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New music for the show, by LIOR.
We have a new tune for our show to welcome the new year! An old friend of mine from uni happens to be one of Australia’s finest artists, Lior, and as I love supporting local artists and it’s been brilliant having Melanie Horsnell’s music on the show the past couple of years, for 2023/24 it will be Lior. You will hear excerpts from his track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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And on this week’s show!
The best ways to assess bone density/potential bone-related issues
Some of the commonly prescribed medications that can negatively impact our bone health and what to do about those/exploring alternatives
Exercise that is best for strengthening bones and maintaining bone health
Key lifestyle factors such as balance, nutrient intake, and sleep and how they can support optimal bone health.
What to do with an osteoporosis diagnosis to improve your bones, and much much more.Questions I asked John
- Osteoporosis – not often talked about and yet: an epidemic has emerged. What are the stats on osteoporosis today John?
- I have family members who’ve been made to get their bone density tested – is this an accurate predictor of bone breakage/fracture risk?
- What would be a more comprehensive way to look at overall risk?
- There are a number of things that can weaken our bones – what are some of the more common nutrient deficiencies in people who experience fractures?
- What does our more sedentary tendency these days do to our bones?
- What are some of the medications impacting our bone health?
- If someone really needs to be on that medication, are there support measures we can take to lessen the negative impact on bones?
- What does an integrative approach to strengthening our bones look like? (and we can talk of course diet, sleep, lifestyle, supplements, and movement)
- Can we safely supplement ourselves with some of the things you mention there in small doses? How best to choose supplement brands for quality?
- How do we talk to our doctor about the best treatment plan and how to we respectfully share holistic information/studies/decline certain suggested meds?
- When you give lectures at conferences where there might be conventionally trained doctors in the audience – how is your talk received? Are people receptive to taking a more holistic approach?
- If we were to do 2 things to move the needle on our bone health above all the things we could do, what would those 2 most important things be?
About John Neustadt, ND
John Neustadt, ND is Founder and President of the dietary supplement company Nutritional Biochemistry, Inc (NBI, nbihealth.com) and of NBI Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Neustadt started NBI in 2006 when he couldn’t find products with the doses or combinations of nutrients shown in clinical trials to work and that he needed to help his patients. Since then, NBI has shipped its products to people in more than 15 countries around the world.
Through NBI Pharmaceuticals Dr. Neustadt received more than a dozen US FDA Orphan Drug Designations for the potential treatment of rare diseases using natural products. He hosts the Delivering Health podcast and is a member of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Corporate Advisory Roundtable (CAR). Dr. Neustadt is Vice President of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association and Chair of the Membership Committee. He was Chair of the Medical Committee for the 2022 San Diego JCC Maccabi Games, a youth sporting event involving nearly 2,000 teen athletes from across the United States and more than 70 delegations from around the world. For the past several years Dr. Neustadt has done an annual series of four Grand Rounds talks on functional medicine, insomnia, osteoporosis and mentored groups of 4th year Naturopathic Medical Students at Bastyr University San Diego and is a frequent speaker at medical conferences.
Dr. Neustadt has written four books, dozens of articles on osteoporosis and over 100 research reviews. He was recognized by Elsevier as a Top Ten Cited Author in the world for his work. His latest book is Fracture-Proof Your Bones: A Comprehensive Guide to Osteoporosis.
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Enjoy the show,
