Written by a physician-author who lives with osteoporosis herself. Get the medical expertise and personal insights you need to protect your bones and reclaim your confidence.
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Start with the basics about what osteoporosis means and what to expect.
Read the FAQ →Plain-English explanations of common treatments and what to ask your doctor.
Learn about treatments →Practical exercise routines and meal plans designed for bone health.
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A one-page reference of the best food sources for calcium and protein, with daily targets and the four foods that give you both in one bite. Fridge-worthy and physician-vetted, drawn from Chapter 8 of my book.
Grab the free cheat sheet →Weekly articles on osteoporosis, nutrition, exercise, and living well with bone loss
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.
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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.
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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.
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I spent ten years in family practice and believed I understood osteoporosis. Then I fell in my own front yard at 55 and fractured four vertebrae. The diagnosis came afterward, and so did the discovery of how much the textbook leaves out. Osteoporosis: The Book I Wish I'd Had When I Was Diagnosed is what I put together in the months that followed, written for the person sitting where I sat. Read more about me →