You’ve just been diagnosed with osteopenia. You’re lucky.
You walk, play pickleball, do yoga, and watch what you eat. Yet your DEXA scan still came back with a negative T-score.
You’re lucky. Most people don’t even become aware of bone loss until their late 60s. You have a chance to build bone and muscle now, before you get into the danger zone.
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Your DEXA scan is a marketing tool for the drug industry
A DEXA scan does not measure bone quality or resilience. In the 1990s, drug companies decided to call the normal bone loss that comes from inactivity “osteopenia.” You don’t need a DEXA scan to know you have a bone deficit. If you’re over 35, it’s time to start a lifelong program of building bone and muscle. That’s why you’re here.
The best time to start building more bone and muscle was yesterday. The second best time is today. Too many people in their 60s contact me and realize they have a lot of work to do, and they are too late for some key options. I’ll help you wherever you are, but waiting increases your risk.
He’s making sure I don’t get injured, but it’s still very challenging. I should have started sooner, but I’m catching up now.Mike, United Kingdom
The drugs don’t work
Your doctor called it osteopenia and set a recheck for two years out. That’s when the second DEXA scan is “worse,” and he will declare you have osteoporosis and put you on drugs.
The drugs don’t work. The cure is worse than the disease. Don’t wait. Stay out of doctors’ offices. Get strong and stay strong.
An hour talking with David about your health will change what you do for the rest of your life.Brian, Rhode Island
I broke both of my hips in my early fifties
I’m David Siegel, and I’m 67. For years, I competed in running, cycling, and inline skating. In my early fifties, I broke both of my hips.
They recommended I start taking drugs at age 50. So I learned to read the research the way other people read the news. My bones are now far stronger than they were 20 years ago. I’m in the gym five days a week, I wear a weight vest daily, and I bring my groceries home in a backpack. I have learned how to build bone, and you can too.
I paid him for a first consultation about a weight vest and my knees, but he asked for a blood test and has since helped me with so much more.Stacy, California
The Infinite Game of Life bone-building protocol
Your body builds bone when it has a reason and the materials. My protocol has five steps. We start with the area that needs the most attention, and we add impact, such as heel drops and plyometrics, only when your bones are ready for it. My two-part bone diagnostic tells us where to start.
- Lose fat and insulin resistance
- Hormones
- Protein
- Exercise
- Impact
David knows all about hormone replacement therapy, which most women start too late. He encourages you to build muscle safely.Kathleen, Arizona
I’m active. Why do I have osteopenia?
Walking, pickleball, and yoga don’t build your hips and spine. Osteoporosis is not a disease that attacks certain people. Your body builds enough bone to meet the needs of your regular activities and no more. If you want to build bone, you need to lift weight and expose yourself to the stress of impacts. Always work with a qualified coach on this.
My mother had osteoporosis. Will I get it too?
Everyone "gets it." Everyone loses bone because we become less active as we get older. There is a genetic influence, but ... so what? Even with good genes, you are not magically building bone, you’re just losing bone less quickly. Don’t wait. Build your foundation habits now.
My doctor told me to take calcium. Isn’t that enough?
Calcium and vitamin D don’t prevent bone loss. Like hormones and protein, they provide the key ingredients necessary for bone building based on exercise and impact. It’s best to get your protein and calcium from your diet rather than pills. You can’t build new bone without exercise. You can get an improved DEXA score, but remember that is not bone health, and it doesn’t reduce your risk of fracture.
Should I take hormones?
Because of a mistake in a large trial that made headlines in 2002, over 90 percent of women over 50 are not on HRT. That same group that made headlines announced their mistake two years later, but the damage had been done. Estrogen protects against cancer and heart disease. It’s necessary for building bone, which is why bone loss accelerates at perimenopause. Even women over 60 still have options. I recommend every woman talk with a good hormone doctor and cardiologist about HRT.
Can I build back the bone I’ve lost?
You can reverse bone loss and start building bone at any age. Spend a year doing the right kind of exercise, and your body will happily build the bone needed to support that activity. You can do it, it’s not difficult, and it doesn’t take much time.
I also need to lose weight. Can you help with that?
Yes, if you're willing to make changes. Whether it’s weight loss, getting off drugs, strengthening, conditioning, or diet, we always work on the one thing that needs the most attention first. No fads, no crash diets, no unnecessary drugs.
Not ready for a coach?
If you’re ready for a coach, here’s how it works
We start with my two-part bone diagnostic. You pay one price, $400, for both parts.
Part 1: We go through your history, and I give you a custom blood test to get.
Part 2: We look at your blood test results together and make your bone-building plan.
After the diagnostic, we design your ongoing coaching together, and I price it then.
I coach five people at a time.
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