Have you been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia - You will want to see this!

What Is The Bone Health Repair Program?

As women age their hormonal status changes from decade to decade that eventually can cause osteopenia and osteoporosis. This is due to the persistent imbalance or decline in estrogen, progesterone, and other hormones during menopause. 

Our Bone Health Repair Program provides you with a synergistic solution to getting and keeping your bones healthy and strong. We use a a combination of safe resistance training that stimulates bone cells (osteoblasts) to produce more bone while educating you on the right nutrients your body needs to complete this process.

How Is It Related to Menopause?

During cycling years most women have enough ovarian output of progesterone and estrogen. These two hormones promote bone growth. Around the mid-forties (usually 3 to 4 years before cessation of menstruation), the levels of estrogen and progesterone start to gradually drop off, thus accelerating bone dissolution.

In men, the decrease in testosterone can lead to a similar picture. Men convert testosterone into estrogen; therefore, a decrease in testosterone can reduce estrogen levels.

Does It Affect My Health?

Yes, it does.

Bone aging leads to a disease called osteoporosis that results in bone thinning and, more importantly, bone fragility. Osteoporosis can affect you and your loved ones in several ways:

• Middle-aged and elderly people lose a few inches of their height due to osteoporosis.
• Many seniors are prone to hip fractures secondary to osteoporosis.
• 1.5 million bone fractures, at various body sites, occur annually secondary to osteoporosis.

Am I at Risk for Osteoporosis?

Your risk for osteoporosis increases with:
• Age
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Fair complexion
• Smoking
• Alcohol consumption
• Family history of osteoporosis
• The onset of menopause...and when your doctor says that you have:

• Thyroid disease
• Diabetes
• Adrenal impairment
• Kidney disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis

If you are at a high risk for developing osteoporosis, your physician has different measures and options to objectively assess your risks. These include:

• Bone Density Measurement—Employs radioactive or x-ray sources to measure your      bone strength and mineral content.
• Urine Testing—Employs one random (any time of day) urinary specimen to assess the rate of bone breakdown in your body.

This Bone Health Repair package also includes:

1. Complete 24 hour access to our health coaching facilities.
2. Free coaching during our staffed hours.
3. 16 Weeks of exercise and nutrition guidance.
4. Small Group Training Sessions
5. Pre and Post testing to track results.

The package also provides you with a pre and post testing of the metrics that are important for you to know regarding your hormonal status. Let our health specialists guide you every step of the way to optimal health. 

What Test do we provide with the Bone Health Repair Program?

We offer the Pyrilinks-D (DPD) urine test, which assesses bone breakdown, in combination with a saliva test that measures hormone levels of estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, FSH, testosterone and two cortisols.

Uses for the Bone Health Panel

Your doctor can use the Pyrilinks-D urine test within this panel to:

• Screen for osteoporosis in conjunction with bone densitometry.

• As a follow-up test to monitor the bone response in hormone replacement therapy and/ or osteoporosis treatment protocols.

Monitoring hormone replacement therapy through our lab also includes salivary hormone measurements of estradiol, estrone, estriol, progesterone, DHEA and testosterone—all from one salivary sample (PostM™ or PeriM™).

To know more about how you can increase your bone health contact us today!