Prevent bone loss and live a full, active, independent life.

"It's never too late to do something about your bone health." 
— Bart L. Clarke, M.D., Mayo Clinic

Today, thanks to advances here at Mayo Clinic and elsewhere, osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease that contributes to premature aging can be effectively managed or even avoided. We no longer have to tolerate the pain and disability osteoporosis once caused. That's just the start of the GOOD NEWS you'll find in Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis.

In this book, you'll find detailed guidance to promote better bone health through diet, supplements, exercise, medications and more. You'll learn:

• How to reduce your risk of fracture due to falling.
• About the role of good posture, fitness, balance and coordination.
• The latest advances in medications for osteoporosis.
• How to choose the treatment options that are best for you.

Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis has made it easy for you to take advantage of this healing wisdom, combining our findings into one easy-to-read, easy-to-use book.

Every week, another 40,000 older men or women suffer a painful bone fracture due to osteoporosis. We want to cut this number dramatically, starting with you. The keys to successfully avoiding osteoporosis are building a strong skeleton when you're young and slowing the rate of bone loss as you age.

Even if you already have osteoporosis, good nutrition, exercise and medications can slow, or even reverse, its progression. It's never too late to do something about your bone health. Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis will show you how.