The Better Bones Blog
by Dr. Susan Brown, PhD.
The Alkaline Diet Preserves Muscle
Muscle mass is a major predictor of quality of life and longevity. Aging muscle loss begins around age 30 and accelerates after 50. Both men and women lose 30 to 40% or more of their muscle with age, and, with poor health, one loses even more. Aging muscle loss can lead to reduced functional capacity, […]
Weighing In on Wearing Weights: How Weighted Vests and Weighted Belts Can Help You
Making the most of your exercise session The many benefits of using a weighted vest or belt How much weight should you put in a weighted vest or belt? MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR EXERCISE SESSION Most of us realize that physical exercise is essential for building and maintaining muscular/skeletal strength. For most of us, […]
Tomatoes: Summer’s unexpected bone builder
It’s tomato season! The brilliantly-colored summer treats common in all our gardens are major players in one of today’s leading-edge research topics in osteoporosis: how oxidative damage causes the inflammation which leads to bone breakdown. What makes tomatoes so interesting to the scientists studying the effects of oxidative damage? Tomatoes are particularly highly in a […]
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets: What They Mean for Bone
Studies from around the world document that a diet high in whole-food vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices reduces disease risk. Witness a new study from Iran (1) reporting reduced inflammation and lower bone breakdown in those consuming more plant foods; a Spanish study (2) linking higher plant intake to lower blood pressure; a […]
Reflections from a Virtual Bone Health Retreat
Have you ever experienced heading down the highway of life full steam ahead and everything is going just fine . . . and then you hit a detour? However, to your amazement that detour leads you to beautiful new scenery with endless possibilities. This is exactly what happened to us here at the Center for […]
My 10 Truths about Osteoporosis
Four decades ago I became fascinated with how we gain, maintain, and lose bone mass and bone strength. As a young anthropologist I was struck by the fact that so many individuals in our culture experienced needless low-trauma fractures, yet osteoporotic fractures were uncommon in many other parts of the world. Further, why did so […]
Osteoporosis & Osteopenia Natural Solutions by Dr. Susan Brown Ph.D
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I’m Dr. Susan Brown. I am a clinical nutritionist, medical anthropologist, writer, and speaker.
