Here's a tip that I learned from the reader who recently contacted me: eating prunes can help build bone density!  A 2011 study of postmenopausal women compared eating prunes to eating dried apples and found better BMD scores in those who ate prunes. You can read a summary of the study here.  Another article reviewed research in both animals and humans and concluded that there is a positive effect of eating prunes on bone density by slowing bone resorption. Eating 5 or 6 a day seemed to be enough. I think I will try this! 

Figs, also can be helpful for your bones, for a different reason:  calcium. Three dried figs provide over 100 mg. of calcium - and are high in fiber and other nutrients. One caution is their high sugar content. However, added to a diet that has dairy, nuts, greens and other sources of calcium, figs can help up our calcium intake.
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It's October and I haven't written a new post since last spring. Life has been busy!  I apologize for letting it go so long this time. There is always more to learn and share.

I was greatly encouraged last week when a reader of this blog filled out a contact form and asked me some great questions. We have had an email conversation that has given each of us new information and ideas to try in our ongoing quest to prevent (or reverse) osteoporosis without harmful medications.  

This exchange reminded me of why I write this blog and keep up this website. It's to help people like me who are searching the internet, looking for evidence-based alternatives to drugs like bisphosphonates, which are so commonly prescribed for osteoporosis or even osteopenia. It's also to spread the word about healthy foods, exercises, supplements, practices and safe, new treatments that can help us maintain a strong, healthy spine and hip bones for as long as possible. 

I hope you as readers will feel free to leave a comment or fill out the contact form if you have a question or a discovery to share with others who are worried about their fracture risk, a falling DEXA score, or other concern.

As always, this blog is not meant to be taken as medical advice, but only as a sharing of reported studies, articles, etc.