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Product Description: Better Bones, Better Body was among the first books to cut through the estrogen and calcium hype and introduce readers to a wider approach to osteoporosis. This revised edition includes a personal osteoporosis risk assessment questionnaire and a step-by-step program for strengthening bones and improving overall health.
Pages: 427
Cover: Soft
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date Published: 2000
Edition: Second
Table of Contents: Introduction: Only a New Seed Can Yield a New Crop: 7
Chapter 1 - Magical Bodies, Magical Bones: 17
Chapter 2 - Redefining Osteoporosis: 35
Chapter 3 - It's Not Just Calcium and Estrogen: Rethinking the Cause of Osteoporosis: 61
Chapter 4 - Bone-Robbing Nutrient Inadequacies: 78
Chapter 5 - Bone-Robbing Dietary Excesses: 122
Chapter 6 - Bone-Robbing Physical Inactivity: 141
Chapter 7 - Other Bone-Robbing Lifestyle Factors: 154
Chapter 8 - Bone-Robbing Endocrine Imbalance: 180
Chapter 9 - Determining Your Risk of Developing Osteoporotic Fractures: 202
Chapter 10 - Better Bones, Better Body Program: 221
Chapter 11 - Maximizing Nutrient Intake: 237
Chapter 12 - Building Digestive Strength: 270
Chapter 13 - Minimizing Antinutrient Intake: 280
Chapter 14 - Developing an Alkaline Diet: 294
Chapter 15 - Exercising into Bone Health: 306
Chapter 16 - Promoting Endocrine Health: 329
Chapter 17 - Rethinking the Role of Estrogen Replacement for Osteoporosis: 334
Chapter 18 - Final Thoughts: 374

Detailed Summary: Better Bones, Better Body was among the first books to cut through the estrogen and calcium hype and introduce readers to a wider approach to osteoporosis. This revised edition includes a personal osteoporosis risk assessment questionnaire and a step-by-s
About the Author: Susan E. Brown, Ph.D., C.C.N., is a medical anthropologist and certified nutritionist who has consulted widely on socio-economic, cultural, educational, and health issues. She has taught in North and South American universities and authored numerous academic and popular articles.
Currently, Dr. Brown directs the Osteoporosis Education Project and the Nutrition Education and Consulting Service in Syracuse, New York. She lectures widely on osteoporosis prevention and reversal and teaches the use of a holistic, natural program for the regeneration of bone health.
In addition to a busy private practice, Dr. Brown serves as a consultant to various medical groups, including Serammune Physicians Laboratory, Reston, Virginia and North Medical Family Physicians, Syracuse, New York.
Dr. Brown is co-author of The Mend Clinic Guide to Natural Medicine for Menopause and Beyond (Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1997) and has written numerous articles in English and Spanish.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1972 and is the recipient of two Fulbright-Hays Scholar Awards and an Organization of American States Research Fellowship. Dr. Brown is also a member of Sigma Xi, the honorary scientific research organization of North America.