Reversing Osteopenia: The Definitive Guide to Recognizing and Treating Early Bone Loss in Women of All Ages (Paperback)

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Product Description

For the eighteen million American women afflicted with early bone-loss disease, here is the first comprehensive guide to identifying and controlling the condition before it progresses to osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, which afflicts more than half of all American women over the age of fifty, is a widespread and all-too-familiar problem. Osteopenia, a milder bone-loss disease that is the forerunner of osteoporosis, is less well known but affects an estimated eighteen million young and middle-aged women-including women in their late teens and early twenties. Since many doctors associate low bone density exclusively with postmenopausal women, millions of women in their childbearing years suffer from undetected bone loss, putting them at risk for debilitating fractures down the road.

In Reversing Osteopenia, Dr. Harris H. McIlwain and his two daughters, also rheumatologists, fill the knowledge gap about this easily diagnosable disease, help younger women recognize the risk factors for bone loss, and provide a five-step program for controlling and even preventing bone loss. Their age-specific recommendations for women in their twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties include
- exercises that strengthen rather than threaten your bones
- new information about foods that build bone density
- ways to avoid medicines that rob bones of their strength
- recommendations of natural dietary supplements

This groundbreaking book offers new hope for young women at risk for osteopenia.

About the Author

Harris H. McIlwain, M.D., a board-certified rheumatologist, is the founder of the Tampa Medical Group. He has served as chairman of the Florida Osteoporosis Board since its inception five years ago. Town and Country has twice named him one of the best doctors in
America.

Laura McIlwain Cruse, M.D., and Kimberly Lynn McIlwain, M.D., are rheumatologists and board-certified internists in Florida.

Debra Fulghum Bruce, Ph.D., has written more than 2,500 articles and sixty-five books on various health topics.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; First edition (September 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805076220
• ISBN-13: 978-0805076226
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,076 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 11, 2006

By	M. Fahey (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book did not come close to my expectations. It is unnecessarily repetitive about the most basic information. Once I've been told that smoking is a risk factor for loss of bone density, just how many case histories of patients do I need to read where the expert medical advice is Surprise, Surprise!! Quit smoking. There's a lot of "filler" material in this book, but then information that the reader needs is left out. We're told to get more Calcium, Vitamin D and Potassium in our diet, but the recipes in Chapter 7 don't even include nutrition information for these nutrients. And many of the recipes are high in fat, which isn't good for anyone. We're told about the importance of weight-bearing exercise, but none of the exercises shown uses weights or even a resistance band. I wanted practical advice on diet and especially exercise and don't feel that this book delivered.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book A+, November 6, 2005

By	Holly Shepherd "Holly" (North America) - See all my reviews

Understandable, practical information including diet, exercise, medications, dietary supplements and recipes. A clearly written bible for bone care. I highly recommend this excellent guide for anyone with questions on bone loss and bone care.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Information on Osteopenia, July 27, 2005

By	Bev (So. California, USA) - See all my reviews

I had never even heard the term osteopenia until my doctor informed me I had it. I immediately purchased this book, received it, and read it cover to cover. I then felt I knew a great deal on the condition.