The Complete Book of Bone Health
Diane L Schneider, MD Sept 2011, 491 pages
Amazon $14.28 ($8.70 ebook)- which includes many reviews
It is the best book on bones that I have ever read AND it has a lot of information about vitamin D and bones as well.
She really knows all aspects of the science of bones, AND is able to communicate the information to the average reader.
A rare combination.
Some descriptions of her book on the Web
Website for the book
Interview with author
Voice of America Interview
Audio interview
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See also Vitamin D Life
- All items in category Bone Health 269 items
- Hip fractures rates have been increasing since 2012 – Feb 2018
- Diabetes increases probability of bone fracture page changed as a result of reading this book
- Vitamin D is the first of three ways to make unbreakable bones – Oct 2011
- co-factors such as Magnesium, Vitamin K2, and Boron essential for Bone development
- Overview Osteoporosis and vitamin D
- Overview Bone fractures and vitamin D
- Overview Falling, Fractures and Vitamin D
- All items in category Bone - Osteoporosis191 items
- Vitamin D history back to Egyptians and fortification - Aug 2011 sun has been known to build strong bones for a LONG time
- Bisphosphonates 4.5 X more likely to work when vitamin D level above 33 ng – Sept 2011
- Cadavers with good skeletons had 30 ng of vitamin D – Feb 2010
- 30 percent less chance of dying after hip fracture if take vitamin D and other drugs – 2011
- IoM error 8 % not 1 % had bone loss when vitamin D higher than 20 ng
- This error is most likely the reason that the IoM LOWERED the vitamin D level from 30 ng to 20 ng
- Shin splints decrease with vitamin D
- Noticed bones heal faster when more than 60 ng of vitamin D
- Should stock-up on vitamin D if having surgery due to fragile bones – Jan 2011
- Hardly any children had enough vitamin D before bone surgery – April 2011
- Osteoporosis medication 7X better when more than 33 ng of vitamin D – June 2011
- Is it ethical to not give vitamin D in osteoporosis trials– NEJM Sept 2010
- Review of vitamin D and bone health studies – with tables Nov 2010
- Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium, etc together increase bone density – Jan 2012
- The Bone Book talks about half of the 25 reasons for vitamin D deficiency
Table of Contents with some links to information on same topic in Vitamin D Life
PART 1 BONE HEALTH BASICSBuilding Perfect Bones: Timing Is EverythingFracture Facts: One Tough Break Leads to Another Challenges and Choices: What You Can and Cannot Change The Bone Cycle: Cruise Control and Overdrive PART 2 ASSESSMENT OF BONE HEALTHGeneral Evaluation: Visiting with Your DoctorBone Density Scan: DXA 101 Other Measurements: The Alphabet Soup of Imaging Bone Turnover Markers: Dynamic Assessment Monitoring with Follow-Up DXAs: NOT One and Done PART 3 GENERAL MEASURES FOR BONE HEALTHExercise: On Your Mark, Get Set, GO!Fall Prevention: Fall-Proof Yourself and Your Home (Vitamin D also prevents falls) Nutrition: Take a Bite out of Your Fracture Risk (pg 124 discusses Magnesium) Calcium: It Is Essential Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin? (Book fails to mention how very much more vitamin D is needed by people with dark skin, pregnant, dark skin and pregnant, elderly, and obese) (page 155 Vitamin D2 - disagree with the book, which says D2 is just weaker) PART 4 THERAPIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSISFDA-Approved MedicinesIntroduction Fosamax (and Generic Alendronate): The First Kid on the Block Actonel: Me, Too? Boniva: "The Sally Field Drug" Reclast: Just Once a Year Estrogens: Effects on Bone Evista: The Designer Estrogen or "SERM" Calcitonin-Miacalcin, Fortical: The Nasal Sprays Forteo: A Different Approach Prolia: In a Class of Its Own Combination Therapy: Are Two Really Better than One? Making a Choice: How Do the Medicines Compare? Off-Label Uses: What Else Is Being Treated? Hot Topics: Cocktail Party Conversations Drugs in Development Novel Medicines: What Is in the Pipeline? Investigational SERMs: A Promise of an Ideal Estrogen Other Medicines: Available Elsewhere But Not in the United States Complementary and Alternative Medicine Introduction Fosteunt: A Food Product by Prescription Soy: Pass the Tofu? Strontium Citrate: Is It the Same as Ranelate? | Natural Products: Still More Questions to Be Answered (page 283: trace minerals - Vitamin D Wiki believes Boron & Silicon are more important than book states) Vibration Therapy: Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations (CLICK HERE to see how to add vibration while doing the dishes) Physical Measures: Integrating Movement (pg 292 nice summary of Feldenkrais) After a Major Fracture (Overview Fractures and vitamin D) New Spine Fractures: Ways to Cement a Recovery Hip Fracture: What to Expect Other Concerns How Do You Monitor Your Progress? Living and Coping with "Osteopenia" and Osteoporosis Expert Medical Advice: Asking the Right Questions PART 5 THE BONE CONNECTION WITH COMMON PROBLEMS AND MEDICINESPregnancy and Breastfeeding(pg 327 Need more Calcium while pregnant and breastfeeding ==>changed Vitamin D Life) (pg 328 only 1 of 12 OB/GYM asked mentioned testing pregnant women for vitamin D Premenopausal Women Birth Control: Pills and Shots Menstrual Problems: No Periods and Endometriosis Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia Intestinal Problems: Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Thyroid Problems Weight Loss, Including Surgery for Weight Loss (Gastric Bypass) Steroid Use: Prednisone Rheumatoid Arthritis Diabetes (pg 378: SWAN study found bone density loss in hip 10X higher if diabetic) Heartburn and Reflux: "GERD" (pg 385 Proton Pump Inhibitors may reduce Calcium absorption and thus vitamin D) Depression Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Long-Term Care Setting: Assisted Living and Nursing Facilities (7,000 assisted living seniors are getting 20,000 weekly to reduce falls) PART 6 FINAL THOUGHTSThe Bone Health Top TenPutting It All Together: Tips for the Whole Family APPENDICES Bone Healthy Shopping List Big Words: Medical Terms Broken Down Internet Resources: Click on It |