Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis What You Can Do About Bone Loss - A Leading Expert's Natural Approach to Increasing Bone Mass

by Gaby, Alan; Wright, Jonathan V.

• ISBN13: 9780761500223
• ISBN10: 0761500227
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-19
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

YouCanFightand Even ReverseBone Loss How strong areyourbones? At 35, a woman's battle against bone loss begins. And, it intensifies with menopause and beyond. Conventional medicine has offered such controversial therapies as estrogen replacement, a treatment that is potentially dangerous and only partially effective. Now, Dr. Gaby, one of the foremost authorities on nutritional and natural medicine, offers practical advice on osteoporosis that substantially increases a woman's chances for maintainting and even regaining normal bone mass. Inside you'll learn: How diet can help or hurt your bones How food allergies contribute to osteoporosis Which types of exercise are beneficial Why vitamin K is as important for bones as calcium And much more! "A breakthrough approach to the successful treatment and/or prevention of osteoporosis." Health News & Review "Clear and practical. This book will help thousands of women create healthy bones. And for those who already have osteoporosis, it provides solutions and hope." Christiane Northrup, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.,bestselling author,Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Author Biography

<b>Alan R. Gaby, M.D.,</b> an expert in nutritional therapies and the current endowed professor of nutrition at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, is the author of several books, including <i>The Doctor's Guide to Vitamin B6</i> and <i>Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis.</i> He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Aclmowledgments

Introduction: Is There Really New Hope?

Overview of Osteoporosis

What You Eat Affects Your Bones

Vitamin K: As Important for Your Bones as Calcium

Manganese

Magnesium: The Mineral That ""Does It All""

Folic Acid

Boron

Vitamin B6

Zinc

Strontium

Other Nutrients: Copper, Silicon, Vitamin C, Vitamin D

Calcium: Important, But Not the Whole Story

How to Take Calcium

Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Progesterone: A Missing Link

DHE

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