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What about women who have had a hysterectomy/oophorectomy? Postmenopausal women still produce some level of estrogen, but not after surgical removal. Little is ever said about this. Thank you.
What is the correct test to determine bone density? I had a shattered ankle (3 breaks) from a fall, but it was from about 1 metre, and landed on my heels. Clean breaks, and I was surprised, since I thought my relatively healthy body would absorb the shocks. As I'm post-menopausal, my doc tested my bone density using BMD x-ray method, and said all was good. Still, I find this worrisome, and it IS Canada, so the protocols are very cheap with some things, especially for folks over age 50. Is there a more accurate test, I wonder? Maybe something that could be covered, if you think it's something we may need to do at a certain age. Thank you, Dr. Dhand.
Menopause has ruined my life. Girls should learn about this in middle school. Thank you, Dr. Dhand, for helping us older women take care of ourselves.❤
@TheSouthisHot, I’m so sorry to hear that. 😢 Have you tried bioidentical hormones? What is your diet and exercise like? I hope something helps you soon. 🙏🏻❤️
Try reading 'The Iodine Crisis' & 'The Miraculous Cure For and Prevention of All Diseases What Doctors Never Learned' both EXCELLENT BOOKS full of info and very easy to read.
Are you joking? Why on earth should girls learn about something that isn't going to happen for another 30 or 40 years? lol. When the time gets closer women should take responsibility for themselves and do their own research.
Calcium should come from food only. Supplementing with it can clog arteries. It’s also crucial to consume vitamin D3 WITH K2 for artery health (K2 keeps calcium out of the arteries). ❤❤ EDIT: I should have also added the importance of magnesium. Most people are deficient in it, and it greatly helps the absorption of calcium!
In 2023 at Thanksgiving my mom fell and broke her left hip. She was completely healed by Thanksgiving of last year. On December 10 of last year, she tripped on a sidewalk outside of a restaurant. She broke her left hip again. She is walk independently now. She is turning 85 this month. My dad is turning 86 next month. They are still living on their own. I feel very blessed.
Very lucky....but I would get her to use a walker now to prevent her from falling again... My mom broke her hip and never could walk again and died about 8 months later. She had a walker but was not using it.
You are and so is your mother and father, God love them. Enjoy EVERY single moment you can/have with them cause when they go you will feel like not only your heart has been shattered but part of your soul ripped out too. I stayed with my father, then a younger brother (firefighter), then my mother three years ago ( a VERY independent strong woman too) and then a 64 year old brother a few months after my mother passed was diagnosed with a smallish tumour in his stomach. He had several chemo treatments etc and had to go into our local hospital one day for some test. Lots of family there, his wife, son etc. I whispered in his ear that I would be back to sit through the night with whomever else was staying. He was fine. It was 5:15pm. My niece drove me home - five mins from hospital. Within five mins - I hadn't even my coat off - another niece comes running in, franctic, "Quick come on, we have to get back now, C just passed'. I near had a heart attack. We went out and sure enough he was gone - totally unexpected as the treatments were working well we were told. Four family members in a not long time. I was with every one except C 'til they took their last breath at home with Palliative support. It was very difficult but a true blessing too. So you - or anyone else - for God's sake - enjoy EVERY moment with family whilst here and don't be shoving them in homes. They give up the will to live. I saw it too often. God bless them and you and yours.
67 yrs young I had a dexa scan in August. No osteopenia or osteoporosis. I have exercised all my life. Do weights 3 times a week, pilates and walk everyday. Thankyou Dr Dhand for all your videos. All very helpful
I exercised all my life, too, including strength/resistance training. At 58-59 I injured my back significantly while in a small group exercise class. Later that year I slipped on ice, put my hand down to protect my back, broke my wrist. No mention was made of my bone density, probably because I was too young and "well-nourished." Two years and several more bouts of activity/exercise-induced back issues, my husband insisted I get a DEXA. My spine score came in at -4.6, which is off the charts, possibly equivalent to what a very osteoporotic 90-year old's bones might look like. But I was still active and fairly strong (by this time I eas babying my back, had quit running,) and it was like--no wonder I keep hurting myself: I'm a bull in a china shop. But my point is, you can do everything you know to do (I've never been a smoker, barely ever drank, and if my diet could've been better, it also could have been a lot worse,) and still end up with--literally--a broken back. It took awhile to find my fractures but I have at least four; two acquired during mild exercise, and two--I think--are a result of my work as a hairdresser. (Considered "spontaneous".) Doctors know almost nothing about osteoporosis. It's not "sexy". It tends to afflict people who already have a lot of "more important" health issues and who are likely to die "soon" anyway, so...why would anyone be particularly interested in either preventing it, treating it effectively or mitigating the effects of treatment? As one doctor told me, "I've worked with lots of old people with osteoporosis; they just take their drugs and get on with life.. It's not like you have cancer!" Well, thanks, first, for calling me "old" (at barely 62.) Second, I think it actually is a lot like cancer in the sense that your prognosis is much better if you catch it early, and even if osteoporosis per se isn't likely to kill you, if you have a rip roaring case of it, supposedly your chances of acquiring nearly everything else, from dementia to heart disease, are higher. The drugs are--in some cases--actually chemotherapy, and the longer you take them, the greater your chances of a very adverse side effect. So, don't diss people with really severe osteoporosis. That noted, I AM doing better, without the drugs. I've quit babying my back--which means I'm almost always sore, but I'm a lot stronger. My diet and hopefully absorption of nutrients is better abd except for the fact that I sleep like crap, I might feel quite good. (I do have Hashimotos--guess what else doctors don't tell you anything about? All the things that could be downstream of this metabolic disorder? Hashimotos!) My energy and depressive tendencies are much improved. And my t-scores improved, though I was told my scores are so bad that the dEXA isn't calibrated to read them. Still--I had 6% improvement in my hip after a year, (my hip was in the mid- -3's, so not AS bad,) which is considered significant after just less than a year. (My spine score improved by 14% (has to be error...unless I'd been taking the drugs?) Femoral head was about 2-3% better which is not significant. Still, I think it suggests I have been headed in the right direction. But even if I really do turn this ship around, (with or without drugs,) the damage has been done. So, if you are doing well, count yourself blessed. If you're not doing so well, know you're not alone. And if your back hurts, like--it feels like it's broken--get a DEXA, even if you're "too young to be screened." And realize x-rays are not the best way to find vertebral fractures. If it feels broken, there's a solid chance it is. Rant over.
Years ago a doctor put me on Fosamax. I woke up in so much pain I thought I might have to go to the hospital. Told the doctor about it and she wanted to put me on another one she said was milder. That was a big hell no for me, I left her and threw that crap out. Thus began my journey into natural medicine. I was told I can't do that myself, but told myself watch me. D3, k2, magnesium, strontium, boron, copper, potassium, calcium from food, my bones are great.
Dear Dr. D, You are a hero! I wish you were in SC! I am almost 73, I walk 10,000 steps every day (outside, weather permitting), eat bananas, apples, broccoli, eggs and cheese and nuts and small meat portions (and fish), take C,D, A, calcium, zinc, biotin 10,000 (for hair). I do small gardening and pool care. I help raise 11 grandchildren so I still pick up small kids. Is that enough strength training? I also do all the housework.
Remove the nuts and any high oxalic acid containing plants (spinach, chard, beets, chocolate, black tea, etc). More red meat for strong bones. Bananas are high sugar; careful.
I have recently started rebounding, a mini trampoline. It has be very beneficial. I still use free weights, yoga ball, floor exercises, and I walk, but I have seen the most results from rebounding. My lower back, and the way I walk has dramatically changed, and I have been walking anywhere between 3, 000 and 10,000 steps for years and have not seen the results like I have on this mini trampoline, which is a weight bearing exercise. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!!
Rebounding is amazing!!!! I have a Bellicon and a Cellerciser, and I love both, but I will say the Cellerciser gives more of a g-force and is easier to stay on (doesn’t require as much effort), haha! Plus, the springs will last a lifetime. 🎉
@@PeaceIsYeshua I was afraid of the springs because I live in a upstairs apartment with squeaky floors. Shoot it squeaks when I walk, do floor exercises or when my 12 lb cat walks. LOL So I went with a Bungee type, Darchen. Figured it would be ok for a starter. So far there is no squeaking. LOL Anyway, this thing is so fun. I can't stay off of it!!!
@ Too funny! 😂 The bungees are great for how quiet they are!! I think you made a good choice! I’m thrilled for you that you’re loving it so much! Keep it up!! It will be your friend into old age! 👍🏻
I'm 55, stopped drinking just over a week ago, and alreI feel better. Not sleeping too good, yet I feel better, my skin looks better, and I struggled with terrible anxiety, especially while driving, due to a bad car acci, a few years ago, but since not drinking, the anxiety has all but gone! SO- The alcohol that I would consume, to calm my anxiety, was actually CAUSING it, is what I surmise.
Thank you for speaking on the subject of menopause. I sit here with 3 broken metatarsals in my right foot. I had a hysterotomy at 34 and I am now 63. I feel more focus should be placed on optimal hormone levels in women and how to achieve that. This does not need to be a taboo subject. If as much attention was given to menopause as ED is for men that would be very helpful.
My doctor suggested I eat a 1-inch cube of cheddar cheese a day for my bones, at menopause. My bones are strong at 78. Over the years I have seen real foods are better for your health.
I’m 70 and have the bones of a 40-year-old woman. I’ve been walking with weight vest D3 K2 magnesium I have amazing bones, but I’ve been working on them for 20 years.
I'm 53 and 6 years post menopause. I too had a dexa and my bones are strong. Interestingly, the lady doing the scan told me that the one advantage for overweight women is that they mostly have stronger bones as they are literally weight lifting each day carrying the excess pounds around. (I'm overweight). I thought this was a very interesting observation from someone who clearly does many of these scans on women of all shapes and sizes.
It is NEVER TOO LATE to start a exercising and changing other lifestyle habits- I am 62 (early surgical menopause at 33 with no HRT therapy), overweight (slowly losing but still losing) and from my DexaScan 2 years ago showing osteopenia in both hips but > in Left Hip, I started eating healthy and doing weight bearing exercises. Between walking daily, strength training, eating healthy and in moderation and taking calcium, D3 with K2, magnesium and Immune C- Plus, I have reversed my osteopenia, stopped my pre-diabetes issue (diagnosed at same time as osteopenia), sleep so much better and have more energy and able to focus and still have a great memory! I now have a 73 year old friend who is starting to mobilize more with me and stretch with me and she is already feeling better and more limber!
I’m two years into menopause. Started with one meal a day to drop weight post covid. Then went carnivore 18 months ago. Feel amazing, lost all weight around my middle, do ‘strength training’ via renovating and landscaping. Can work all day all weekend paving, digging, and totally smash it- as long as I have absolutely no carbs. As soon as I eat carbs I have to stop by lunchtime and rest. 56yrs. Best shape of my life.
You are doing a fantastic job. Maggie, the rancher in her early 80s who was interviewed by Dr Anthony Chaffee is still working as a rancher. She doesn't look like she's in her 80s, she looks 50s at the most. She has a husband who is in his 60s, 20 years younger than her (and she looks younger than him). She works as a rancher, some days she works for 16 hours and she can outrun and out jump people 50 years younger. She's been eating a carnivore diet for 65 years. She doesn't take any medications, I don't know if she's on any supplements but I doubt it. She eats a lot of meat and a lot of fat. She's a great weight, she looks great and she feels great. I think that is your future and I hope it is mine too.
I did carnivore for 8mth. No more gut issues, plenty of energy - and started sleeping through for the first time in 15years - had to set an alarm to get up for 8am! Previously, I'd been awake 3hr every night. Problem was I became too thin, as meat fills you up so well. I'm back to eating limited carbs again - but also back to not sleeping through. I know what I need to do however, carnivore is very unsociable - and I never wanted to be "that" fussy eater.
@iseeulysses I disagree that it makes you a fussy eater. If being a fussy eater means not eating poison, not eating the things that destroy your health, then being fussy is a positive. You can always eat meat. You can eat eggs, fish, dairy within reason assuming it doesn't disagree with you. There's always something you can eat unless you are doing the lion diet which is ruminant meat and water only. That is restrictive but it's also an excellent elimination diet and it restores people's health. As for losing weight, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you're not eating enough fat. We've been taught that fat is the enemy so when we do carnivore many start by choosing leaner meats. You have to eat a lot of fat on carnivore, that is what powers your brain, maintains your weight and makes hormones. Eat fatty meat and if you can't eat it fatty enough add butter. Please try it again if your labs were good, if you were feeling great and sleeping through the night, please try it again but with more fat. It can't be emphasized how important fat is on the carnivore diet. If you were losing weight you were almost certainly under eating, not getting enough fat. If you would be willing to share what you were eating I would have a better idea.
@Kyarrix I love fat - no problem with it. Can eat butter and dripping by the spoonful (don't miss having the toast). I'll eat any steak but the one I like best is ribeye as I love the fat, I like lamb as it's very fatty too. I love liver, although that's not for the fat. When I was true carnivore it was rare I felt hungry (sugar cravings make you "hungry" for a fix). I agree with you I needed more fat - but I need more meat too, but it's hard to force it in when you're not hungry. I can manage two meals a day but when you're full you're full. Since being a kid I've only been able to eat "little and often"; medical advice given to help me gain weight (a self fulfilling prophecy?). The unsociable bit is more as to how carnivore makes other people feel. If meeting friends, it's easier if they're free for Breakfast, as bacon and eggs doesn't look anything other than normal and unrestrictive (though you know everywhere cooks in seed oil). At my age most of my friends are retired - many in their 80s (I'm 61) and they want to go out for coffee and cake or for you to visit them for tea and biscuits. I appreciate this is weakness speaking here, but I'm being honest. I might be the only person who's visited some of these elderly friends in weeks, and they enjoy the ceremony of putting out a slice of cake or plate of biscuits. No I don't want these things, but being an agreeable person, a people pleaser, I like others to feel happy. You must know that people worry If you start leaving and refusing "normal" foods, even if we know it's poison (in copious amounts). If I can't eat it, they feel uncomfortable eating it too - and I'm not seeing them in an "I'm educating you by setting a good example" capacity. Going out for a meal isn't bad if steak is on the menu but if someone else is paying, choosing the most expensive thing on the menu can be too awkward to do. However, if you eat a steak no one pays much attention when you leave the rest of the stuff on the plate; as I did last night at a celebratory meal and can hopefully pull-off today at another birthday meal. At home carnivore is easy - we mainly just eat steak and eggs; a ribeye for breakfast, eggs or liver by 10am if we're hungry. My youngest is at uni, and I'm sure he's the only student there having steak every day (at 22 alcohol has never passed his lips). But because of the friends situation I can't call my diet carnivore - because as much as I can bore them about the benefits of upping their protein and cutting the sugar, I still get presented by sweet "treats". Unfortunately, most cafes only sell "food" produced by grains or other plants - I do try to steer friends away from these places - but I'm not that bossy, as if I was I wouldn't have so many lovely friends. Choices and compromise as all things in life.
I take Vitamin K2 with Vitamin D so the Calcium is taken out of Arteries and into Bones. Dr Dhand is Brilliant Dedicated Responsible Honest ... His attitude should be a major part of medical training and practice.
My family has been having raw Kefir and raw yogurt in the morning and are feeling so much stronger with more energy! We could tell a difference after 3 to 5 days.
Thank you SO much Dr. Suneel Dhand. I am 64 and full of aches and pains, I will up the calcium and Vit. D. I do lots of physical labor on the homestead, carrying wood, lifting bags and boxes. The heavy logs feel so heavy these days and sometimes I get all crippled up in the back or the neck. I will watch your Webinar. Thank you for caring for us old ladies!
Lift heavy weights. Start out light, learn how to do the main barbell lifts, squats, deadlifts, bench press, OH press pull-ups and add a small amount of weight to the bar every other workout. Work your way up slowly and you will slowly get stronger and stronger. Anyone can do this and it will have a huge impact on your health.
@ Absolutely, the older you are the more patient you have to be to avoid injury l. But having said that, you also HAVE to challenge yourself. It DEFINITELY HAS TO BE HARD and quite challenging or it won’t work. I’m 61 and I can do 3x5 reps with 285 in the squat and a single deadlift with 377.5. I realize those aren’t anything amazing but for my size (5’9”, 180lbs) and 61 it’s not bad.
I like the doctor and his advice. I can only recommend hard physical work and exercise to every woman aged 50 and over. I constantly have to lift heavy things, drive wheelbarrows, work with strength, even overhead. To compensate, I go for a quick walk and do some stretching and training at home. The bones build up due to the stress. I don't have any symptoms of menopause when I train my body like this for 4 to 5 hours a day. That is the minimum for me.
That’s why I recommend a small acreage property with a stable, a hobby of horse back riding, of course you have to have a truck and a horse trailer, and the routine of manure, compost pile, spreading it, mowing, cutting up fallen trees and branches, fixing fences (just did that one two weeks ago), on and on and on, that go with a nice 3 acre property and a horse hobby (trail riding, and the groups are almost all older women who love horses like crazy). It keeps you going, and wears you out. The one thing I pass on is weed whacking around all that pretty horse fencing, that I leave to my youngest who also helps chopping up trees. Just got done with cleaning the pasture fence. Right now I am in the washing the barn phase, then when the barn is done, I head to the dry lot fencing and burning the chopped up dead trees. It’s always something, but it is such a beautiful life.
Thank you Dr Dhand for being a good Dr. As a retired Healthcare Professional, you are such a refreshing breath of fresh air. Totally unlike most doctors after covid. I actually don't trust our U.S. health care system anymore. Govt has taken it over, & I sure don't trust them. God bless you.
Thank you! Yes to Vitamin D & calcium, but what about Magnesium supplements? For years I was only taking Vitamin D and calcium supplements, but experienced terrible pain in the femurs at night, kept me awake. Then I started taking Magnesium supplements and have hardly any pain now. Over 70 now and I've always been very active physically.
I have coronary artery disease minimal and my cardiologist said that’s a different calcium that blocks the coronary arteries. I’m on a calcium channel blocker too.
It’s like you read my mind here.. I am not menopausal but hitting mid age and keep injuring my spine doing basic things. A lady I know suggested I might want to pay attention to my bone health and here you are! Thank you, Dr. Dhand ❤
It is best to take vitamin K2 with vitamin D. Vitamin D increases absorption of calcium from the intestine, and vitamin K2 helps to direct the calcium into the bones and away from the soft tissue such as the arteries. The best form of vitamin K2 for this purpose is known as MK-7. Some vitamin D supplements contain MK-7. Some calcium supplements contain both vitamin D and MK-7.
I am an ND who works with bhrt. The most important thing to remember is that natural bioidentical hrt is good for you. It is the synthetics that are bad for you. Trans dermal delivery is best (creams on skin like inner arms). Dr. Don Colbert has books about this subject.
Can you please do a video on SCAD heart attack! I just had that happen to me and ER doctors and lots of cardiologists don’t know how to diagnose and treat this!! It’s really scary and more people need to be informed!
Does daily gardening qualify as resistance and weight bearing exercise? I'm 73 and garden daily, not just pulling weeds, but lugging bags of compost and heavy plant pots around. I cut tree branches, I climb into trees. I dig, rake and sweep. But that being said, where once I could lift 50l bags, I can only manage 30l now. But I'm still very flexible and fit, BP 116/67 without any meds. I live in NZ where our food supply is excellent. We basically eat meat, fruit and vege straight from the farm to the plate. Hormones, additives and non-organic sprays are frowned upon. I cook everything from scratch, just as my mother did.
Thank you so much for this. I already knew these things but sometimes a reminder is warranted especially when I get busy doing life I can forget to take proper care of my bones.✌🏼🇦🇺
As a cheese maker, I learned that you have to add calcium back to pasteurized milk for it to form a curd because the pasteurization process damages the calcium. Ultra pasteurized milk will not even set a curd. I would be interested to see a study on the availability of calcium in heat treated milk versus fresh milk.
The best tips I know of: I’ve heard that high protein (1g per ideal body weight) is very important and that it should be from animal protein. Also, Vitamin D3 with Vitamin K is very important (from food/sun is best if possible). Calcium from *dairy is so important also! Don’t supplement with calcium as it can clog your arteries. *I believe protein and calcium are best assimilated by the body when consumed from animal sources. Those whole body vibration machines also help! Rebounding on a mini-trampoline is great too! And “overcoming isometrics” is a safer way to make your bones & muscles strong (instead of heavy lifting). ❤ Stand on one leg while you brush your teeth (don’t fall!). 1-2 minutes of this is equivalent to a 30 minute walk as far as putting weight bearing on your leg bones. Wean off Pharma. Brittle bones can be a side effect. Also, bone density doesn’t equal bone strength!! My mom has a bad DEXA scan but fell HARD on her hips twice in 6 weeks in her mid 70s and didn’t even have a fracture! She’s not on any meds, and she eats only real food. Exercises a little (but she walks a lot). She been taking vitamin D with K2 for years. I pray the best for everyone! 🙏🏻❤️❤️
Right you are. Bone density does not equal bone strength. Brittle bones break. Osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) cause brittle bones. Do not take calcium supplements. These cause plaque in the arteries. Eat lots of leafy greens. The best you can do for your bones and teeth is take ReMag (magnesium) combined with ReMyte (trace minerals).
Belinda beck 8month study at Griffith university. Post menopausal women with osteoporosis did heavy weights twice a weak and reversed it. Got very strong.
Excellent video on the Golden five! As a PT myself, these are the exact same tips I preach to my clients as well as my mother. I'm sending her this video as she appreciates and enjoys your delivery 👍
If it works for you, ladies, then HRT is something to consider, also. In addition to all the Dr. just said, it helps with that estrogen depletion for a lot of us! ❤ There has been lots of misinformation on it out there…but pretty sure most people that follow this Dr. are already aware of that. ❤
Yes yes yes! The 2001 why study was flawed nd it’s taking awhile for the truth to get out there, even among good practitioners! Check out Rachel Rubin, Mary Clare Haver or Kelly Casperson for serious data. Also, I have learned from some sources that dairy leaches calcium from bones, so better to get from green leafy veg acc to what I have learned.
@@jamiefaber6262 I’ve learned the dairy thing is a myth and that calcium is best utilized by the body when obtained from animal sources-same with protein. ❤
I had a hysterectomy and my ovaries were removed. I have always exercised and used weight training. I take vit D K2 Ca, still got osteoporosis. I dont use alcohol or smoke. My doctor insisted that I take one of the osteoporosis pharmaceuticals pharmaceuticals but I refused. I have been doing osteogenesis therapy at OsteoStrong for over a year and will have a dexa scan soon. We'll see.
May want to consider HRT…estrogen, progesterone and testosterone….and seek out information from Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Louise Newson, Dr. Heather Hirsch, Dr. Kelly Casperson, Dr. Lisa Mosconi
@patriciapanfili5735 look up Osteostrong. There us only one in Georgia so check where you live. I went in for a free session and I keep going back because of the healing therapies such as vibrating plates, machines which safely stress bones so they will hit the growth factor. There's also red light therapy, hydromassage, PEMF therapy. Many of the people there have seen remarkable results in making and strengthening bones.
Thank you for this information and a webinar regarding bone strength. It is essential that people take responsibility for their health and finding the right knowledge and personal discipline.
IM 76 and healthy! Its not just quanity of bone but quality of bone! I run bike dance work gardening! No drinking smoki ng! This is common sense really! I ran 1/2 marathons and help start the 1st womens race in America! As a child we walked everywhere and worked in factories! Hard labor plus good food! America has ruined its food and made our children sicker with more diabetes etc! Miss the good old days! Safer also!
@@olderandwiser127 Really? I’ve been wondering if hydrolyzed collagen is better utilized by the body than bone broth, but you don’t find this to be the case? That would be great news if so. I’d feel better about just drinking bone broth.
Thank you so very much for all your informative podcasts. I love listening to you and take your advice to heart. Thank you so very much for speaking out the truth when so many are not. I am sixty five years old and I am heeding everyone of your podcasts contents.
Love the doctor... But he left out number one most important thing: Hormone replacement therapy HRT. Bioidentical estradiol patches and oral progesterone capsules. Both can be prescribed by any licensed practitioner such as an MD, DO, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant. Both meds are FDA approved, and covered by insurance. When your practitioner orders it you can pick it up at your local CVS or Walgreens. Copay per script is usually between $5 and $10 each. Also don't forget the vaginal estradiol cream to prevent atrophy, utis, lack of moisture AKA vaginal dryness. That script also runs about $5 per month in copay.
Dr. Suneel Dhand thank you for your important work. Please check the importance of K2 with Vit. D. for calcium absorption. Also boron, magnesium and zink are very important. Calcium not so much: Cal - Mag ratio 1:1
According to what I learned we need vitamin K2 to bring calcium from the blood to the boone or teath and magnesium as a coenzym to build up collagen. Mona from Sweden
... All good stuff, but what happens when you have sustained at least 1/2 dz spinal fractures and rotation of the pelvis and the slightest over-doing it cracks a bone and sends you back 3-months! Opinion on Prolea??? And I NEVER expected to present with osteoporosis, I ate tons of cheese, dairy, meat - outdoors walking, gardening, T total, never smoked - no meds, issues... Now a nightmare!! Housebound, although I have a big garden I try to manage - but basically I feel as if I have nothing holding me together around the T11.. Have a great day.
Dr. Dhand can’t wait to check out your webinar. What calcium supplement is the most absorbable - carbonate, citrate, gluconate, lactate, phosphate or coral calcium?
Men get osteoporosis, too. I had three fractures in my mid-fifties, including a compression fracture of my T-11. I ended up getting a balloon kyphoplasty for it. After Fosamax and Forteo, I ended up with Prolia injections twice a year. I haven't had any further fractures, and I was able to go on with my life as if nothing had happened. Admittedly, I didn't tolerate the Fosamax very well and will never take it again. I'm doing calcium and vitamin D daily for life as well as magnesium. My life is NOT ruined, and I work full-time in a hospital. 😊
Permit me to add my 6th advice : PRAY , meditate & talk to our Divine Creator who made our anatomy . I fell & I called upon HIM to give me spiritual energy then something just whisper " get up & walk" . TRUE not a joke , without the Divine Grace I would be LONG GONE !!! DEO omnipotenti DEO gratias !!
Same for post MAN o pausal men ? I had ALL the symptoms in 50s. I was a health care professional and after years of thoracic back pain the GP told me 'wear and tear'. I was in nursing so a lot of years lifting without the gizmos they have now. I was always careful with my back when lifting though and knew nurses had issues with lower back pain very often but not higher up so much. It ended up I had to have a tonic/clonic (grand mal) seizure which lasted 30 mins - wait 12 hours in A + E to be seen by a locum with five years clinical experience. She did a CT and IV paracetamol. My right shoulder was swollen up like an American footballer with his pads on. But I never made a sound or complaint. The doctor leaves and comes back at 11:45pm with a young nurse. She had a look on her face that said, 'What the ???? happened to you.' I had been speaking generally/chit chat with the doc earlier and knew her shift finished at 12 midnight. She said my CT was clear etc and I asked about my arm - if she was going to at least X Ray it. She asked me to pull on three of her fingers - part neurological testing, which I did and she said I was fine and could go on home. I did. Two days later I could no longer bare the pain. I go back and it's an older, wiser doctor - Dr Kahn - lovely man and the head nurse who knew me sat in too. He did some tests and X Rays and told me my right shoulder was 'completely shattered and would need replaced'. He spoke about the bone pain I must have been enduring - I never mentioned it. I also had two quite deep fractures to my left scapula. I was admitted - had the surgery, the other staff were all brilliant and after a week got home. I have good functionality now but never be perfect again. EVERY single member of staff from head Ortho consultant to nurses to Physios asked me, 'K, have you seen your X Rays ?' I hadn't but eventually asked the young physio if I would be allowed to see them. He took me to the computer and it looked like my shoulder was where my elbow had been. It was GLARINGLY obvious some major damage. But I got through it. I am not an ambulace chaser. I was given a DEXA scan later. After the GP telling me 'wear and tear' which I thought BS - I was told I had osteoporosis. I have been on Calcium and Vit D3 twice daily since with another drug once a week - supposed to help with the absorption of calcium into bones. I have been on these three and half years now and been told recently little change. But there is clinical research at Queen's Uni in Belfast where they are working on a drug injected straight into the bones. To see about applying for that. I was so sick of it all I did not bother. I have had few broken bones over the years and was told 'You have very fine bone structure and might find your bones break easier as you get older. Job's Comforter.(Dr) I do exercise etc - but other than being careful - is there any other recommendation/s for this condition ? THANK YOU FOR ALL the work you do speaking out about the crap in Health Care which should NOT be there. That doctor who first mal diagnosed me is now working in a fancy private hospital. I sent a letter to them telling of my experience as she has potential to be of danger to the public. I never heard a word back and doubt that ANYTHING was done to check her competence. God help anyone under her lack of care. I knew some of the staff (the A + E I first attended) as I had worked there in past and was told later by someone who knew her. Let's just say she had some serious issues she should be or have been dealing with and not taking out on patients. We all know what stress is like working for NHS but you don't ignore patient needs or it's time for a break and maybe the doctor needs to see a better doctor herself. Sorry for longevity. I am not looking diagnosis or any advice on this case as such. Just general recommendations that might help improve bone health/density etc and prevent further fractures / breaks. I am 63 years old now. I have lost faith in the Health Service here to be honest. It was great when I started but gone down hill to breaking point over the years. Government goal siince the first day I started. They prefer spending people's money on war and killing people. Bit like US. A VooDoo doctor would do less harm I swear to God. 😁
I am lucky to have been involved in track & field during those 'formative years' as a kid. A few years ago, I was attacked by a ram, which broke a knob off a knee bone..the doctor "screwed them together" with titanium screws. It also meant he had to drill into bone..he told me I had the densest bones he'd ever encountered, and had to really lean in during drilling(heebie jeebies or what?)... I hope that helps me as I become an old lady..lol..
Dr Shane, what calcium supplement or form of calcium do you recommend if you can’t get enough through diet due to dairy allergies? And what dosage and when to take? Thanks for this video.
Thank you so much Doctor. This video was excellent! It was precise and had so much good advice! ( I particularly, liked you explaining the minerals needed to maintain bone health,and foods to ingest Instead just taking additional suplements).
I beg your pardon but,I think you forgot to mention the K2, in order to get the D3 to where it needs to be, and keep it out of the arteries. It is not easy to get K2 in the diet in Britain, therefore most people will need to supplement. Thank you for your podcasts.
I have a fractured clavicle and am currently trying to get all the tests for osteoporosis before my consultant will think about plating my shoulder, mean while I'm in alot of pain..6 months now since first fractured clavicle. I take vit D but not extra calcium and eat a well balanced diet, before I was asked if I took supplements, I was exercising when I broke my clavicle, but now I can only go for walks and do gentle lifts with my arm. I will keep up with the advice and hope by next year I can go back to riding my bike...I fell off it!
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What about women who have had a hysterectomy/oophorectomy? Postmenopausal women still produce some level of estrogen, but not after surgical removal. Little is ever said about this.
Thank you.
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What is the correct test to determine bone density? I had a shattered ankle (3 breaks) from a fall, but it was from about 1 metre, and landed on my heels. Clean breaks, and I was surprised, since I thought my relatively healthy body would absorb the shocks.
As I'm post-menopausal, my doc tested my bone density using BMD x-ray method, and said all was good. Still, I find this worrisome, and it IS Canada, so the protocols are very cheap with some things, especially for folks over age 50. Is there a more accurate test, I wonder? Maybe something that could be covered, if you think it's something we may need to do at a certain age.
Thank you, Dr. Dhand.
Getting there 😄 thanks 👍 helpful.
What do you recommend for people who are lactose intolerant?
I nominate Dr. Dhand for Surgeon General🎉
I second that.
Dr. Joseph Ladapo is a better choice. He is already the SG in Florida.
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That might be difficult as he is not an American citizen 😂
@lorih9182 Who isn't? Dr. Dhand?
Menopause has ruined my life. Girls should learn about this in middle school. Thank you, Dr. Dhand, for helping us older women take care of ourselves.❤
@TheSouthisHot,
I’m so sorry to hear that. 😢 Have you tried bioidentical hormones?
What is your diet and exercise like?
I hope something helps you soon. 🙏🏻❤️
Try reading 'The Iodine Crisis' & 'The Miraculous Cure For and Prevention of All Diseases What Doctors Never Learned' both EXCELLENT BOOKS full of info and very easy to read.
Are you joking? Why on earth should girls learn about something that isn't going to happen for another 30 or 40 years? lol. When the time gets closer women should take responsibility for themselves and do their own research.
Totally agree with you that women ought to take steps from a younger age. I didn’t know any better then, and now my joints are aching…
I agree! I’m only 40 but if I knew what I know now I would have prioritized my health and fitness much more.
Calcium should come from food only. Supplementing with it can clog arteries. It’s also crucial to consume vitamin D3 WITH K2 for artery health (K2 keeps calcium out of the arteries). ❤❤
EDIT: I should have also added the importance of magnesium. Most people are deficient in it, and it greatly helps the absorption of calcium!
But D (which is not a vitamin but a pro-hormone) in supplemental form is also harmful.
The vitamin K2 is what makes the calcium go to bones and teeth, not arteries.
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Yes!! ❤️
Agreed!!!
@@KarenDevereaux-uw9fv will k2 cause your blood to thicken?
1 Vit D Calcium from food.
2 Weight bearing activities
3 Resistance training
4 Protein rich food
5 Limit other toxins.
No alcohol or smoking 🌹
Thanks for watching!
And K2 to absorb the calcium into the bones?. D3 + K2 + Magnesium.
10 minutes of sunlight everyday helps your body make vit D
@@drsuneeldhand What about calcium altering the calcium/magnesium ratio, thus reducing magnesium in body? I thought that was bad for bone health?
Vit K2
In 2023 at Thanksgiving my mom fell and broke her left hip. She was completely healed by Thanksgiving of last year. On December 10 of last year, she tripped on a sidewalk outside of a restaurant. She broke her left hip again. She is walk independently now. She is turning 85 this month. My dad is turning 86 next month. They are still living on their own. I feel very blessed.
Yes, you're very blessed.
Any helpful advice on what your parents are doing to keep strong bones and the ability to recover well at their age?
Very good, I am so glad that your parents are doing so well!! That's such a blessing to have them around.
Very lucky....but I would get her to use a walker now to prevent her from falling again... My mom broke her hip and never could walk again and died about 8 months later. She had a walker but was not using it.
You are and so is your mother and father, God love them. Enjoy EVERY single moment you can/have with them cause when they go you will feel like not only your heart has been shattered but part of your soul ripped out too. I stayed with my father, then a younger brother (firefighter), then my mother three years ago ( a VERY independent strong woman too) and then a 64 year old brother a few months after my mother passed was diagnosed with a smallish tumour in his stomach. He had several chemo treatments etc and had to go into our local hospital one day for some test. Lots of family there, his wife, son etc. I whispered in his ear that I would be back to sit through the night with whomever else was staying. He was fine. It was 5:15pm. My niece drove me home - five mins from hospital. Within five mins - I hadn't even my coat off - another niece comes running in, franctic, "Quick come on, we have to get back now, C just passed'. I near had a heart attack. We went out and sure enough he was gone - totally unexpected as the treatments were working well we were told. Four family members in a not long time. I was with every one except C 'til they took their last breath at home with Palliative support. It was very difficult but a true blessing too. So you - or anyone else - for God's sake - enjoy EVERY moment with family whilst here and don't be shoving them in homes. They give up the will to live. I saw it too often. God bless them and you and yours.
67 yrs young I had a dexa scan in August. No osteopenia or osteoporosis. I have exercised all my life. Do weights 3 times a week, pilates and walk everyday.
Thankyou Dr Dhand for all your videos. All very helpful
I'm 77 don't exercise. Normal dexa scan.
What are y’all’s diets? Have you always eaten plenty of animal proteins and calcium (dairy?).
virtue signalling
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I exercised all my life, too, including strength/resistance training. At 58-59 I injured my back significantly while in a small group exercise class. Later that year I slipped on ice, put my hand down to protect my back, broke my wrist. No mention was made of my bone density, probably because I was too young and "well-nourished." Two years and several more bouts of activity/exercise-induced back issues, my husband insisted I get a DEXA. My spine score came in at -4.6, which is off the charts, possibly equivalent to what a very osteoporotic 90-year old's bones might look like. But I was still active and fairly strong (by this time I eas babying my back, had quit running,) and it was like--no wonder I keep hurting myself: I'm a bull in a china shop. But my point is, you can do everything you know to do (I've never been a smoker, barely ever drank, and if my diet could've been better, it also could have been a lot worse,) and still end up with--literally--a broken back. It took awhile to find my fractures but I have at least four; two acquired during mild exercise, and two--I think--are a result of my work as a hairdresser. (Considered "spontaneous".)
Doctors know almost nothing about osteoporosis. It's not "sexy". It tends to afflict people who already have a lot of "more important" health issues and who are likely to die "soon" anyway, so...why would anyone be particularly interested in either preventing it, treating it effectively or mitigating the effects of treatment? As one doctor told me, "I've worked with lots of old people with osteoporosis; they just take their drugs and get on with life.. It's not like you have cancer!" Well, thanks, first, for calling me "old" (at barely 62.) Second, I think it actually is a lot like cancer in the sense that your prognosis is much better if you catch it early, and even if osteoporosis per se isn't likely to kill you, if you have a rip roaring case of it, supposedly your chances of acquiring nearly everything else, from dementia to heart disease, are higher. The drugs are--in some cases--actually chemotherapy, and the longer you take them, the greater your chances of a very adverse side effect. So, don't diss people with really severe osteoporosis.
That noted, I AM doing better, without the drugs. I've quit babying my back--which means I'm almost always sore, but I'm a lot stronger. My diet and hopefully absorption of nutrients is better abd except for the fact that I sleep like crap, I might feel quite good. (I do have Hashimotos--guess what else doctors don't tell you anything about? All the things that could be downstream of this metabolic disorder? Hashimotos!) My energy and depressive tendencies are much improved. And my t-scores improved, though I was told my scores are so bad that the dEXA isn't calibrated to read them. Still--I had 6% improvement in my hip after a year, (my hip was in the mid- -3's, so not AS bad,) which is considered significant after just less than a year. (My spine score improved by 14% (has to be error...unless I'd been taking the drugs?) Femoral head was about 2-3% better which is not significant. Still, I think it suggests I have been headed in the right direction. But even if I really do turn this ship around, (with or without drugs,) the damage has been done.
So, if you are doing well, count yourself blessed. If you're not doing so well, know you're not alone. And if your back hurts, like--it feels like it's broken--get a DEXA, even if you're "too young to be screened." And realize x-rays are not the best way to find vertebral fractures. If it feels broken, there's a solid chance it is.
Rant over.
Years ago a doctor put me on Fosamax. I woke up in so much pain I thought I might have to go to the hospital. Told the doctor about it and she wanted to put me on another one she said was milder. That was a big hell no for me, I left her and threw that crap out. Thus began my journey into natural medicine. I was told I can't do that myself, but told myself watch me. D3, k2, magnesium, strontium, boron, copper, potassium, calcium from food, my bones are great.
Dr. Dhand, you are truly a blessing!!
Dear Dr. D,
You are a hero! I wish you were in SC! I am almost 73, I walk 10,000 steps every day (outside, weather permitting), eat bananas, apples, broccoli, eggs and cheese and nuts and small meat portions (and fish), take C,D, A, calcium, zinc, biotin 10,000 (for hair). I do small gardening and pool care. I help raise 11 grandchildren so I still pick up small kids. Is that enough strength training? I also do all the housework.
@Rachel, 🎉 Wow!!! You sound to me like you’re killing it (doing fabulous!)!!! Keep at it and keep showing the younger women how it’s done! ❤
Well done 👍🏻
The best !
Remove the nuts and any high oxalic acid containing plants (spinach, chard, beets, chocolate, black tea, etc). More red meat for strong bones. Bananas are high sugar; careful.
@@PeaceIsYeshua Thank you! Love your name ❤
I have recently started rebounding, a mini trampoline. It has be very beneficial. I still use free weights, yoga ball, floor exercises, and I walk, but I have seen the most results from rebounding. My lower back, and the way I walk has dramatically changed, and I have been walking anywhere between 3, 000 and 10,000 steps for years and have not seen the results like I have on this mini trampoline, which is a weight bearing exercise. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!!
Rebounding is amazing!!!! I have a Bellicon and a Cellerciser, and I love both, but I will say the Cellerciser gives more of a g-force and is easier to stay on (doesn’t require as much effort), haha! Plus, the springs will last a lifetime. 🎉
@@PeaceIsYeshua I was afraid of the springs because I live in a upstairs apartment with squeaky floors. Shoot it squeaks when I walk, do floor exercises or when my 12 lb cat walks. LOL So I went with a Bungee type, Darchen. Figured it would be ok for a starter. So far there is no squeaking. LOL Anyway, this thing is so fun. I can't stay off of it!!!
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Too funny! 😂 The bungees are great for how quiet they are!! I think you made a good choice! I’m thrilled for you that you’re loving it so much! Keep it up!! It will be your friend into old age! 👍🏻
I’m the only one here that finds when I rebound I fart 💨 hubby laughs but I can’t help it , does it get any better 😮
Hmm, I have to try this ❤
Yay you didn't mention avoid coffee and tea👏. Thank you for not blasting us with ads at the start of the video
I'm 55, stopped drinking just over a week ago, and alreI feel better. Not sleeping too good, yet I feel better, my skin looks better, and I struggled with terrible anxiety, especially while driving, due to a bad car acci, a few years ago, but since not drinking, the anxiety has all but gone! SO- The alcohol that I would consume, to calm my anxiety, was actually CAUSING it, is what I surmise.
Changing to a low fat, plant based diet worked for me. The change in my health was amazing…
Please don't forget about vitamin K2 and magnesium (glycinate for example) so that vit D can work 'correctly'.
Take magnesium later doesn’t go well with k2 😊do vit d3 n k2 early magnesium evening time 😊
Need vitamin B for magnesium to work your vitamin B is low the magnesium will not work give you the runs.
Spot on!
Magnesium and zinc is very important.
@@blueice2616magnesium glycinate doesn’t give you the runs, mag citrate can.
You flippin' ROCK! The truth 🤕 hurts but not as much as lies! Love you forever ❤❤❤
Thank you for speaking on the subject of menopause. I sit here with 3 broken metatarsals in my right foot. I had a hysterotomy at 34 and I am now 63. I feel more focus should be placed on optimal hormone levels in women and how to achieve that. This does not need to be a taboo subject. If as much attention was given to menopause as ED is for men that would be very helpful.
My doctor suggested I eat a 1-inch cube of cheddar cheese a day for my bones, at menopause. My bones are strong at 78. Over the years I have seen real foods are better for your health.
Doctor Dhand from all of the post menopausal women around the world a big thank you.
Rebounding is really beneficial also.
It wrecked me
@@themysteriousdomainmoviepalacehow? what happened? I’m scared I’ll fall off or break the mini tramp 😅
@@nokatenosome models of rebounders come with hand rails that can be attached. Helpful if balance is an issue.
Just started rebounding. It's been a game changer on my health ❤
I’m 70 and have the bones of a 40-year-old woman. I’ve been walking with weight vest D3 K2 magnesium I have amazing bones, but I’ve been working on them for 20 years.
That’s awesome!! What has your diet been like? ❤
Weight vest??
I'm 53 and 6 years post menopause. I too had a dexa and my bones are strong. Interestingly, the lady doing the scan told me that the one advantage for overweight women is that they mostly have stronger bones as they are literally weight lifting each day carrying the excess pounds around. (I'm overweight). I thought this was a very interesting observation from someone who clearly does many of these scans on women of all shapes and sizes.
It is NEVER TOO LATE to start a exercising and changing other lifestyle habits- I am 62 (early surgical menopause at 33 with no HRT therapy), overweight (slowly losing but still losing) and from my DexaScan 2 years ago showing osteopenia in both hips but > in Left Hip, I started eating healthy and doing weight bearing exercises. Between walking daily, strength training, eating healthy and in moderation and taking calcium, D3 with K2, magnesium and Immune C- Plus, I have reversed my osteopenia, stopped my pre-diabetes issue (diagnosed at same time as osteopenia), sleep so much better and have more energy and able to focus and still have a great memory! I now have a 73 year old friend who is starting to mobilize more with me and stretch with me and she is already feeling better and more limber!
I’m two years into menopause. Started with one meal a day to drop weight post covid. Then went carnivore 18 months ago. Feel amazing, lost all weight around my middle, do ‘strength training’ via renovating and landscaping. Can work all day all weekend paving, digging, and totally smash it- as long as I have absolutely no carbs. As soon as I eat carbs I have to stop by lunchtime and rest. 56yrs. Best shape of my life.
You are doing a fantastic job. Maggie, the rancher in her early 80s who was interviewed by Dr Anthony Chaffee is still working as a rancher. She doesn't look like she's in her 80s, she looks 50s at the most. She has a husband who is in his 60s, 20 years younger than her (and she looks younger than him).
She works as a rancher, some days she works for 16 hours and she can outrun and out jump people 50 years younger.
She's been eating a carnivore diet for 65 years. She doesn't take any medications, I don't know if she's on any supplements but I doubt it. She eats a lot of meat and a lot of fat. She's a great weight, she looks great and she feels great. I think that is your future and I hope it is mine too.
I did carnivore for 8mth. No more gut issues, plenty of energy - and started sleeping through for the first time in 15years - had to set an alarm to get up for 8am! Previously, I'd been awake 3hr every night. Problem was I became too thin, as meat fills you up so well. I'm back to eating limited carbs again - but also back to not sleeping through. I know what I need to do however, carnivore is very unsociable - and I never wanted to be "that" fussy eater.
@iseeulysses I disagree that it makes you a fussy eater. If being a fussy eater means not eating poison, not eating the things that destroy your health, then being fussy is a positive. You can always eat meat. You can eat eggs, fish, dairy within reason assuming it doesn't disagree with you. There's always something you can eat unless you are doing the lion diet which is ruminant meat and water only. That is restrictive but it's also an excellent elimination diet and it restores people's health.
As for losing weight, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you're not eating enough fat. We've been taught that fat is the enemy so when we do carnivore many start by choosing leaner meats. You have to eat a lot of fat on carnivore, that is what powers your brain, maintains your weight and makes hormones.
Eat fatty meat and if you can't eat it fatty enough add butter. Please try it again if your labs were good, if you were feeling great and sleeping through the night, please try it again but with more fat.
It can't be emphasized how important fat is on the carnivore diet. If you were losing weight you were almost certainly under eating, not getting enough fat. If you would be willing to share what you were eating I would have a better idea.
@Kyarrix I love fat - no problem with it. Can eat butter and dripping by the spoonful (don't miss having the toast). I'll eat any steak but the one I like best is ribeye as I love the fat, I like lamb as it's very fatty too. I love liver, although that's not for the fat. When I was true carnivore it was rare I felt hungry (sugar cravings make you "hungry" for a fix). I agree with you I needed more fat - but I need more meat too, but it's hard to force it in when you're not hungry. I can manage two meals a day but when you're full you're full. Since being a kid I've only been able to eat "little and often"; medical advice given to help me gain weight (a self fulfilling prophecy?).
The unsociable bit is more as to how carnivore makes other people feel. If meeting friends, it's easier if they're free for Breakfast, as bacon and eggs doesn't look anything other than normal and unrestrictive (though you know everywhere cooks in seed oil).
At my age most of my friends are retired - many in their 80s (I'm 61) and they want to go out for coffee and cake or for you to visit them for tea and biscuits. I appreciate this is weakness speaking here, but I'm being honest. I might be the only person who's visited some of these elderly friends in weeks, and they enjoy the ceremony of putting out a slice of cake or plate of biscuits. No I don't want these things, but being an agreeable person, a people pleaser, I like others to feel happy. You must know that people worry If you start leaving and refusing "normal" foods, even if we know it's poison (in copious amounts). If I can't eat it, they feel uncomfortable eating it too - and I'm not seeing them in an "I'm educating you by setting a good example" capacity.
Going out for a meal isn't bad if steak is on the menu but if someone else is paying, choosing the most expensive thing on the menu can be too awkward to do. However, if you eat a steak no one pays much attention when you leave the rest of the stuff on the plate; as I did last night at a celebratory meal and can hopefully pull-off today at another birthday meal.
At home carnivore is easy - we mainly just eat steak and eggs; a ribeye for breakfast, eggs or liver by 10am if we're hungry. My youngest is at uni, and I'm sure he's the only student there having steak every day (at 22 alcohol has never passed his lips). But because of the friends situation I can't call my diet carnivore - because as much as I can bore them about the benefits of upping their protein and cutting the sugar, I still get presented by sweet "treats". Unfortunately, most cafes only sell "food" produced by grains or other plants - I do try to steer friends away from these places - but I'm not that bossy, as if I was I wouldn't have so many lovely friends. Choices and compromise as all things in life.
Dr. Dhand you’re wonderful, different and truthful. Thank you.
I take Vitamin K2 with Vitamin D so the Calcium is taken out of Arteries and into Bones. Dr Dhand is Brilliant Dedicated Responsible Honest ... His attitude should be a major part of medical training and practice.
Thank you so much Dr. Dhand.
May you prosper in everything you do.God bless your family. ❤
Really appreciate your kind words!
Great information. Thank you for sharing. Just curious why you did not mention HRT?
My family has been having raw Kefir and raw yogurt in the morning and are feeling so much stronger with more energy! We could tell a difference after 3 to 5 days.
Thank you SO much Dr. Suneel Dhand. I am 64 and full of aches and pains, I will up the calcium and Vit. D. I do lots of physical labor on the homestead, carrying wood, lifting bags and boxes. The heavy logs feel so heavy these days and sometimes I get all crippled up in the back or the neck. I will watch your Webinar. Thank you for caring for us old ladies!
Maybe some massage therapy would help you after carrying all that heavy stuff.
@@karen406 Maybe but I really can't afford such. Thank you for caring enough to respond ( :
Lift heavy weights. Start out light, learn how to do the main barbell lifts, squats, deadlifts, bench press, OH press pull-ups and add a small amount of weight to the bar every other workout. Work your way up slowly and you will slowly get stronger and stronger. Anyone can do this and it will have a huge impact on your health.
@gcruishank9663: Thank you for saying that “start out light” and “work your way up slowly” - otherwise it just seems overwhelming.
@ Absolutely, the older you are the more patient you have to be to avoid injury l. But having said that, you also HAVE to challenge yourself. It DEFINITELY HAS TO BE HARD and quite challenging or it won’t work. I’m 61 and I can do 3x5 reps with 285 in the squat and a single deadlift with 377.5. I realize those aren’t anything amazing but for my size (5’9”, 180lbs) and 61 it’s not bad.
I’m 58 , Mediterranean diet . Take vit d . Strength training 4 times a week . Feel very fit
Can you please do a video about hypercalcemia with osteo. It's confusing on how much calcium (and what type) you should or shouldn't consume.
I like the doctor and his advice. I can only recommend hard physical work and exercise to every woman aged 50 and over. I constantly have to lift heavy things, drive wheelbarrows, work with strength, even overhead. To compensate, I go for a quick walk and do some stretching and training at home. The bones build up due to the stress. I don't have any symptoms of menopause when I train my body like this for 4 to 5 hours a day. That is the minimum for me.
That has been my experience aswell.
That’s why I recommend a small acreage property with a stable, a hobby of horse back riding, of course you have to have a truck and a horse trailer, and the routine of manure, compost pile, spreading it, mowing, cutting up fallen trees and branches, fixing fences (just did that one two weeks ago), on and on and on, that go with a nice 3 acre property and a horse hobby (trail riding, and the groups are almost all older women who love horses like crazy). It keeps you going, and wears you out. The one thing I pass on is weed whacking around all that pretty horse fencing, that I leave to my youngest who also helps chopping up trees. Just got done with cleaning the pasture fence. Right now I am in the washing the barn phase, then when the barn is done, I head to the dry lot fencing and burning the chopped up dead trees. It’s always something, but it is such a beautiful life.
@@vickijohnson9367 You have a beautiful life. Love it!
You’re such a breath of fresh air in the medical field
Thank you Dr Dhand for being a good Dr. As a retired Healthcare Professional, you are such a refreshing breath of fresh air. Totally unlike most doctors after covid. I actually don't trust our U.S. health care system anymore. Govt has taken it over, & I sure don't trust them. God bless you.
Thank you Dr Dhand. I watch you on a regular basis I find you informative and to the point. It's great. Keep going from
S Wales UK
Thank you!
Thank you! Yes to Vitamin D & calcium, but what about Magnesium supplements? For years I was only taking Vitamin D and calcium supplements, but experienced terrible pain in the femurs at night, kept me awake. Then I started taking Magnesium supplements and have hardly any pain now. Over 70 now and I've always been very active physically.
I recently was informed that calcium supplements are not good for arteries. Especially if one has coronary artery disease.
I have coronary artery disease minimal and my cardiologist said that’s a different calcium that blocks the coronary arteries. I’m on a calcium channel blocker too.
not just calcium, but long term D supplementation can irreversibly damage the heart.
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Do you take K2 to help get calcium out of your arteries? It’s my understanding that all supplemental calcium is bad for the arteries.
Yes that's correct . Calcium supplements ate basically chalk do instead of going into the bones it goes straight into the arteries anc csuses plaque😮
@@PeaceIsYeshua Yes and I take a combination liquid calcium supplement with vitamin D, I have Osteopenia.
It’s like you read my mind here.. I am not menopausal but hitting mid age and keep injuring my spine doing basic things. A lady I know suggested I might want to pay attention to my bone health and here you are! Thank you, Dr. Dhand ❤
@nako, you might also consider rebounding and whole body vibration! Also, “overcoming isometrics.” I hope things get better!! ❤️🩹
@@PeaceIsYeshuaThanks! I looked up Overcoming Isometrics and it looks right up my alley. Looks like that was Bruce Lee’s training routine, very cool!
It is best to take vitamin K2 with vitamin D. Vitamin D increases absorption of calcium from the intestine, and vitamin K2 helps to direct the calcium into the bones and away from the soft tissue such as the arteries.
The best form of vitamin K2 for this purpose is known as MK-7. Some vitamin D supplements contain MK-7. Some calcium supplements contain both vitamin D and MK-7.
100% correct @#
Yes!! This is very important. ❤
Yea I'm on the right path,I take mk7,collagen powder,high count v.d,
Very true, thank you
Can you do a video on pros and cons of Hormone replacement therapy?
I am an ND who works with bhrt. The most important thing to remember is that natural bioidentical hrt is good for you. It is the synthetics that are bad for you. Trans dermal delivery is best (creams on skin like inner arms). Dr. Don Colbert has books about this subject.
BHRT taken in physiological doses is fantastic. Sources for info: Women's Hormone Network and FixAFlash.
@@Hope.Israel.prophetic Thank you.🙏🏻
Can you please do a video on SCAD heart attack! I just had that happen to me and ER doctors and lots of cardiologists don’t know how to diagnose and treat this!! It’s really scary and more people need to be informed!
Does daily gardening qualify as resistance and weight bearing exercise? I'm 73 and garden daily, not just pulling weeds, but lugging bags of compost and heavy plant pots around. I cut tree branches, I climb into trees. I dig, rake and sweep. But that being said, where once I could lift 50l bags, I can only manage 30l now. But I'm still very flexible and fit, BP 116/67 without any meds. I live in NZ where our food supply is excellent. We basically eat meat, fruit and vege straight from the farm to the plate. Hormones, additives and non-organic sprays are frowned upon. I cook everything from scratch, just as my mother did.
Thank you, Dr. Dhand. ❤
Thank you so much for this. I already knew these things but sometimes a reminder is warranted especially when I get busy doing life I can forget to take proper care of my bones.✌🏼🇦🇺
As a cheese maker, I learned that you have to add calcium back to pasteurized milk for it to form a curd because the pasteurization process damages the calcium. Ultra pasteurized milk will not even set a curd. I would be interested to see a study on the availability of calcium in heat treated milk versus fresh milk.
I am so glad you talk about this
The best tips I know of:
I’ve heard that high protein (1g per ideal body weight) is very important and that it should be from animal protein.
Also, Vitamin D3 with Vitamin K is very important (from food/sun is best if possible).
Calcium from *dairy is so important also! Don’t supplement with calcium as it can clog your arteries.
*I believe protein and calcium are best assimilated by the body when consumed from animal sources.
Those whole body vibration machines also help! Rebounding on a mini-trampoline is great too!
And “overcoming isometrics” is a safer way to make your bones & muscles strong (instead of heavy lifting). ❤
Stand on one leg while you brush your teeth (don’t fall!). 1-2 minutes of this is equivalent to a 30 minute walk as far as putting weight bearing on your leg bones.
Wean off Pharma. Brittle bones can be a side effect.
Also, bone density doesn’t equal bone strength!! My mom has a bad DEXA scan but fell HARD on her hips twice in 6 weeks in her mid 70s and didn’t even have a fracture! She’s not on any meds, and she eats only real food. Exercises a little (but she walks a lot). She been taking vitamin D with K2 for years.
I pray the best for everyone! 🙏🏻❤️❤️
Right you are. Bone density does not equal bone strength. Brittle bones break. Osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) cause brittle bones.
Do not take calcium supplements. These cause plaque in the arteries. Eat lots of leafy greens. The best you can do for your bones and teeth is take ReMag (magnesium) combined with ReMyte (trace minerals).
Some people are dairy-intolerant, and it's not just the lactose. What's the next best source of calcium?
Belinda beck 8month study at Griffith university. Post menopausal women with osteoporosis did heavy weights twice a weak and reversed it. Got very strong.
@@doriesse824 calcium was worthless. Don’t take it. Only natural.
You are right. More important than calcium. Calcium can be dangerous. Milk is not good. we can't accesses it.
Excellent video on the Golden five!
As a PT myself, these are the exact same tips I preach to my clients as well as my mother.
I'm sending her this video as she appreciates and enjoys your delivery 👍
This Doctor is the one, everybody would like to have as a GP, to keep Healthy and in a Good Shape. Thank You for your teachings.
Thank you for caring about people!
Thank you Dr.Suneel Dhand.
If it works for you, ladies, then HRT is something to consider, also. In addition to all the Dr. just said, it helps with that estrogen depletion for a lot of us! ❤ There has been lots of misinformation on it out there…but pretty sure most people that follow this Dr. are already aware of that. ❤
Yes yes yes! The 2001 why study was flawed nd it’s taking awhile for the truth to get out there, even among good practitioners! Check out Rachel Rubin, Mary Clare Haver or Kelly Casperson for serious data.
Also, I have learned from some sources that dairy leaches calcium from bones, so better to get from green leafy veg acc to what I have learned.
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I’ve learned the dairy thing is a myth and that calcium is best utilized by the body when obtained from animal sources-same with protein. ❤
I had a hysterectomy and my ovaries were removed. I have always exercised and used weight training. I take vit D K2 Ca, still got osteoporosis. I dont use alcohol or smoke.
My doctor insisted that I take one of the osteoporosis pharmaceuticals pharmaceuticals but I refused. I have been doing osteogenesis therapy at OsteoStrong for over a year and will have a dexa scan soon. We'll see.
May want to consider HRT…estrogen, progesterone and testosterone….and seek out information from Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Louise Newson, Dr. Heather Hirsch, Dr. Kelly Casperson, Dr. Lisa Mosconi
Hi, I too refused the meds. What is the therapy you are doing?
@patriciapanfili5735 look up Osteostrong. There us only one in Georgia so check where you live. I went in for a free session and I keep going back because of the healing therapies such as vibrating plates, machines which safely stress bones so they will hit the growth factor. There's also red light therapy, hydromassage, PEMF therapy. Many of the people there have seen remarkable results in making and strengthening bones.
@Katepwe yes I probably do need to look into that.
Thank you for this information and a webinar regarding bone strength. It is essential that people take responsibility for their health and finding the right knowledge and personal discipline.
Thank you for those practical and simple behavioral advices, without big pharma over medication
IM 76 and healthy! Its not just quanity of bone but quality of bone! I run bike dance work gardening! No drinking smoki ng! This is common sense really! I ran 1/2 marathons and help start the 1st womens race in America! As a child we walked everywhere and worked in factories! Hard labor plus good food! America has ruined its food and made our children sicker with more diabetes etc! Miss the good old days! Safer also!
Now this is information we need, thank you.
I love your videos and so wished you be my Dr…! ❤
What about taking collagen supplements I take them along with my calcium my K2 my vitamin D
You are better off with bone broth. Collagen supplements are of very poor quality and have not shown to make a bit of difference in any health marker.
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Really? I’ve been wondering if hydrolyzed collagen is better utilized by the body than bone broth, but you don’t find this to be the case? That would be great news if so. I’d feel better about just drinking bone broth.
Thank you Dr. Dhand. You're a Godsend
I would love to hear your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy.
GREAT INFO ! THANKS DOC !
Keep spreading your wisdom, Dr. Suneel. I look forward to every post. Thank you.
Thank you so very much for all your informative podcasts. I love listening to you and take your advice to heart. Thank you so very much for speaking out the truth when so many are not. I am sixty five years old and I am heeding everyone of your podcasts contents.
Love the doctor... But he left out number one most important thing: Hormone replacement therapy HRT. Bioidentical estradiol patches and oral progesterone capsules. Both can be prescribed by any licensed practitioner such as an MD, DO, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant. Both meds are FDA approved, and covered by insurance. When your practitioner orders it you can pick it up at your local CVS or Walgreens. Copay per script is usually between $5 and $10 each. Also don't forget the vaginal estradiol cream to prevent atrophy, utis, lack of moisture AKA vaginal dryness. That script also runs about $5 per month in copay.
Thank you! Priceless!
You’re the best doctor Suneel❤️
This is terrific thanks for sharing.
I Downloaded This Video. Thank You Dr Dhand.
I've heard that boron is good for bone health too, I'd appreciate if you could talk about that and what you think!
Dr. Suneel Dhand thank you for your important work. Please check the importance of K2 with Vit. D. for calcium absorption. Also boron, magnesium and zink are very important. Calcium not so much: Cal - Mag ratio 1:1
Thank you Dr. I needed to hear that! VERY good information. 👍
According to what I learned we need vitamin K2 to bring calcium from the blood to the boone or teath and magnesium as a coenzym to build up collagen. Mona from Sweden
Not only calcium, but all 14 minerals that we can easily find in celtic salt and himalayas salt. The bones needs all the 14
Thank you for speaking up on this topic! 😊
Thank you Dr. Dhand. Do you have a video or will you do one on HRT for women?
... All good stuff, but what happens when you have sustained at least 1/2 dz spinal fractures and rotation of the pelvis and the slightest over-doing it cracks a bone and sends you back 3-months! Opinion on Prolea??? And I NEVER expected to present with osteoporosis, I ate tons of cheese, dairy, meat - outdoors walking, gardening, T total, never smoked - no meds, issues... Now a nightmare!! Housebound, although I have a big garden I try to manage - but basically I feel as if I have nothing holding me together around the T11.. Have a great day.
Hormone creams. Estriol and progesterone.
Should you add vitamin K2 if taking cod liver oil and magnesium?
Great recommendations.Thank you doctor !
Dr. Dhand can’t wait to check out your webinar. What calcium supplement is the most absorbable - carbonate, citrate, gluconate, lactate, phosphate or coral calcium?
Please research calcium-it’s best to get it from food if you don’t want to clog your arteries.
Men get osteoporosis, too. I had three fractures in my mid-fifties, including a compression fracture of my T-11. I ended up getting a balloon kyphoplasty for it. After Fosamax and Forteo, I ended up with Prolia injections twice a year. I haven't had any further fractures, and I was able to go on with my life as if nothing had happened. Admittedly, I didn't tolerate the Fosamax very well and will never take it again. I'm doing calcium and vitamin D daily for life as well as magnesium. My life is NOT ruined, and I work full-time in a hospital. 😊
Thanks Dr Dhand, you are awesome
Thanks for this
Do you have any thoughts on vaping nicotine vs smoking please doctor?
Thank you for the info. Checking out your program
Permit me to add my 6th advice : PRAY , meditate & talk to our Divine Creator who made our anatomy . I fell & I called upon HIM to give me spiritual energy then something just whisper " get up & walk" . TRUE not a joke , without the Divine Grace I would be LONG GONE !!! DEO omnipotenti DEO gratias !!
Same for post MAN o pausal men ? I had ALL the symptoms in 50s. I was a health care professional and after years of thoracic back pain the GP told me 'wear and tear'. I was in nursing so a lot of years lifting without the gizmos they have now. I was always careful with my back when lifting though and knew nurses had issues with lower back pain very often but not higher up so much. It ended up I had to have a tonic/clonic (grand mal) seizure which lasted 30 mins - wait 12 hours in A + E to be seen by a locum with five years clinical experience. She did a CT and IV paracetamol. My right shoulder was swollen up like an American footballer with his pads on. But I never made a sound or complaint. The doctor leaves and comes back at 11:45pm with a young nurse. She had a look on her face that said, 'What the ???? happened to you.' I had been speaking generally/chit chat with the doc earlier and knew her shift finished at 12 midnight. She said my CT was clear etc and I asked about my arm - if she was going to at least X Ray it. She asked me to pull on three of her fingers - part neurological testing, which I did and she said I was fine and could go on home. I did. Two days later I could no longer bare the pain. I go back and it's an older, wiser doctor - Dr Kahn - lovely man and the head nurse who knew me sat in too. He did some tests and X Rays and told me my right shoulder was 'completely shattered and would need replaced'. He spoke about the bone pain I must have been enduring - I never mentioned it. I also had two quite deep fractures to my left scapula. I was admitted - had the surgery, the other staff were all brilliant and after a week got home. I have good functionality now but never be perfect again. EVERY single member of staff from head Ortho consultant to nurses to Physios asked me, 'K, have you seen your X Rays ?' I hadn't but eventually asked the young physio if I would be allowed to see them. He took me to the computer and it looked like my shoulder was where my elbow had been. It was GLARINGLY obvious some major damage. But I got through it. I am not an ambulace chaser. I was given a DEXA scan later. After the GP telling me 'wear and tear' which I thought BS - I was told I had osteoporosis. I have been on Calcium and Vit D3 twice daily since with another drug once a week - supposed to help with the absorption of calcium into bones. I have been on these three and half years now and been told recently little change. But there is clinical research at Queen's Uni in Belfast where they are working on a drug injected straight into the bones. To see about applying for that. I was so sick of it all I did not bother. I have had few broken bones over the years and was told 'You have very fine bone structure and might find your bones break easier as you get older. Job's Comforter.(Dr) I do exercise etc - but other than being careful - is there any other recommendation/s for this condition ? THANK YOU FOR ALL the work you do speaking out about the crap in Health Care which should NOT be there. That doctor who first mal diagnosed me is now working in a fancy private hospital. I sent a letter to them telling of my experience as she has potential to be of danger to the public. I never heard a word back and doubt that ANYTHING was done to check her competence. God help anyone under her lack of care. I knew some of the staff (the A + E I first attended) as I had worked there in past and was told later by someone who knew her. Let's just say she had some serious issues she should be or have been dealing with and not taking out on patients. We all know what stress is like working for NHS but you don't ignore patient needs or it's time for a break and maybe the doctor needs to see a better doctor herself.
Sorry for longevity. I am not looking diagnosis or any advice on this case as such. Just general recommendations that might help improve bone health/density etc and prevent further fractures / breaks. I am 63 years old now. I have lost faith in the Health Service here to be honest. It was great when I started but gone down hill to breaking point over the years. Government goal siince the first day I started. They prefer spending people's money on war and killing people. Bit like US. A VooDoo doctor would do less harm I swear to God.
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Thank you for your tips love it
I am lucky to have been involved in track & field during those 'formative years' as a kid.
A few years ago, I was attacked by a ram, which broke a knob off a knee bone..the doctor "screwed them together" with titanium screws. It also meant he had to drill into bone..he told me I had the densest bones he'd ever encountered, and had to really lean in during drilling(heebie jeebies or what?)...
I hope that helps me as I become an old lady..lol..
Dr Shane, what calcium supplement or form of calcium do you recommend if you can’t get enough through diet due to dairy allergies? And what dosage and when to take? Thanks for this video.
Thank you so much Doctor. This video was excellent! It was precise and had so much good advice!
( I particularly, liked you explaining the minerals needed to maintain bone health,and foods to ingest
Instead just taking additional suplements).
I beg your pardon but,I think you forgot to mention the K2, in order to get the D3 to where it needs to be, and keep it out of the arteries. It is not easy to get K2 in the diet in Britain, therefore most people will need to supplement. Thank you for your podcasts.
Great advice! Thank you
I have a fractured clavicle and am currently trying to get all the tests for osteoporosis before my consultant will think about plating my shoulder, mean while I'm in alot of pain..6 months now since first fractured clavicle. I take vit D but not extra calcium and eat a well balanced diet, before I was asked if I took supplements, I was exercising when I broke my clavicle, but now I can only go for walks and do gentle lifts with my arm. I will keep up with the advice and hope by next year I can go back to riding my bike...I fell off it!
D3 as opposed to D2. Always with K2.
I'm a new subscriber and really finding your videos helpful. Thank you for this information.
Also, magnesium and zinc, and vit C. Gardening is excellent exercise, and produces a crop, too!
Any thoughts on using a Power Plate vibration machine to improve bone density?
Does addingHRT help as well?
What do you think about Hrt?