Complete Book of Bone Health [Paperback]

Author by Schneider, Diane L
Foreword by Ride, Sally

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Using evidence-based research, first-hand stories and her own experience, Dr. Schneider compiles the latest information about bolstering bones, from prevention to treatment, into a single, easy-to-understand resource.

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From Booklist: As its title suggests, this book covers the waterfront when it comes to bone health. Written by a well-known bone researcher and medical doctor, with a foreword by ex-astronaut Sally Ride (one of her former patients), it looks at everything anyone would need to know about osteoporosis. It's as reader-friendly as a medical-advice book can be, with each chapter ending with a bullet-pointed summary called The Bare Bones. Schneider looks at such topics as bone-density scans, calcium, vitamin D, existing medicine, drugs in development, and fall prevention (stay off ladders! and turn on the lights!). The guide includes plenty of surprises. For example, the class of antidepressants that includes Prozac is associated with an increase in the risk of fractures and with lower bone density. And type 1 diabetics, including Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, also have low bone mass and an increased risk for adult osteoporosis and fractures. Women concerned with their bone health will want to thumb through this book before, during, and after their visits to their doctor.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)

Product Detail

ISBN: 1616144351

EAN: 9781616144357

Media: Book

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Publication Date: 09-2011

Language: English

Pages: 491

Dimensions: 8.99 x 6.33 x 1.34

Weight: 1.15

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