Understanding Osteoporosis

Offers cutting-edge tips for sufferers and those who help them, and offer and overview of the essentials of treatment, symptoms, risk factors, and outcomes.
Osteoporosis is prevalent among aging women especially, but it can affect anyone as they age. Here, Naheed Ali offers an overview of the disorder and its warning signs and risk factors. He walks readers through prevention strategies, common symptoms, treatment options, and potential outcomes for sufferers. Keeping caregivers in mind, too, Dr. Ali offers advice for both sufferers and those who love and care for them, to keep them safe.

Naheed Ali, MD, PhD, has more than 15 years of health-related publications to his credit. Dr. Ali taught at colleges in the US where he lectured on various biomedical topics and delivered over 2000 hours of live presentations. He is the author of numerous health titles from major publishers and his books have sold more than 20,000 hardcover copies. His writing has garnered glowing reviews from renowned physicians, nationally recognized review outlets such as Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Midwest Book Review, and from household name celebrities such as Dr. Andrew P. Ordon and boxing legend Evander Holyfield. Now a digital nomad, he currently freelances full-time as a health and wellness writer by way of HealthcarePropulsion.com.He resides in Miami, Florida.

Author's Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I: Basic Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1: History of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2: Osteoporosis around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3: The Roles of Outpatient Physicians and Patients in
Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4: The Role of Hospitals in Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . .
II: Clinical Presentment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5: Risk Factors and Causes of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . .
6: Pathology of Osteoporosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7: Genetics of Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8: Mental Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9: How Osteoporosis Affects Everyday Life . . . . . . . . . .
III: Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10: Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11: Exercise and Osteoporosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12: Bypassing Trigger Diets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13: Alternative versus Conventional Approaches . . . . . .
14: Lending a Helping Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
For Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .