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Synopsis
Based on the latest scientific information, and including up-to-the-minute practical advice on the best nutrition, exercise, and medication, this guide "shatters all the crippling myths we have inherited about the inevitability of weakness, deterioration, and osteoporosis as we age."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-312) and index.
Table of Contents
Osteoporosis is preventable -- The silent crippler -- The secret life of bone -- The anatomy of osteoporosis -- Check out your bones -- Are you at risk? -- Put your bones to the test -- Falling-the forgotten factor -- Smart strategies for strong bones -- Calcium and beyond -- Bone-boosting workouts -- Good news about medication -- Standing up to osteoporosis -- The strong bones workbook -- Men get osteoporosis too! -- Questions and answers.