The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis: How to Improve Bone Strength and Reduce Your Fracture Risk (The New Harbinger Whole-Body Healing Series)

When we detect low or rapidly declining BMD in a middle-aged person, we use the following four strategies: Optimize nutrition, focusing on protein and total energy needs (see nutrition chapters). Heavy loading-bearing activity. Strength training, especially with heavy weights, stimulates the growth of bone—more than impact sports such as running (t

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