Osteoporosis, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D And Other Minerals
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Calcium is one of the most important minerals in the body, not only for bones which store up to 99% but other physiological functions, including nerve transmission, blood...
View ArticleOsteoporosis And Inflammation
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP An emerging area of study is the relationship between bone loss and blood acidity. It has been known for a while that vegetarians and women eating a low-protein diet have a...
View ArticleKeeping Your Bones Strong
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Your bones, including your hair, teeth and nails, are mirrors of what you put into your body. At Women to Women, we encourage our patients to try a combination approach to...
View ArticleBone Density And Bone Strength: Ending The Confusion
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP There is no hard evidence that bone density correlates with bone strength or flexibility—the two factors that prevent fractures. In fact, bones can be dense (rich in calcium...
View ArticleOsteoporosis
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Over the past twenty years, women have been hearing more and more about the grave dangers of osteoporosis, and its precursors, osteopenia and osteomalacia. Simultaneously,...
View ArticleOsteoporosis – Countering The Myth
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP The battle cry around osteoporosis and women has only been raised in the past twenty years, coinciding with incomplete research put forth by the pharmaceutical industries in...
View ArticleHow Bones Are Built And Lost
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Bones are complicated living tissue, not ossified shells around marrow like soup bones you bring home from the butcher. Bones are 35% latticed protein—an infrastructure...
View ArticleOsteopenia And Osteoporosis: A Quick Overview
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Osteoporosis is a progressive condition where more bone is lost than is formed, resulting in decreased bone mass, or a bone mineral density (BMD) that deviates two or more...
View ArticleVitamin D — The New Giant For Bone Health And Overall Disease Prevention
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP New research is revealing connections between vitamin D deficiency and a myriad of health concerns, including cancer, depression, osteoporosis, immune dysfunction, diabetes,...
View ArticleBone Health – Prevent Osteoporosis By Easing Inflammation
by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP One factor that’s often overlooked in the prevention of osteoporosis is reducing chronic inflammation. It’s important to take a look at this, because inflammation can...
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