Posts Tagged ‘Diet’
Don’t Treat Osteoporosis – Avoid Osteoporosis
How can we Avoid Osteoporosis? That was the question at the “Blue Zones” meeting this week.
The Blue Zones technique is to adopt healthy lifestyles leading to longer, healthier, happier lives. Avoid diabetes, high bllod pressure, stroke, heart attacks and even fragility fractures.
Grandson “Sitting”
My wife and I have just completed a week of “sitting” our 17 month old grandson, RJ. Very little sitting was involved except when he climbed on a lap to read with one of us. “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” is his favorite. Fitting!
His Pediatrician is managing his Bone Health with a diet high in Calcium and Vitamin D supplements (400 IU daily) as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. His mother carefully instructed us (her parents) on proper nutrition for a child.
Bone Health Basics on You Tube!!
See and hear about Bone Health Basics on You Tube.
I learn faster and better when I see and hear new information at the same time. Most other people do too. Therefore, I have posted 4 PowerPoint presentations with voiceover. They are about 2 minutes each.
Go to http://www.youtube.com, then search for bonedocblog.com.
Or you can click on the titles below:
Let me know what you think.
Jay Ginther, MD
November 2011