Colbin describes foods that studies suggest may weaken the bones, such as caffeine and tomatoes. Then she presents evidence for bone-strengthening foods, going beyond the conventional wisdom that dairy products are the best way to get dietary calcium. In fact, she writes, the Chinese vegetable bok choy provides the most calcium per calorie of any food--more than double the amount per calorie in skim milk. The book includes more than 60 recipes to help put Colbin's philosophy into practice, although many of the recipes call for ingredients such as seaweed. Detailed nutritional analysis of the recipes takes up more than 60 pages, space that might have been better spent, perhaps on recipes using more easily available ingredients.

Even if you're not interested in following Colbin's philosophy exactly, her book provides insight into how what we eat affects our bones. "Eating well is the best prevention," Colbin writes. "I hope you will find some ideas here that apply to you, to help you remain strong until the day you decide to leave the earth. Once you know the facts, your own individual course of action will become clearer."

Menopause: Manage Its Symptoms With the Blood Type Diet: The Individualized Plan for Preventing and Treating Hot Flashes, Lossof Libido, Mood Changes, Osteoporosis, and Related Conditions A new way to manage menopause.

Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo now brings women a targeted plan for managing the symptoms of menopause. With specific tools not available in any other book for preventing and treating such symptoms as hot flashes, insomnia, loss of libido, and osteoporosis, this volume includes tools that will help you treat and prevent menopausal symptoms.

Perfect Bones: A Six-Point Plan to Healthy Bones Perfect Bones

A Six-Point Plan to Healthy Bones by Pamela Levin, R.N.

Recently declared a pediatric-onset disease by the World Health Organization, osteoporosis currently affects more than 200 million adults and children worldwide. Struggling with paralyzing back and hip problems, registered nurse Pamela Levin began researching methods of healing bone disintegration and discovered that osteoporosis is both treatable and preventable through nutrition. In PERFECT BONES, Levin describes a revolutionary six-point plan for renewing the nutritional balance of bones, reveals how widely prescribed synthetic vitamins can actually have harmful effects, and demystifies the groundbreaking alternative remedy of whole-food concentrates. Outlining a program that has helped thousands gain better bone health, PERFECT BONES proves that it's never too late to promote strong, healthy bones.

Osteoporosis: An Exercise Guide One of the most practical exercise guides written to help fight against osteoporosis and low bone mass. Ms. Bissinger utilizes her years of experience teaching and treat patients to create an easy to use, simple exercise guide. Beautifully illustrated, the exercises offer an effective program to improve strength, balance, and posture. Thanks to her years as a physicial therapist, she has provided an unique section illustrating safe ways to perform many activities one performs on a daily basis. Safe ways to perform simple acts such as sitting, lifting, and sneezing are demonstrated in her section on "activities of Daily Living".

Osteopilates: Increase Bone Density Reduce Fracture Risk Look and Feel Great OsteoPilates recognizes that exercise is only one part of a four-part treatment plan that will build bone density, reduce fracture risk, and improve health for people who suffer from osteoporosis or are at risk for developing this condition. The four-part plan, presented in this book, consists of the following: safe movement for exercise and everyday living, postural awareness, diet, and proper medication. All four factors are covered at length. OsteoPilates offers a specific exercise program for increasing bone density. Readers are also given guidelines for modifying all activities with illustrations and descriptions of how to safely perform numerous everyday tasks such as carrying groceries, lying down in bed, and tying one's shoes. People with osteoporosis or at risk of developing this condition will be able to easily apply the guidelines in this book to their everyday lives, and return to living a healthy, productive, and dynamic life.

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