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This Advice Will Weaken Your Bones… Literally

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Dr. Michael Gibson

Too often the most commonly accepted advice is straight up bad news.

Eat your oatmeal, hit the treadmill, stick to whole grain bread, these are just a few on the myth busting list.

This time the target is calcium.

Calcium? How could good, old-fashioned calcium be an issue? Well, the concern isn’t so much with calcium as a nutrient but instead calcium as a supplement.

The Best Way To Prevent Osteoporosis (Hint: It Starts When You’re 6!)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dr. Dave Hawkes

Move By Design

You’ve all seen it

The condition which affects millions of Canadians every single year, and costs our health care system billions.

Osteoporosis.

Like you, I hate math, but love statistics, so if you’ll let me have this indulgence…

Osteoporosis will affect 1 in 3 Canadian women, and one in 5 Canadian men.

Fractures from osteoporosis are more common than having a stroke, heart attack or breast cancer combined

Every time an osteoporotic patient falls and breaks their hip, it costs around $22,000 to repair, and upwards of an additional $40,000 if they then become institutionalized.

28% of women and 37% of men who suffer an osteoporotic hip fracture will die as a result, within the following year.

For such a pervasive issue, very little thought is given to assessment or prevention until people hit their 40s and 50s – but by then it is often too late. The real time to start is age 6-12.

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