- Written by a leading expert in women's health who is both a Doctor of
Chiropractic (DC) and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (CCD) -
Exposes the problems with bone testing procedures and tells readers how
to assure an accurate test result - Practical tone helps readers make
sense of confusing and sometimes conflicting health information -
Up-to-date information about drugs and medical treatments - Includes
information about diet, exercise, and natural supplements - 10 million
people currently have osteoporosis, and even more are at risk - Out of
the 44 million Americans suffering from low bone density, 68% are
women - Osteoporosis affects 200 million women worldwide - approximately
1/10 of women aged 66, 1/5 of women aged 70, 2/5 of women aged 80, and
2/3 women aged 90 - 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over the age of 50 will
suffer some osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime - October
20th is World Osteoporosis Day - May is National Osteoporosis Awareness
and Prevention Month