It is never too early, or too late, to begin building and rebuilding bone strength! 

Designed by nature to last us a lifetime, our bones are dynamic, ever-changing living structures.  At each stage of life we can take simple steps to build stronger bones.  Even the wheelchair-bound elderly have been able to build bone density and reduce fracture risk with simple exercises and nutrition supplementation. With an estimated 50% of US women over fifty expected to experience at least one osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime, today is the day to begin building bone strength.

As the director of The Osteoporosis Education Project, a non-profit bone organization, Dr. Brown is nationally recognized for her bone health research.  In this presentation, Dr. Susan E. Brown, medical anthropologist and clinical nutritionist, outlines her simple yet powerful Better Bones, Better Body® Program for enhancing bone health and reducing fracture risk.

This presentation looks at the nutrition influencing bone health, moving beyond calcium to a full range of key bone building nutrients.  We highlight the myriad of causes behind low bone density and decreased bone strength and move step-by-step through a powerful self-help program to build bone strength.

Lifestyle factors are key to good bone health. In fact, they help explain why fractures are much more common in some cultures than in others.  As the story unfolds you will see how lack of exercise, weight loss, certain medications, even stress and worry damage bone. Most importantly you will learn simple lifestyle modifications to reduce the impacts of these bone-negative factors.