Diana Moran

Beating Osteoporosis (eBook, ePUB)

The Facts, The Treatments, The Exercises

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Diana Moran, aka The Green Goddess, is here to help spread the word about treatments and preventative measures we can all take to tackle osteoporosis.

As a sufferer of osteopenia herself (an early form of osteoporosis) Diana Moran is a strong advocate for exercise, early diagnosis, weight bearing exercise, vitamin D and other measures that can be taken to tackle osteoporosis.

Written in association with the Royal Osteoporosis Society, this practical book is a must-have for anybody affected by osteoporosis. Packed with advice, friendly tips and ideas, and an overview of current research, and what we can all be doing to help ourselves live well.

Also contains specially designed exercises to help encourage a more active lifestyle and strengthen areas of weakness, alongside the important theory, and medical side of osteoporosis.

This is an easy to digest, friendly guide for the general reader.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472961891
• Artikelnr.: 56942290

Autorenporträt

Diana Moran, aka The Green Goddess, has been a fitness advocate since breakfast television was launched in the 1980s. A sufferer from osteopenia (an early pre-osteoporosis) she is the perfect figurehead and already works closely with the Royal Osteoporosis Society and Age UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Royal Osteoporosis Society Top Tips
PART ONE
1. What is Osteoporosis?
2. Know Your Bones
3. Who is at Risk of Osteoporosis?
4. Bone Screening and Who is Eligible
5. Menopause and its Consequences
6. Drug Treatments for Osteoporosis
7. Diet, Supplements and Natural Alternatives
PART TWO
8. Why Do We Need to Exercise?
9. Exercise Plan Warm-Up
10. Upper Body Workout
11. Lower Body Exercise
12. Osteo Relief Exercises
13. Preventing Falls

Rezensionen

A godsend in helping us all keep osteoporosis at bay. Diana herself is a living example that exercise little and often is the way to go!