Lifestyle

It's almost the New Year, so what better time to start adding new bone-building habits? If you're trying to maintain strong bones, or improve your current strength, the time is now. Why not wait? Every year you age, your bone density can decline at a rate of 1% per year...

If you live in a cold-weather winter environment, snowy and icy surfaces are simply a part of life for you this time of year. And often, falls, trips and accidents are also a part of life. If you're concerned about bone health, it's vitally important to avoid falls in the...

There's little doubt: Vitamin D is vital to bones and the immune system,  and most adults don't produce or consume enough Vitamin D in the winter months. Amazingly, estimates of vitamin D deficiency in the United States are currently 25-50% for adults (1)! But why? Has this always been a...

If you sit down during most of the day, or for many consecutive hours, it's time to make changes for the sake of your bones and health. There is a negative link between sitting and bone density. Especially for women. In fact, new and shocking evidence shows that hours of...

Did you know that healthy digestion and bone health are intertwined? That healthy digestion affects bone health, and not just due to nutrients being absorbed and metabolized? It’s true! The health of the human gut microbiome, or healthy bacteria in the gut, plays a role in bone metabolism (1). But...