How strong are your bones?  If you’re like most people, you probably have no idea.

Women are often offered a bone density test as a part of an annual exam once they hit menopause, so if you’re “of that age”  your bone strength may have already been tested.   If you’re over the age of 50 you have a high probability of having osteoporosis.  According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 55% of people over 50 have osteoporosis and 80% of them are women. And a whopping  75% of people over  age 70 have osteoporosis.

If you would like to beat the odds, you need to start NOW, regardless of your age.  The younger you are the better chance you have of avoiding osteoporosis if you’re taking care to strengthen your bones.

On Thursday April 28, I’ll be doing a Blog Talk Radio show about your bones.  On it, I’ll share the details of a test most people don’t know about that will let you know if you’re losing bone or building bone.  It’s a simple urine test you can do at home.

I’ll also tell you about some of the foods you can include in your diet regularly to promote stronger bones and let you know which ones to avoid.

Tune in at www.drritamarieradio.com on Thursday April 28 at 11AM PDT, 12PM MDT, 1PM CDT and 2PM EDT.  The show will be recorded and you can watch at your convenience.  Be sure to listen in live so you can ask questions.

I’ll be empowering your healthy bones even  further at our “Eating for Bone Health”  class on Sunday May 1 at 12PM PDT, !PM MDT, 2PM CDT and 3PM EDT.  You can attend live in Austin, TX or online.  If you have a time conflict, you can register for the webclass and get access to the digital videos, organized by topic and recipe for your viewing convenience.

http://www.drritamarie.com/glutenfreeclasses/bonehealth2011-04

If you attend live, you’ll also get access to the videos, so you can watch as a refresher anytime.  Plus you’ll  get a beautiful recipe guide and checklists of foods that promote bone health that you can hang on your refrigerator.

In this one of a kind class you’ll get practical information and get to watch us make bone building foods right before your very eyes, including

• Strengthen My Bones Green Smoothie

• Skeleton Supporting Savory Sesame Sauce

• Bones Don’t Crack Crackers

• Creamy Italian Bone Boosting Soup

• Bone Building Super Salad

• Bone Building Brownies

Don’t wait to be one of the millions that don’t even know they have osteoporosis until a bone breaks.  Even if you’re a man or young women, this information can save your quality of life and even your life itself.

Sign up today and get the early bird specials and be eligible for a raffle where I’ll give away prizes, including a private consultation with me, worth hundreds of dollars.

I look forward to having you in class.

Love, Health and joy to you and your bones,

 

Dr. Ritamarie

 

P.S.  I forgot to mention that during the online class, you can chat your questions to us and we’ll answer you in real time.  It’s an opportunity to be connected to the live community.

http://www.drritamarie.com/glutenfreeclasses/bonehealth2011-04

 

Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 9 or 10.29% or 28 million people in USA

Prevalance of Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis is a major health risk for 28 million Americans. In the United States today, 10 million individuals already have osteoporosis and 18 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for this disease. (Source: excerpt from Osteoporosis Progress and Promise: NIAMS) … Overall, approximately eight million American women and 2 million men have osteoporosis. (Source: excerpt from Osteoporosis: NWHIC)

• 34 million at risk cases in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

• 55% of people over 50 in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

• 80% of cases in the USA are women (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

• 20% of cases in the USA are men (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

• 50% of women over 50 in the USA will have an osteoporosis related fracture during their lifetime (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

• 25% of men over 50 in the USA will have an osteoporosis related fracture during their Up to 70% of women over 80 years have osteoporosis in the US (WHO)

• 1.6% of population self-reported having osteoporosis in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

• lifetime (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Division of NIH

• Over 1.5 million annual fractures caused by osteoporosis in the USA

• Approximately 700

• 000 vertebral (spinal) fractures annually in the USA

• About 300

• 000 annual wrist fractures in the USA

• More than 300

• 000 annual fractures of other bones in the USA

 

 

• Osteoporosis causes over 1.5 million fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
• Osteoporosis causes over 300,000 hip fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
• Osteoporosis causes over 700,000 vertebral fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
• Osteoporosis causes over 250,000 wrist fractures each year in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)
• Osteoporosis accounts for 70% of all fractures for people over 45 in the US (NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases – National Resource Center)

Read more at http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/o/osteoporosis/stats.htm?ktrack=kcplink

 

Cost statistics for Osteoporosis:

Costs for Osteoporosis: $17 billion in direct expenditure in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

Costs for Osteoporosis: costs $14 billion annually. (Source: excerpt from Osteoporosis: NWHIC)

• $47 million each day in direct expenditure in the USA (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004)

Hospitalization statistics for Osteoporosis:

• Over 1.5 million annual fractures caused by osteoporosis in the USA

• Approximately 700 000 vertebral (spinal) fractures annually in the USA

• About 300 000 hip fractures due to osteoporosis annually in the USA

• About 250 000 annual wrist fractures in the USA

• More than 300 000 annual fractures of other bones in the USA