Distance added today was 1 mile from an after-dinner walk with my husband.
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Today I began keeping track of my fitness activities on our “Walk Around the World” tracker, posting 2.1 miles for Day 1.   Here’s how it worked:
My fitness activities today included 30 minutes of upper body weight training and a one-mile walk at a moderate pace.  According to the fitness activity chart, each minute of [...]

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Kathy on January 26th, 2009

A friend from the National Osteoporosis Foundation Support Group sent me the name of a book by Vivian Goldschmidt about building bone health naturally.  Entitled The Bone Health Revolution, the book is available online for $29.95 plus shipping.  I’ve ordered a copy and will report to you about it after I have read it.  In [...]

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Kathy on January 19th, 2009

Quick question:  Can dogs get osteoporosis?
Answer:  Although dogs can get arthritis, it does not appear that they get osteoporosis.  You can check out these articles for more details:
http://www.petshealth.com/dr_library/arthritis.html
http://www.femfatalities.com/osteoporosis_animalStudies.asp

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Kathy on January 19th, 2009

Hello, OsteoDiet readers!
How would you like to join me on a walk around the world?  It’s about a 25,000-mile journey, but we can take turns walking and chart it step-by-step.  By the way, walking isn’t the only way to add to our mileage!  Almost any physical exercise can be converted to miles, using a conversion [...]

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Seven months ago I fractured my shoulder in four places in a bike accident.  Following the instructions of my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. White, I initially kept the injury immobilized with a sling and swath, and eventually I started physical therapy. Using a combination of therapies, including chiropractic adjustment and massage therapy, the pain resulting from [...]

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Kathy on January 11th, 2009

We had finished Day 12 of the “Diet Within a Diet,” and then my grandson, John, was born.  I traveled to Clearwater to be with my daughter and son-in-law as they settled in with the new baby, and during that time, I didn’t stay on the 21-Day Diet.  Furthermore, I didn’t stick closely to the [...]

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