This is a groundbreaking book that debunks conventional wisdom on bone health - with a drug-free, non-dairy, low-acid diet plan. For years, doctors have been telling us: drink milk, eat dairy, take calcium, lift weights - even get a prescription for estrogen or other drugs - to improve bone vitality. The problem is: they're wrong. This breakthrough guide offers a safe, nutritional alternative to ineffective calcium pills and other supplements. Based on the latest research, the Low-Acid Eating Plan emphasizes plant foods over animal products in an easy-to-follow, bone strengthening program that really works.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Why Can't We Make Bone Loss Go Away? Chapter 1 Calcium Is No Cure Chapter 2 Not All Research Is Equal Chapter 3 What a Closer Look Reveals about Milk, Calcium Supplements, and Vitamin D Part 2: The Bone Vitality Cure: Low-Acid Eating and Daily Walking Chapter 4 The Key to Building Strong Bones and Preventing Fractures: The Acid/Alkaline Balance Chapter 5 If Calcium Is the Bricks, Where's the Mortar We Need for Strong Bones? Chapter 6 Why a 40-Year-old "New" Theory Has Been So Long in Coming Chapter 7 Evolving Toward Low-Acid Eating--Painlessly Chapter 8 Simple, Delicious Low-Acid Recipes Chapter 9 Walking Your Way to Stronger Bones Chapter 10 Should You Take Osteoporosis Drugs Instead? Part 3: Other Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and What You Can Do About Them Chapter 11 Diabetes, Frailty, and Fractures Chapter 12 Risk Factors for Fractures? Salt, Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Depression, and Several Prescription Drugs Afterword: Save Your Bones and Save the Planet

Author Biography

Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of health and wellness at the University of North Carolina. She is the author of Healthy Eating for Life for Children and has appeared in Time and Newsweek and on National Public Radio. Michael Castleman has been called "one of nation's top health writers" by Library Journal. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Healing Herbs and Before You Call the Doctor, and his science journalism has been nominated twice for the National Magazine Awards.