Osteoporosis: Silent but Potentially Deadly

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• Health in Aging. 2019. "How Do Older Adults Fare After Hip Fracture?" https://www.healthinaging.org/blog/how-do-older-adults-fare-after-hip-fracture
• Kostecka, Małgorzata. 2014. "The Role of Healthy Diet in the Prevention of Osteoporosis in Perimenopausal Period." Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences; 30(4): 763-8. doi:10.12669/pjms.304.4577
• Laird, Eamon, et al. 2010. "Vitamin D and Bone Health: Potential Mechanisms." Nutrients; 2(7): 693-724. doi:10.3390/nu2070693
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• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. N.D. "Bone Mineral Density Tests: What the Numbers Mean." https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/bone-mineral-density-tests-what-numbers-mean
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• Sahni, Shivani, et al. 2015. "Dietary Approaches for Bone Health: Lessons from the Framingham Osteoporosis Study." Current Osteoporosis Reports; 13(4): 245-55. doi:10.1007/s11914-015-0272-1
• Saljoughian, Manouchehr. 2015. "Pros and Cons of Calcium Supplements." https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/pros-and-cons-of-calcium-supplements

Snack Healthier with Almonds

• Barreca, Davide, et al. 2020. "Almonds (Prunus Dulcis Mill. D. A. Webb): A Source of Nutrients and Health-Promoting Compounds." Nutrients; 12: 3 672.doi:10.3390/nu12030672
• Dreher, Mark L. 2021. "A Comprehensive Review of Almond Clinical Trials on Weight Measures, Metabolic Health Biomarkers and Outcomes, and the Gut Microbiota." Nutrients; 13(6): 1968. doi:10.3390/nu13061968
• Pepa, Giuseppe Della, and Maria Luisa Brandi. 2016. "Microelements for Bone Boost: the Last but Not the Least." Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism: The Official Journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal Diseases; 13(3): 181-185. doi:10.11138/ccmbm/2016.13.3.181
• Platt, Ilana D et al. 2011. "Postprandial Effects of Almond Consumption on Human Osteoclast Precursors--An ex Vivo Study." Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental; 60(7): 923-9. doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2010.08.012

Homemade Almond Milk

• Minimalist Baker. N.D. "How to Make Almond Milk." Minimalist Baker. https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-almond-milk/

Comfrey to Dull the Ache

• European Medicines Agency. 2024. "European Union Herbal Monograph on Symphytum officinale L., radix." https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-european-union-herbal-monograph-symphytum-officinale-l-radix_en.pdf
• Staiger, Christiane. 2012. "Comfrey: A Clinical Overview." Phytotherapy Research; PTR 26(10): 1441-8. doi:10.1002/ptr.4612

What's Strontium?

• Kołodziejska, Barbara, et al. 2021. "The Influence of Strontium on Bone Tissue Metabolism and Its Application in Osteoporosis Treatment." International Journal of Molecular Sciences; 22(12): 6564. doi:10.3390/ijms22126564
• Marx, Daniella, et al. 2020. "A Review of the Latest Insights into the Mechanism of Action of Strontium in Bone." Bone Reports; 12: 100273. doi:10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100273
• Ourania I. Koukou, et al. 2020. "The Effect of Strontium Ranelate on Fracture Healing: An Animal Study". BioMed Research International; 2020: 1085324. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1085324
• Price, Charles T., et al. 2012. "Essential Nutrients for Bone Health and a Review of their Availability in the Average North American Diet." The Open Orthopaedics Journal; 6: 143-9. doi:10.2174/1874325001206010143

Exercise for Your Bones

• Benedetti, Maria Grazia, et al. 2018. "The Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Bone Density in Osteoporotic Patients." BioMed Research International; 2018: 4840531. doi:10.1155/2018/4840531
• Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. N.D. "Be Bone Strong - Weight Bearing." https://www.bonehealthandosteoporosis.org/preventing-fractures/exercise-to-stay-healthy/weight-bearing/
• Shanb, Alsayed A., and Enas F. Youssef. 2014. "The Impact of Adding Weight-bearing Exercise Versus Nonweight Bearing Programs to the Medical Treatment of Elderly Patients with Osteoporosis." Journal of Family & Community Medicine; 21(3): 176-81. doi:10.4103/2230-8229.142972
• Xiaoyang Tong, et al. 2019. "The Effect of Exercise on the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Bone Angiogenesis". BioMed Research International; 2019: 8171897. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8171897