The Better Bones Blog
by Dr. Susan Brown, PhD.
Reducing stress can alter your genes — and protect your bones
Is Osteoporosis Genetic? “Osteoporosis runs in my family,” is an explanation I often hear when people come to me with concerns about weak bones and fracture risk. But though it’s true that there is often a genetic component to osteoporosis, there’s a widespread misunderstanding when it comes to genes. I can’t say it strongly enough: […]
Osteoporosis and Exercise: The Better Bones, Better Body® Exercise Principles
It’s no secret that exercise helps strengthen thin, weak bones, even in people with osteoporosis. Explaining why it works can be a bit of a challenge — unless you understand the five principles that we at Better Bones use as the basis for our program. #1 Bones and muscles form interconnected muscle–bone units The very […]
There is Life After Bone Fracture!
Over the years, thousands of women have come to me fearing they might break a bone. Often, this fear of fracture has been instilled in them by their doctor looking at their bone density tests and saying things like, “You have the bones of an 80-year-old. You’re going to fall, break a hip and end […]
Health benefits of black pepper
I talk a lot about the key nutrients for bone health. But of course, those nutrients won’t do you much good if they can’t get from your food into your system—and this is where something as simple as sprinkling a little pepper on your supper can offer you surprising nutritional benefits. How black pepper helps […]
Why your bones want you to kick the sugar habit
Back in 2016, I posted about how osteoporosis connects to high blood sugar. Since then, research has continued to come in showing that excessive intake of sugar in the diet is really bad for bones. One recent review pointed to accumulated evidence suggesting that consuming lots of sugary foods strips the body of essential bone […]
Deep breathing for bone health
[Updated March 8, 2019] Ancient health practitioners in Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine considered breath (prana in the Vedic system and qi in TCM) so important to health that they developed very specific breathing exercises to ensure the effective intake of air energy. We in the West recognize breathing as essential, too, yet we take for […]
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