Building Bone Mass: The Nutritional Component

Two weeks ago, I started a series on this blog about Osteoporosis.  We’ve discussed three components that need to be in an osteoporosis workout.  We’ve talked about research opportunities at The Pilates Studio.  This week taking full advantage of all of The Pilates Studio’s resources, I sat down with our very own in house Naturopath Dr. Allison Willette of Good Sense Health Care, and we made these videos:

Is dairy the best source of calcium?

This dairy industry certainly wants us to think so, but what about those that are lactose intolerant?  What about people who just don’t like milk?  What choices do they have?

Allison listed plenty:

Is calcium the only mineral you need?  Allison explains the complexity of the bones:

You often say to me that when giving nutrition advice that you contradict what some people say.  Full fat versus reduced fat?  Thanks to Dr. Willette I don’t buy the watered down skim milk anymore and in this video she tells you why:

What about calcium fortified drinks?

I’ve always wondered why we need calcium fortified when we could just be taking in calcium.  I asked Allison if I was missing something:

If someone came to you newly diagnosed with Osteoporosis what information would you need from him or her to help treat him or her?

Dr. Willette has a way about her to make everything seem okay.  I’ve sat in her office with so many questions and she listens and hears and solves problems with you.  Here’s what she had to say about osteoporosis:

What do we need our kids to do to prevent osteoporosis?

And finally if osteoporosis is so preventable, yet so prevalent what about our kids:

What do you want to ASK ALLISON?  Let us know and we’ll make it happen.  (Ask about vitamin D so I can hear Allison say Fishies again!)

Katrina Hawley
Co-Director of The Pilates Studio