Dr. John Lee, Pioneer Uses Progesterone to Reverse Osteoporosis

ByDr. Jo

In Dr. John Lee’s study of osteoporosis he discovered that bone mass stays relatively constant from puberty to a few years before menopause by the balance of osteoclast function (break down of old bone) and osteoblast function (formation of new bone).   However, in the years just before and post-menopause estrogen deficiency results in increased…

Focus on Healthy Bones

ByDr. Jo

With all the questions about the efficacy of osteoporosis preventing drugs that we’re hearing about now, we begin to wonder if the density of the bone as seen on an x-ray or bone density test really tells us whether that bone is more prone to break easily. And the bigger question – does an x-ray…