I don’t know about you, but when I was a little girl, all of my teachers and my parents used to tell me to drink my milk! Why? Because they said it’s good for my bones.

Well, I have come to realize as an adult, and as one who works with other adults to become and remain Visibly Fit, that the health of your bones is one of the key indicators of your overall health. And you need far more than a glass of milk per day to get your bones healthy and strong! In fact, milk DOES NOT do the body good and I certainly steer my patients far away from it.

My guest on today’s episode is an absolute expert on all things bone health. Dr. Charles Price has specialized in the health and vitality of human bones nearly his entire career as a doctor, and his story is born out of personal tragedy which projected him on his current path.

This is a can’t miss episode if you want to know how bone health affects your overall vitality in life!

Here’s a bit of what you’ll hear in today’s episode:

-How personal loss spurred an interest in bone density, formation, etc…04:15

-Understanding how bones need to be fed, and key areas where our diet is lacking…07:10

-Isometric exercises are awesome for bone health…11:00 (You can also read Exercising to Spark Bone Growth)

-Are EMF’s affecting your bone health negatively?…12:45

-Calcium, collagen and important vitamins in maintaining bone health…15:00

-The importance of K1 and K2 in absorbing the nutrients necessary for maintaining bone health…17:45

-Boron’s role in your bone’s health….20:40

-Dr. Price’s findings in the study of hip dysplasia…21:40

-A success story in the realm of revitalizing bone health…26:40

Resources mentioned:

hipdysplasia.org

Connect with today’s guest!

Charles T. “Chad” Price is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. He was a practicing pediatric orthopedic surgeon for 34 years.

Author of over 90 scientific papers, 20 textbook chapters, and three books on topics including nutrition for bone health and bone healing.

Other topics included limb lengthening, fracture healing, artificial bone grafting, and hip problems in children and adolescents.

He has served on the editorial board of several prestigious medical journals, in addition to serving as President of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA), and as President of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of North America.

In 2011, Dr. Price was honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Pediatric Orthopedic Society for lifetime contributions to the advancement of orthopedic care for children.

For the past several years, Dr. Price has turned his attention to osteoporosis and nutrition for bone health. In 2013 he became certified as a Sports Nutritionist by the American Sports and Fitness Association.

He has been an invited speaker on the topic of musculoskeletal nutrition at national and international Orthopedic Conferences including the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and as part of the American Orthopedic Associations “Own the Bone” conferences for prevention and treatment of fragility fractures.

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