Bone Markers are essential to blood work between DXA tests if you're on osteoporosis medication or using nutraceuticals. In this presentation, Dr. McCormick discusses Bone Markers.
Use the link below for a copy of Bone Markers and the ranges.
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1 Root Causes of Osteoporosis: Dr. McCormick's Story of 22 Fractures
[00:00 - 04:19]
2. The Sensitivity of Bone Resorption Markers: Why There is So Much Pushback.
04:19 - 08:12
3. Understanding the Timing and Names of Bone Tests: C-Telopeptide (CTX)
08:12 - 11:43
4. Cross Laps and Bone Markers: Examining the Right Medication for Low Bone Turnover Osteoporosis
11:43 - 15:13
5. Understanding Bone Turnover Markers: CTX and NTX Tests Explained
15:13 - 18:14
6. Investing In Your Bones For Better Health: When To Take DXA Tests And Other Tests To Protect Your Health
18:14 - 20:56
7. Analyzing Bone Density and Quality: How TBS and Anabolics Can Help Diagnose and Strengthen Bones
20:56 - 24:30
8. Be Careful and Call Radiology: Unfortunate Variation in the Osteo World of Bone Health
24:30 - 26:28
9. The Importance of Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase and Osteocalcin in Maintaining Bone Health.
26:29 - 30:28
10. The Miracle of Osteocalcin: Unpacking the Inner Workings of Bone Remodeling and Energy Regulation
30:28 - 35:53
11. Dr. McCormick's 20 Years of Bone Health Experience: Exploring Gut Connections to Bone Health.
35:53 - 39:17
12 Tailoring Treatment Plans: Discussing Osteoporosis with Endocrinologists
39:17 - 41:52
13. Partnering With Physicians to Arm Yourself With Knowledge Regarding Bone Markers, Vitamin D, and More
41:52 - 44:24
14. Mind-Boggling Vitamin D Conversations: Getting Tested Once or Twice a Year.
44:24 - 46:01
15. The Science Behind Vitamin D and Ionized Calcium Testing
46:01 - 48:41
16 Understanding Blood Work for Patient Care: From Ionized Calcium to High-Sensitive CRP.
48:41 - 51:35
17 Testing for Thyroid and the Importance of 24-Hour Urine Analysis.
51:35 - 54:52
18 Understanding Bone Markers and Anabolic Medications
54:52 - 57:59
19 The Effects of Biotin and Osteoporosis Medications on Bone Marker Tests
57:59 - 01:00:22
20. Getting to Know the Complexity of Osteoporosis: Better Bones App due by October
01:00:22 - 01:03:36
Irma Jennings is the founder of the Bones Tribe and Food for Healthy Bones, and Dr. McCormick is an example of managing osteoporosis with and without medication.
His Book: Great Bones: Taking Control of Your Osteoporosis, is now on Amazon.
https://amzn.to/3yfB7Hj
R. Keith McCormick is a chiropractic physician specializing in the management of patients with osteoporosis. His new book, Great Bones, is the most comprehensive compilation of information available.
If you've been diagnosed with this disease, you'll find everything you need to know about regaining your skeletal health. If you have osteopenia, you'll learn how to minimize your risk for further bone loss.
THIS BOOK WILL EMPOWER YOU.
You may feel overwhelmed: What can you do about osteoporosis, and to whom do you turn for help?
Great Bones will be your valuable guide. You may feel confused: The internet is rife with (mis)information, and your doctor may not be forthcoming with the most current science. Great Bones will -- in accessible language -- explain the interconnectedness among all the body's systems and their relevance to bone loss.
WITH DR. MCCORMICK, osteoporosis is personal. An elite athlete -- an Olympic pentathlete, he suffered twelve fractures. He was eventually diagnosed with severe osteoporosis when he was just forty-five years old, which is relatively young, particularly for a man. To take control of his own bone disease, Dr. McCormick spent decades reading everything he could find on its causes, treatments, and, most importantly, whether it was possible to stop it in its tracks.
This book is the culmination of his research and how his discoveries helped him (he has not suffered a fracture in more than fifteen years and now takes part in Ironman competitions). It became his mission to help readers -- women and men, athletes and nonathletes, primary care physicians and specialists -- understand not just the basics of skeletal health but also the biological mechanisms of bone loss, diagnostic procedures, and laboratory tests to identify its causes. Treatment interventions, both natural and pharmaceutical, to decrease fracture risk and put patients on a path to long-term sustainable bone health.