Stronger Bones Lifestyle Osteoporosis, Osteopenia & Bone Health Podcast

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson.

Today in this solo episode, I share who I am, my training and what I do to help ladies prevent bone loss. I also discuss the importance of functional labs including stool labs and what they can tell us as well as my program Healthy Gut Healthy Bones and its customized approach to helping you reverse the effects of bone loss.

Join me today as I talk about some of the other functional labs I run to look “under the hood” at your internal environment, and how functional lab testing helps you look deeper but why you need the interpretation of the lab as well.

Key  Takeaways:
[0:33] An intro to me, Debi Robinson
[1:12]  What is osteoporosis
[1:50] What labs are the best for bone health
[2:22] Two things to build stronger bones
[3:41] Stool lab
[7:40] Bone metabolism
[10:02] Hair mineral lab
[10:43] Macro minerals
[12:05] With all the information out there
[12:53]Your liver
[13:48] Healthy gut healthy bones
[14:12] The lifestyle components
[14:55] Who is the person with these labs?
[15:53] Retest
[16:54] Other functional labs
[20: 13] Blood tests
[21:15] Are your triggering inflammation through food?
[21:51] Urine lab
[23:40] Liver function
[24:07] Looking under the hood with these labs 
[24:24] Why do I have osteoporosis and how will you find that out
[24:52] Wellness panel
[29:39] Why I started this
[30:31] My mission
[31:09] It is possible

Memorable Quotes:
"There is so much information out there and we are all trying to do the best we can."  [12:05] - Debi

"Because without a healthy guy you cannot have healthy bones." [17:24] - Debi

"If you are triggering inflammation with food then lets stop bringing that food in and stop that inflammation because that is one of the factors behind your bone loss." [21:25] - Debi

"Because one of the side effects of healing your gut is weight loss." [29:10] - Debi

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back  to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson.

Today in this solo episode, I discuss the question many of you may have, Why do you have Osteoporosis? Listen today as I share the many factors that may go into your bone loss including bone building and bone dissolving foods, healing your gut, getting nutrients to your bones and good gut microbes.

I hope you will join me in this episode as I ask the important question you need to answer before you can discover why you have Osteoporosis.

Key  Takeaways:
[0:39] Question of the day
[1:21] The root causes that lead to bone breakdown.
[2:49] The thing about the spine
[3:24] Making the internal parts of our bones the highest quality possible.
[4:55] How do we do this?
[5:38] Mechanical stimulation
[6:28] Having what you need in your blood.
[6:46] Mouth to bones
[7:37] Getting nutrients to the bones.
[8:49] What are you feeding your bones?
[9:18] Bone dissolving food
[9:42] Bone building foods
10:25] Will your stomach function optimally?
[12:11] Immune system
12:31] Good gut microbes
[14:06] Bone building blocks.
[14:32] You need to ask yourself.
[16:17] What’s happening in your small intestine?
[17:33] Hormones
[18:49] Preventative decisions
[20:06] Lifestyle
[20:37] What is the state of your gut?
[21:53] You can reverse bone loss.

 Memorable Quotes:
 “The things that are building your bones, the protein, the amino acids, the vitamins the minerals are what we bring in through our mouth.” [6:51] - Debi

"The gut becomes such an important delivery system of bone building materials.” [8:29] - Debi

"If you’re not alive you don’t need strong bones.” [12:04] - Debi

“You need what goes in your mouth to get to your bones whether it’s a supplement or whether it’s a food.” [21:29] - Debi

“We lose our confidence when we feel that our bones are not strong.” [22:33] - Debi

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi talks to Margie Bissinger,  physical therapist, integrative health coach, author, and happiness trainer about HPH – health prosperity and happiness. Join them as they discuss what happiness means, what the research shows for people who are happy and how happiness can and does affect the bones. 

Margie has over 25 years of experience helping people with osteoporosis and osteopenia improve their bone health through a comprehensive integrative approach. Listen today as she shares how she got into happiness, how stress and negative thoughts can affect you and your bones and what you can do to increase your happiness.

She also chats about her Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis and Bone Health summit and her program Happy Me, Happy Life.

Key  Takeaways:
[1:50] How Margie got into happiness
[3:46] Happiness is a choice
[4:27] What does happiness mean
[5:26] What the research shows about people who are happy
[5:49] Happiness and bones
[6:40] Stress and bone loss
[7:44] Stress is an equally important piece of the puzzle
[9:21] How can we increase our happiness?
[11:43] Happiness habits
[12:43] Three ways to know if you’re being a victim
[14:57] What can we do
[17:17] Forgiveness
[20:26] Negative thoughts
[22:23] Serotonin
[24:18] Vitamin G- gratitude
[25:48] Challenges
[27:00] Her program Happy Me, Happy Life
[28:12] Losing the happy zone
[29:25] Her summit – Natural Approaches for Osteoporosis

Where to Find Guest:
Website
Instagram
Happy Me, Happy Life:  Use coupon code coupon code SBLHAPPY for your community for 50% off

Memorable Quotes:
"We have to bring our mind to the table when we start to talk about bone health.” [9:09] - Debi

"It doesn’t matter where you start, they’ve shown that you are able to increase your happiness." [10:50] - Margie

"Nothing will change unless you bring in change. All of those blame shame and complain, are you speaking without bringing in any action.” [14:25]-Debi

"When you're happier everybody around you is happier and this planet certainly needs more happiness.” [29:03] - Margie

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi welcomes back spinal surgeon Nick Birch to further discuss DEXA scans, REMS scans and overall bone health.

In 2018 Nick founded OsteoscanUK with the intention of offering high quality bone health assessments locally, rather than in a hospital setting, using the Echolight REMS system and has carried out over 2200 REMS scans. Listen today as he discusses typical fractures he sees and some of the reasons behind them, the issues with DEXA scans and the importance of bone density and toughness.

Join Nick and Debi as they talk about bone mineral density, comparing your DEXA scan numbers and the correlation between your body's build and your bone density.

Key  Takeaways:
[2:07] Maddie Young
[4:16] What does your DEXA scan number mean
[4:51] Correlation between bone density and your build
[5:46] Concordant results
[7:28] The subtle layer
[10:00] What the DEXA scan scans
[12:48] The genetic component to osteoporosis
[14:28] The commonest error for spinal DEXA scan
[17:35] What are my numbers?
[18:23] Issues with DEXA
[19:58] Comparing DEXAs
[22:17] Who determines the osteoporosis diagnosis criteria
[24:30] What inspired the creation of the REMS scan
[25:22] Bone mineral density
[28:00] An X-Ray analogy
[28:57] Orthopedic surgeon frustration
[30:20] Spine queries
[34:16] Typical fractures
[35:11] Adductors

Where to Find Guest:
Website
Densitometry Discordance
Prevalence of Major and Minor Discordance between Hip and Spine T Scores Using REMS

Memorable Quotes:
"REMS is taking at least one step towards what an MRI is going to offer for muscular skeletal imaging, rems is taking in the densitometry space." [29:39] - Nick 

"Again it comes back to toughness, if the hip is tough because its good strong thick bone then It has to be significantly weakened before it can fractured." [32:19] – Nick

"And that’s the thing about yoga that’s so fantastic for osteoporosis is we place our limbs, our joints, in a different range of motion that we would normally and then we weight bear in it." [38:11] - Debi

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi welcomes Dr. Mona Fahoum about hormones and their impact on bone health, which hormones to focus on during menopause and why it's a lifestyle solution not a one pill solution.

As a naturopathic physician and owner of Meridian Medicine in Seattle and Essential Wellness in Arlington, WA, Dr. Mona Fahoum focuses on preventive primary care, women's health, hormones, and digestive concerns. As part of the medical team for Symphony Natural Health, makers of Femmenessence, Dr. Mona consults extensively on women’s health and hormones. Listen today as Dr. Mona and Debi share the benefits of Femmenessence and share how to naturally support your hormones.

Join them on their discussion of food demonization, hydration, nutrition and diet as low force interventions and why you need to think about the basics when it comes to a healthy body at all ages.

Key  Takeaways:
[3:55] Hormones and their impact on bone health
[6:59] Progesterone and testosterone
[8:00] Gut health and metabolism 
[11:26] Sleep and bone loss
[13:01] Serotonin
[13:33]The importance of motility for gut health
[15:25] How to naturally support hormones
[18:54] Women with hormone specific breast cancer caveats
[21:07] Low force intervention
[21: 48] Bio identical hormone
[25:53] How late can you go on bio identicals
[26:31] Alternatives 
[28:50] Mach
[31: 10] Dutch test
[32:20] Brain protective aspect
[34:42] Bones
[35:00] Micro architecture in bones
[36:21] Hydration
[41:31] Spinach and food variety
[42:51] Think about the basics

 Where to Find Guest:
Website
Instagram
Use this link: www.symphonynaturalhealth.com/debirobinson, to get a 15% discount on Symphony Natural Health products including Femmenessence products.

Memorable Quotes:
"We need bone breakdown to create space for new stronger better quality bone to be laid down.” [6:33] -Debi

"There are only a few places where I think food should be completely demonized.” [21:41] – Dr. Mona

"We need strong bones but we also need flexible bones.” [35:17]-Dr. Mona

"We need to be bendable and not breakable [35:55]-Debi

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

In Episode 42 of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast, host Debi Robinson speaks with Dr. Monisha Bhanote about the importance of acidity as a root cause of bone loss, looking beyond our food categories and how you can use food to make a healthy body.

Dr. Bhanote is a quintuple board-certified physician, best-selling author, and founder of Wellkulå. With expertise in Integrative Medicine, Functional Culinary Medicine, Cytopathology, and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, she combines ancient wisdom with mind-body science to support evidence-based holistic wellbeing. Listen today as she shares what your microbiomes need, plant based protein, calcium sources and the relationship between the gut microbiome and bone health.

Join Debi and Dr. Bhanote as they discuss why it’s important to stop comparing yourself to others  and figure out what you need to do for your body and why it’s not just about what you eat.

Key  Takeaways:
[4:42] Food is an everyday thing
[5:38] Most peoples diets
[7:28] Acidic foods
[14:15] What is on your plate
[14:52] Got milk?
[17:46] Where do we get our calcium
[21:26] What your BFFS (microbiomes) need
[23:13] Who determines the guidelines
[24:48] Vitamin D
[26:40] Don’t compare
[28:25] Plant sources of protein
[29:11] The relationship between the gut micro biome and bone health
[33:37] Dairy
[46:20] The one piece she can give you

Where to Find Guest:
Website
Instagram

Purchase Dr. Bhonote's best-selling book on Amazon: The Anatomy of Wellbeing: Intentional Practices to Embrace Your Body's Unique Design and Revitalize Your Health

Memorable Quotes:

"Bone health is not just calcium." [18:00] - Dr. Bhanote

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the  Her Story: Osteoporosis series of the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of bone health with women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia sharing experiences, insights, and strategies for leading a stronger life and taking control of their bone health.

Today Debi talks to Carol Lamden MD, a retired pediatrician, Yoga Therapist and lover of ballet about how she got involved with yoga in medicine, why “just do yoga” isn’t going to solve your issues and the ultimate goal of yoga.

Carol realized that she needed to offer more healing modalities to her patients over the years. She became intrigued with learning more about mind-body connection and yoga, and in particular yoga therapy as a great option for her patients as it offers a customized approach and tailors a yoga practice to the individuals specific needs.

Join Debi and Carol as they share their experiences in Yoga therapy training and discuss why Carol is still learning, working with conventional medicine and staying in the “can” zone.

Key  Takeaways:
[2:11] Carol's story
[4:04] Carol's yoga training
[5:12] History of yoga in the west
[7:28] Yoga therapy
[9:34] Ultimate goal of yoga
[11:51] Illness based vs wellness based
[14:20] Bluezones on Netflix
[15:03] Living longer isn’t the point
[18:18] Yoga and loneliness and yoga therapy training
[23:27] The injury that started Debi journey to her stronger bones lifestyle
[25:36] Carols injury that helped her evaluate her body better
[27:29] Ego and injuries
[29:05] The “can” zone
[29:41] Adding “yet”
[32:22] Working with conventional medicine and expanding from that

Memorable Quotes:
"It's not about adding years to your life, it's about adding life to your years." [16:51] - Debi

"Everybody says that your best learning experiences are your own injuries for anything physical and it's very true." [27:09]  – Carol

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi talks to Jacqueline (Jack) Perez about the Big Event in her life, her recovery from her fractures and how she continues to live her life out loud.

Jack is a Pro-Aging Champion. She promotes normalizing aging for women through curated content and women-driven brands. With over 60 Kuel Category Thought Leaders and 40 women-driven brands, Kuel Life offers women an opportunity to ‘Share, Learn, Shop, and Play with Our Second Act Sisters!’

Listen today as Debi and Jack discuss their lives after their injuries, working hard to stave off osteoporosis, managing hormones and keeping a healthy body. Plus they share their healthy body travel tips and how you can take back your life.

Key  Takeaways:
[2:28] The big event in Jack's life
[8:31] Her experience with weight lifting and body building
[15:24] Hormone replacement therapy
]18:25] Yoga's a mind body practice
[19:05] Intuitive Eating
[21:27] Cryotherapy
[22:26] How she thought about her bones afterwards
[25:25] How she's living her life now 

Where to Find Guest:
Website
Instagram

Memorable Quotes:
"That carefree, I like to say throwing your bag of bones around, just going and doing without even thinking about it, that carefree aspect definitely changed for me. [24:37] – Debi

"It's the only life we have, we gotta live it big!" [33:06] - Debi

"At the end of it, nobody gets a ribbon for not having broken anything. There's no special award that’s given to the individual that managed to completely get away unscathed. So Live." [33:08] - Jack

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

Welcome back to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. Today Debi talks to spinal surgeon Nick Birch about the Echolight REMS system for bone scans and how it differs from the DEXA scan.

** For FULL show notes, please visit: https://debirobinson.com/episode39/

In 2018 Nick founded OsteoscanUK with the intention of offering high quality bone health assessments locally, rather than in a hospital setting, using the Echolight REMS system and has carried out over 2200 REMS scans. Listen today as he shares the 10 key nutrients of bone health and why your body build and bone density is important to your diagnosis.

Plus: Nick and Debi discuss why you need an expert to help you with your gut health, why yoga is the ideal exercise for bone toughness and how often you should get a REMS scan.

Key  Takeaways:
[1:57] What is REMS
[3:37] What DEXA looks at
[3:58] What REMS looks at
[8:46] A brain-bone link that affects anxiety
[9:32] The word severe
[10:41] The availability of REMS
[13:41] His non-surgical approach
[14:09] Diet and exercise
[17:41] How your build and bone density effects your bone health
[19:50] Gut health
[21:43] Dr David and Super Gut
[23:38] Calcium
[26:32] The ten nutrients for bone health
[29:32] Bone toughness
[31:22] How often should you get a rems
[34:15] Rems and spinal curvature
[37:05] Where on the spine DEXA and REMS scans
[40:05] Spine health and posture

Where to Find Guest:
Website

Memorable Quotes:
"If you’ve haven’t got the key bone nutrients then you're not going to build good bone."  [15:25] - Nick

"Just dumping calcium into the system is not the answers. It has to get to the bones." [24:41] – Debi

"Is your bone density appropriate for your build? If you’ve got a small build you're gonna have a low bone density. If you’ve got a heavy build you're gonna have a heavy bone density." [28:47] - Nick

To learn more about me and to stay connected, click on the links below:

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program

** For FULL show notes, please visit: https://debirobinson.com/episode39/

Memorable Quotes:

"There's a statistic that says that a CEO that’s functioning on less than 4 hours sleep a night, it is the physiological equivalent of being drunk on the job." [13:24] -Anne Marie 

"It's amazing what we can do when we start to look deep and heal.” [25:51] -Debi

• Instagram: @debirobinsonwellness
• Website: DebiRobinson.com
• Healthy Gut Healthy Bones Program