Beautiful Bones without Hormones

Leon Root, M. D. and Betty Kelly Sargent. Beautiful Bones without Hormones : the All-New Natural Diet and Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong.

Dr. Root is well known for his Osteoporosis writing. Here he has written a book designed for those who believe that they are better off using natural remedies for their health issues

Table of Contents for Beautiful Bones

 Foreword by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld. This is followed by:

Introduction: What Women Should Do to Prevent Osteoporosis; Now that the Safety of Hormone Replacement Therapy Has Been Questioned by the Women's Health Initiative Study

Part One - Save your bones; Save your life This section offers basic background information that should be useful to anyone who has been recently diagnosed with bone loss. The Chapter headings are:

1. What is Osteoporosis, Anyway?
2. Who is at Risk and Why
3. Separating Fact from Fiction
4. The New Bone-Building Medications   Then the book goes on with its second part:                                                       

Part Two - The Dietary Secrets than Can Change your Life An increasing number of health care workers are emphasizing the things we can do in our daily life/routine that can help (or harm) our bones. This chapter of Beautiful Bones without Hormones covers:
   5.The Calcium Revolution
   6.Let the Sun Shine In
   7. Little Things Mean a Lot
   8.The Good, the Not so God and the Terrible
   9 The 14 Day, Healthy, High Calcium Diet: the 7 Day Healthy, High   Calcium Diet for the Lactose Intolerant; the 7 day, Healthy High Calcium Diet for Vegetarians
   10. The Simple, Long-Term Eating Program to Maximize Bone strength

Part Three - Build Better Bones with Exercise Ever since the studies done at Tufts University, weight bearing
exercise has been recommended to anyone wanting strong bones.
 11. Bones Need Exercise Like Babies Need Love                                                     12. The Safest Aerobic and Alternative Therapies Part Four This chapter offers practical help with recopies and information about further resources. Sixty High Calcium Recipes                                                                                                     13.The Yummy High Calcium Cookbook for Kids; Resources: Osteoporosis Organizations, Internet Sites,Food-Labeling Information and Support Groups

 Sources for Help and Information on Related Conditions
    Glossary
    Acknowledgements
    Index
    Recipe Index

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