Beautiful Bones Without Hormones

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" Beautiful Bones Without Hormones: The All-New Natural Diet and Exercise

Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and

Strong " (Gotham Books, $25), which he co-wrote with Betty Sargent...

A startling statistic is that 44 million American men and women older than

50 suffer from mild osteopenia, or thinning bones, and 10 million of them

already have full-blown osteoporosis, a progressive bone disease that often

leads to fractures and loss of height. In his practice, Dr. Root has seen

this " silent killer " rob people of their independence and their lives.

More women die from osteoporosis hip-related fractures each year than from

uterine and breast cancer combined. This stems from patients developing

complications such as blood clots and pneumonia while they are recuperating

in bed. Dr. Root admits that he is passionate about this topic because he

believes there is a way to prevent it.

In July 2000, after a study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) raised

questions about the safety of postmenopausal women taking estrogen to manage

the symptoms of menopause, many women stopped taking it. Dr. Root's plan, in

" Beautiful Bones Without Hormones, " is the first and only one written since

the WHI study that presents a 100 percent natural, hormone replacement

therapy-free diet and exercise program.

With 37 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Root is on a

crusade against this silent killer that many people aren't aware that they

have. In his well organized, easy-to-understand book, he takes the reader

through a basic course in what osteoporosis is, how to prevent it, how to

reverse bone loss, strengthen weak bones and even build new bone naturally.

He discusses bone-building medications-which ones work and which ones

don't-and which foods to eat and which to avoid. The book contains exercises

that include weight-bearing workouts and aerobic therapies; a 14-day

high-calcium diet with special diets for those that are lactose-intolerant

or for those who are practicing vegetarians; and a nutritional cookbook of

high-calcium, delicious meals for adults and children.

" The more than 60 nutritional, calcium-rich recipes are simple to prepare

and very tasty, " Dr. Root said. These aren't the plain bread-and-water

variety but ones that a gourmet would be proud to serve. The recipes include

a warm spinach salad with blue cheese and almonds, melon and berries with

lemon-orange sauce, southern scalloped potatoes, and trout....

You can get enough calcium through your diet naturally, " he tells his

patients.

Besides his work at the hospital for special surgery, Dr. Root has also

traveled to Istanbul, Buenos Aires, Caracas and Rio de Janeiro to volunteer

his services to children who need operations. He also does work with those

born with a rare brittle bone disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta. A

member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

as well as the New York Academy of Medicine, Dr. Root has written two books

on back pain and a book on injuries that affect weekend athletes....