Beautiful Bones Without Hormones

by Root, Leon; Sargent, Betty Kelly

• ISBN13: 9781592401345
• ISBN10: 1592401341
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-21
• Publisher: Gotham

Summary

Dr. Leon Root, world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and author of the million-copy bestseller Oh, My Aching Back, presents a 100% natural, HRT-free diet and exercise program for increasing bone density and reducing the risk of osteoporosis.Save your bones, save your life.” That’s Dr. Leon Root’s motto after thirty-five years as an orthopedic surgeon. Today, forty-four million Americans suffer from osteoporosis or osteopenia. Having seen scores of people lose their independence and their lives to osteoporosis-related fractures, Dr. Root has become a crusader against this silent killer. Dr. Root’s plan is the first and only one written since the Women’s Health Initiative Study, which questioned the safety of HRT. His simple, all-natural approach consists of an easy-to-follow diet and exercise program that will safeguard anyone’s bones against the incurable—and wholly preventable—disease of osteoporosis. The book includes: A 14-Day High Calcium Diet (with foods you know), including variations for Children, Vegetarians and the Lactose Intolerant with an emphasis on forming healthy habits for a lifetime A breakdown of the amount of absorbablecalcium in common foods More than sixty simple, calcium-rich recipes for delicious—not diet”—meals, including calorie count and nutritional information A fully-illustrated, twenty-minute exercise routine that people of any fitness level can do at home Cutting edge information on recent breakthroughs in drug treatment for osteoporosis patients An extensive glossary, plus a list of organizations and websites devoted to beating osteoporosis No other book on the market comes close to providing the comprehensive, up-to-the- minute information and advice Dr. Root gives in Beautiful Bones Without Hormones. "Dr. Root writes in the clearest and most informative way. His is a book that anyone who even suspects that he or she has osteoporosis—and that is a great number of us—should immediately read." ?Barbara Walters, ABC News Beautiful Bones Without Hormonesoffers an incredibly sound and wholesome diet and exercise program certain to minimize the risk of osteoporosis in anyone who follows it. It's an exceptional book, and I recommend it heartily.” ?Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor, The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, and author of the national bestseller Strong Women, Strong Bones Do we need this book? Yes, yes, yes! Having read it, I plan to have the strongest bones this side of a Tyrannosaurus rex… It’s extraordinarily lively, easy to read, and packed with information you won’t find anywhere else.” ?Helen Gurley Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan International Osteoporosis is a terrible thief, stealing health and independence from women of all ages. Fight back with Beautiful Bones Without Hormones, this simple and effective do-it-yourself manual from one of America's most experienced and trustworthy orthopedic surgeons.” ?Lisa R. Callahan, M.D., author of The Fitness Factorand medical director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery An eye-opening account of a very serious disease, osteoporosis, by a thoughtful leader in the field.” ?Tim McCarver, Fox Sports This book has become a fixture on my bedside table.” ?Beverly Sills, Coloratura Soprano and former director of the New York City Opera "This is a practical, how-to book that lists the new bone-building medications available and provides readers with a 14-day healthy, high-calcium diet for vegetarians; and one for the lactose-intolerant, as well. […] The coup de grace is the cookbook at the book's end. With recipes for The Famous Croque Monsieur Sandwich and

Author Biography

Dr. Leon Root is an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, where he also serves as the Director of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of the Back School Program. A Professor of Clinical Orthopedics at the Weill College of Medicine, Cornell University and a frequent guest on national media, he lives in New York City. Veteran book and magazine editor Betty Kelly Sargent-'s work has been published in many magazines, including Cosmopolitan (where she served as the book editor for fifteen years) and Ladies Home Journal.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld
Introduction What Women Should Do to Prevent Osteoporosis Now That the Safety of Hormone Replacement Therapy Has Been Questioned by the Women's Health Initiative Study	xiii
PART ONE Save Your Bones, Save Your Life	1	(70)
What Is Osteoporosis, Anyway?	3	(22)
Who Is at Risk and Why: Assessing Your Risk	25	(23)
Separating Fact from Fiction: The Ten Most Important Things You Need to Know to Prevent Osteoporosis	48	(10)
The New Bone-Building Medications: Fosamax, Actonel, Didronel, PTH, and More---Which Ones Work, Which Ones Don't; The Risks, the Benefits; Which Drugs Not to Take Together	58	(13)
PART TWO The Dietary Secrets That Can Change Your Life	71	(154)
The Calcium Revolution: The Truth About Calcium; Why It Is the Most Important Mineral in Your Body, and the Most Difficult to Absorb	73	(26)
Let the Sun Shine In: How Five to Fifteen Minutes of Sunlight a Day Guarantees All the Essential Natural Vitamin D You Need	99	(11)
Little Things Mean a Lot: All About the Other ``Must-Have'' Nutrients to Boost Calcium Absorption	110	(21)
The Good, the Not So Good, and the Terrible: Which Foods to Eat; Which to Cut Down On; Which to Avoid Like the Plague	131	(26)
The 14-Day, Healthy, High-Calcium Diet; The 7-Day, Healthy, High-Calcium Diet for the Lactose-Intolerant; The 7-Day, Healthy, High-Calcium Diet for Vegetarians: Healthy Eating Plans to Help You Maximize Calcium Absorption---Naturally---from the Foods You Eat	157	(61)
The Simple, Long-Term Eating Program to Maximize Bone Strength: Thirty Tips on How to Add Calcium to Your Everyday Diet	218	(7)
PART THREE Build Better Bones with Exercise	225	(34)
Bones Need Exercise Like Babies Need Love: The Simple Weight-Bearing, Muscle-Building Workout Program That Guarantees Results	227	(16)
The Safest Aerobic and Alternative Therapies: Walking, Swimming, Cycling, Dancing, Yoga, Tai Chi: Do They Help?	243	(16)
PART FOUR The Cookbook	259	(71)
Sixty High-Calcium Recipes	261	(47)
The Yummy High-Calcium Cookbook for Kids	308	(12)
Resources: Osteoporosis Organizations, Internet Sites, Food-Labeling Information, and Support Groups	320	(3)
Sources for Help and Information on Related Conditions	323	(7)
Glossary	330	(9)
Acknowledgments	339	(2)
Index	341	(8)
Recipe Index	349