Dr. Brown’s Natural Approach to Osteoporosis and Bone Health

dr. brown's natural osteoporosis treatment approach

Your Body Was Designed for Strong Bones

Just as every animal in the forest has perfect bone health, the human skeleton was designed to last a lifetime.

Today, however, weak bones and needless low-trauma fractures have become all too common.

  • Half of the U.S. population over age 50 has osteoporosis or osteopenia
  • One in two women and one in four men will break a bone due to osteoporosis

Each year, millions are told they should take bone drugs—even though the benefits are often limited and the risks are well documented.

So it’s no surprise that more and more people are searching for a natural approach to bone health.

I am here to tell you:


👉 There is a better way.

For a natural approach to osteoporosis, take these 6 steps

natural approach to osteoporosis

1. Personalized Understanding of Your Bone Health 

Before taking action, it’s essential to understand these 4 things:

  • Is your bone loss typical—or excessive?
  • What do your bone density tests really mean?
  • Are you actively losing bone right now?
  • What are your actual fracture risks?

In my Better Bones Solution Online Masterclass, you’ll learn how to interpret your results and identify hidden contributors to bone weakness—so you can take the right next steps with confidence.

👉Learn More About the Medical Tests for Osteoporosis.

2. Develop an Alkaline Diet, Bone Supportive Diet 

One of the most overlooked drivers of bone loss is acid-alkaline imbalance.

When the body becomes too acidic, it pulls minerals from bone to buffer that acid load.

Inside the program, you’ll learn how to:

  • Test your first morning urine pH
  • Understand your mineral reserves
  • Follow an Alkaline for Life®-style diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and clean protein

This is one of the fastest ways to begin shifting your body back into a bone-building state.

👉Learn More About the Alkaline Diet for Optimal Bone Health.

3. Optimize Your Bone-Building Nutrients

Over 20 key nutrients are required for strong bones—and most people are deficient in several of them.

It’s not just about calcium.

You’ll learn how to properly use:

  • Magnesium
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin K2
  • Trace minerals
  • And alkalizing forms of these nutrients

The Better Bones Solution walks you through how to create a balanced, effective supplement plan—without guesswork.

👉 Discover my 20 key bone-building nutrients—a framework I developed over 20 years ago, well before it entered mainstream awareness.

4. Enhance Digestion and Nutrient Absorption

Your body is built from what you absorb—not just what you eat.

Even the best diet won’t help if your digestion is compromised.

Inside the program, you’ll explore:

  • How digestion impacts bone rebuilding
  • Hidden factors like toxins and gut imbalance
  • Simple ways to improve nutrient uptake

Because when your body absorbs better—it builds better.

5. Use Exercise to Stimulate Bone Growth

Bone is living tissue—and it responds to mechanical load.

Research clearly shows that:

  • Strength training builds bone mass
  • Weight-bearing exercise reduces fracture risk
  • Movement improves balance and prevents falls

You’ll be guided through safe, effective ways to:

  • Strengthen your spine and hips
  • Improve stability
  • Build confidence in your movement

👉Learn more about our Better Bones Exercise Principles.

6. Stress, Worry Reduction and the Nourishing of Emotional Resilience

Stress is one of the most underestimated contributors to bone loss.

For decades, we’ve known that:

  • Chronic stress disrupts hormones
  • It impairs digestion
  • It increases inflammation
  • And it directly weakens bone

The Better Bones approach helps you develop:

  • Greater emotional resilience
  • Mindfulness and calm
  • A supportive internal environment for healing

Because nothing influences the body more deeply than the state of the mind.

In closing, I like to say that “The Better Bones Better Program is just what the doctor ordered”, and here’s why…

Why This Approach Works

In 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General published national guidelines for bone health.

These recommendations closely mirror the Better Bones, Better Body® approach:

  1. Nutrition
  2. Physical activity
  3. Fall prevention
  4. Address underlying causes
  5. Use medication only as a last resort

And yet…

In most clinical settings today, this order is reversed.

Medication is often presented as the first step—not the last.

This creates a missed opportunity—
👉 An opportunity to use bone loss as a wake-up call to rebuild health from the ground up.

The Surgeon General’s Osteoporosis Treatment Pyramid 

Surgeon general osteoporosis

Notice how the Surgeon General first recommends a natural approach to osteoporosis: nutrition, physical activity, and fall prevention. After this first level of intervention, the Surgeon General suggests assessment and treatment of underlying causes, if necessary.  If all else fails, then bone drug therapy is the last resort recommendation.

What generally happens in the doctor’s office, however, is quite different than what the Surgeon General recommends.  You yourself have probably noticed that drug therapy is generally the first step most doctors take when they see osteoporosis or osteopenia, not the last step.  This quick move to drug therapy exposes millions of people needlessly to the risks of bone drug therapy. Even more, it a represents a missed opportunity — an opportunity to use osteoporosis as “wake-up call” to take charge of your health and develop a program to build Better Bones and a Better Body, naturally!

You Have More Control Than You Think

Your body is not passively losing bone.

It is actively responding to:

  • Your nutrition
  • Your mineral balance
  • Your movement
  • Your stress levels

When you provide the right inputs…


👉 Your body can begin to rebuild.

A Guided Path Forward (Without Guesswork)

In the past, this level of guidance was only available through one-on-one consulting.

Today, you can follow the entire Better Bones system in a clear, structured way—at your own pace.

👉 Explore the Better Bones Solution here:
https://shop.betterbones.com/pages/dr-browns-better-bones-solution-workshop

Natural Bone Health: You Have Real Choices

If you’ve been told you have osteopenia or osteoporosis, it’s easy to feel like your options are limited.

They’re not.

A natural, science-based approach can:

  • Strengthen your bones
  • Improve your overall health
  • Help you feel confident in your plan

And most importantly…

👉 Put you back in control of your body.

Your Final Invitation

If you’re ready to move beyond confusion and start following a proven, step-by-step system

👉 But don’t just take our word for it—hear from real students who have transformed their bone health naturally!

👉 Need guidance? Our friendly health coaches are here to answer your questions and help you decide if this workshop is right for you.

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Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD

Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD

Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and New York State Certified Nutritionist with more than 40 years of experience in bone health research, clinical nutrition, and health education. She is the founder of the Center for Better Bones and the Better Bones Foundation, and author of Better Bones, Better Body — the first comprehensive guide to natural bone health. Her whole-body, alkaline-centered approach identifies 20+ nutrients essential for bone health and has helped thousands of women build stronger bones naturally. | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_E._Brown | Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Susan-E-Brown-PhD/e/B001HOFHX8/

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