Articles on nutrition, exercise, medication, and living well with osteoporosis

Right after a fracture, protein needs go up and appetite usually drops. What the evidence actually shows, why plant and animal protein both work, and easy food ideas for when you're not up to cooking.

After a vertebral or hip fracture, the exercises that helped you before are not automatically the exercises that help you now. A physician who lives with osteoporosis walks through the modifications that actually protect the healing site.

Prolia is a genuinely effective osteoporosis medication, and also the one where stopping without a plan carries the clearest risk. A physician walks through the evidence, the rebound bone loss after stopping, and why this deserves a yearly conversation.

Your T-score describes your bones today. Your FRAX score estimates the next ten years, and it is often the number that decides treatment. A physician explains how to run FRAX yourself, what it cannot see about you, and when to ask about FRAX-plus.

Can you really get all your vitamin D from the sun? A physician answers the real questions: whether sun-made D differs from a supplement, and how windows, sunscreen, clouds, season, latitude, skin color, and age change the picture.

How you hold yourself shapes your fracture risk more than most people realize. A physician explains why strong back muscles protect the spine, which everyday movements to rethink, and where posture supports actually help.

The honest answer is more encouraging than a simple yes or no. A physician explains what treatment actually does to bone, why this is a lifetime commitment, and why long-term care is not set and forget.

A physician's analysis of the major 2026 BMJ meta-analysis: what it found, who it studied, and why the headlines may be missing the nuance that matters most for people already diagnosed with osteoporosis.

A physician's six-step guide to what should happen at your first osteoporosis visit: history, bone-thieves review, labs, fracture risk calculation, the severity conversation, and walking out with a real plan.

A physician's plain-language guide to vitamin D and bone health: how it works, who should test, food vs. sun vs. supplement, and what the latest evidence actually shows about fracture prevention.

A physician's practical guide to using AI tools for osteoporosis questions. How to tell training-data answers from real-time-search ones, why sources matter, and the five rules I follow when I ask an AI about my own health.

Fall prevention isn't a senior topic. A whole-house guide to flooring, footwear, bathrooms, outdoor spaces, and the home-design choices that protect your future self.

Modern DEXA reports include more than T-scores. What Trabecular Bone Score and Vertebral Fracture Assessment add, when they change a treatment decision, and what to ask your doctor.

Why protein, calcium, vitamin D, magnesium and vitamin K work together for bone health, plus realistic daily targets and how to hit them with food.
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How sclerostin-blocking sets Evenity apart from other anabolics, the 12-month cap, the cardiovascular boxed warning, and why the follow-up matters.
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Two daily anabolic injections that actively build new bone, the recent change to the 2-year limit, and why the follow-up medication matters.
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Which common prescriptions raise your chances of falling, and how to have a focused medication review with your doctor.
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Practical advice for making bisphosphonate therapy work in your daily life.
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Quick, delicious meals packed with calcium, vitamin D, magnesium, and protein. Includes vegetarian and vegan options.
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The identity crisis nobody warns you about, and how to rebuild a sense of self that is stronger than the diagnosis.
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Why falls are the real danger, and how simple daily habits can dramatically reduce your risk.
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How bisphosphonates work, common fears vs. actual risks, taking them correctly, and understanding drug holidays.
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Understanding the difference between these two essential exercise types and how to get started safely.
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A practical guide to finding calcium, vitamin D, K2, magnesium, and protein at your regular grocery store.
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