The Osteoporosis Handbook: Every Woman's Guide to Prevention and Treatment [Paperback]

Sydney Lou Bonnick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

The Osteoporosis Handbook, which has already helped thousands of people treat and prevent this disease, has now been updated with the most current and up-to-date medical information available. The book includes detailed information on cutting-edge medical treatments, with an entirely new chapter on Fosamax and other biphosphonates. Line illustrations throughout.

Editorial Reviews

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... it's comforting to find a book that tackles a women's health issue such as osteoporosis in a practical and understandable style. (Cooking Light )

... a comprehensive medical guide for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. (Your Health )

... contains everything women need to know to begin an effective osteoporosis prevention program now. (Senior Magazine )

Look for ... strong-bones advice in Dr. Bonnick's new book ... (Prevention )

... safe and effective alternative[s] you should know about .... (Women's Health )

... a complete handbook ... (Winter Haven News-Chief )

Every woman's guide to prevention and treatment. (Vista ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Pub; 2nd edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878339787
• ISBN-13: 978-0878339785
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,631,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Osteoporosis Handbook: Every Woman's Guide to Prevention and Treatment (Paperback)

I first read this book about six months ago. I found it through a search at my Milwaukee Public Library. After looking at about 10 books I found this very comprehensive with a good glossary and index.

We women think we have read and understand osteoporosis until some one close to you has been found to have the disease and the comments are this is the worst I have ever seen. This from an 85 year old woman who raised chickens and sold eggs on a farm up until 30 years ago and then retired to town. It is not believed that any Dr. recommended that she take calcium or any other preventitive measure. In fact she fell 18 months ago breaking a wrist and no one even thought to do a bone scan at that time. Thanks to my sister-in-law she demanded a bone scan prior to surgery to replace a knee.

This book discusses medicine and what you need to do - exercise and medication to turn the bone density around. Up until reading this I had no idea that the density could be reversed. I also see this in other recent conference notes etc.

We ordered this book for all of my mother-in-laws sons and today I am sad to say that my sister, who also has spent all of her life on a farm has osteoporosis and part of a blind osteoporosis 10 year study (she is not going to participate any longer as she feels she will be to busy getting well,) at a pretty high level so I am ordering the book for her.