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Welcome to www.healthandbone.ca.
This site has been designed as a resource, providing valuable information about bone health.
Healthy bones are essential for an active life. It is important to understand what bone health really means—what is a normal part of aging, what is not? What is low bone mass, what is osteoporosis? What about exercises and diet, can they help?

Take control of your bone health:
To help you better manage osteoporosis and fracture risk, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the disease. How is osteoporosis defined? What effects does it have on bone? How is it diagnosed...

Healthy living:
Exercise and diet are things that you can control and are important for overall bone health. Some foods and exercises are better than others. For valuable tips and recipes...

Expert Advice:
Join Dr. Marla Shapiro and her team of experts to learn some helpful hints about what works and what doesn’t in terms of managing postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Talk to your doctor
Make the most of your next visit with your doctor- use our handy discussion guides to help you get the answers you need about your osteoporosis risk and treatment...