Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-479) and index.

Part 1 Bone Health Basics -- Building Perfect Bones: Timing Is Everything 19 -- Fracture Facts: One Tough Break Leads to Another 29 -- Challenges and Choices: What You Can and Cannot Change 41 -- Bone Cycle: Cruise Control and Overdrive 47 -- Part 2 Assessment of Bone Health -- General Evaluation: Visiting with Your Doctor 57 -- Bone Density Scan: DXA 101 62 -- Other Measurements: The Alphabet Soup of Imaging 84 -- Bone Turnover Markers: Dynamic Assessment 88 -- Monitoring with Follow-Up DXAs: NOT One and Done 92 -- Part 3 General Measures For Bone Health -- Exercise: On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! 101 -- Fall Prevention: Fall-Proof Yourself and YourHome 113 -- Nutrition: Take a Bite out of Your Fracture Risk 118 -- Calcium: It Is Essential 126 -- Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin? 142 -- Part 4 Therapies For Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis -- FDA-Approved Medicines 171 -- Drugs in Development 255 -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine 268 -- After a Major Fracture 294 -- Other Concerns 311 -- Part 5 Bone Connection With Common Problems And Medicines -- Part 6 Final Thoughts.