- Written by a leading expert in women's health who is both a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) and a Certified Clinical (bone) Densitometrist (CCD) - Exposes the problems with bone testing procedures and tells readers how to assure an accurate test result - Practical tone helps readers make sense of confusing and sometimes conflicting health information - Up-to-date information about drugs and medical treatments - Includes information about diet, exercise, and natural supplements - 10 million people currently have osteoporosis, and even more are at risk - Out of the 44 million Americans suffering from low bone density, 68% are women - Osteoporosis affects 200 million women worldwide - approximately 1/10 of women aged 66, 1/5 of women aged 70, 2/5 of women aged 80, and 2/3 women aged 90 - 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over the age of 50 will suffer some osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime - October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day - May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month