Strong Women, Strong Bones

Everything You Need to Know to Prevent, Treat and Beat Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis - dangerous weakening of the bones - develops invisibly. Starting around age 35 or even earlier, women lose up to one per cent of their bone mass each year. Often symptoms don't appear for decades. And then a bone breaks. Do you have chronic back pain, dowager's hump, or a protruding stomach? The cause may be osteoporosis.

This terrible disease is preventable - and treatable. But calcium and walking aren't enough! Based on cutting-edge medical research and filled with inspiring stories, the Strong Women, Strong Bones programme includes:
- A questionnaire that reveals hidden risk factors
- Facts on the most accurate bone-density tests
- Supplements beyond calcium: the other essential nutrients, plus new findings on soy
- Exercise beyond walking: the best workouts for strong bones, fully illustrated, with a highly effective new move that produces astonishing results in just two minutes a day
- Facts on the latest medication
- Exercise logs, menus and a bone-friendly shopping list
- A special chapter for men (yes, men can develop osteoporosis too)