Lani Simpson

Dr. Lani's No-Nonsense Bone Health Guide

The Truth about Density Testing, Osteoporosis Drugs, and Building Bone Quality at Any Age

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Part whistle-blower book, part bone health bible, [this item] exposes [what the author sees as] the shocking difficulty involved in getting an accurate bone density reading and the serious risks of long term use of the most recent osteoporosis medications ... Simpson, both a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Certified Clinical Densitometrist, cuts through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding osteoporosis to explain her whole-body approach to bone health, which includes discussions of digestive health, diet, supplements, and exercise"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781681625683
• ISBN-10: 1681625687
• Artikelnr.: 44217659

Autorenporträt

Dr. Lani Simpson is a chiropractic doctor and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (CCD). She has been an expert in women's health care for 25 years, treating thousands of patients with a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to health. She cofounded the East Bay Menopause and PMS Center and the Osteoporosis Diagnostic Center in Berkeley, CA, where she lives. She is an expert in bone density, osteoporosis, and menopause and aging, and gives continuing education seminars to health professionals about these issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Fractures: Facts and Fears
Chapter 2: Bone Density Screening: Right Test, Wrong Results?
Chapter 3: Getting the Best Bone Density Test
Chapter 4: Rating Your Personal Fracture Risk
Chapter 5: Beyond Bone Density Testing: What's Really Going On in Your
Body?
Chapter 6: Osteoporosis Medications: Worth the Risks?
Chapter 7: Alternatives to Medications: An Integrative Approach to Bone
Health
Chapter 8 Hormones and Your Bones
Chapter 9 Getting a Gut Feeling about Your Bone Health
Chapter 10 Fight Fractures with Food
Chapter 11 Strong Moves: Exercise for Better Bones
Conclusion
Notes
Resources
Index