Bone Health Is Not Just for Old People (Even If You Lift Weights and Eat Well) | EP237
If you're 40+, bone health probably feels like a problem for later. Then a DEXA scan at 50 comes back with osteopenia and osteoporosis, even after years of heavy lifting and HRT. That is exactly what happened to Amy Sherman, and it sent her looking for answers.
On Wellness Junkies, Amy sits down with Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri, a board-certified internist and founder of Bone and Body Women's Health. Dr. DeSapri is a national leader in osteoporosis and menopause care. She explains why women should be thinking about bone health well before 65, when an earlier DEXA scan makes sense, and what T-scores and Z-scores actually tell you.
She shares the wellness tips she gives patients who love walking and swimming but skip impact work, the simple blood and urine workup that uncovers a hidden cause of bone loss about a third of the time, and the wellness routines she follows herself. Her wellness product recommendations come with a warning about buying supplements on Amazon and why third-party testing matters. She also weighs in on collagen, creatine, and the trends social media keeps pushing.
Wellness Junkies is one of the best wellness podcasts for women who want real answers without the panic. Press play to learn how women can protect their bone health long before a fracture forces the conversation.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Amy's Surprising DEXA Results at 50
02:30 Dr. DeSapri's Path to Midlife Women's Care
04:49 Why Bone Health Matters Before Menopause
09:40 When Women Should Get Their First DEXA
12:40 How to Read T-Scores and Z-Scores
17:24 Osteopenia vs Osteoporosis and Your Fracture Risk
19:33 Can Low Bone Density Be Reversed?
29:47 Strength Training and Impact Moves for Bones
35:27 Evidence-Based Supplements vs Overhyped Trends
40:31 Dr. DeSapri's Daily Habits for Strong Bones
About Dr. Kristi DeSapri:
Dr. Kristi DeSapri truly believes that women deserve to function at optimal health and are gatekeepers to their families’ and communities’ health. She is a board certified internist specializing in midlife women’s health and is regarded as a national leader in the field of osteoporosis and menopause management.
After fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic, she has worked in private practice and academic medicine including being director of the Northwestern Women’s Bone Health program at the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. She is the founding physician and owner of Bone and Body Women’s Health, a specialized midlife women’s health practice in Winnetka, IL focused on consultation and management of perimenopause, menopause, osteoporosis, fracture prevention and treatment and sexual health.
Dr. DeSapri is an invited lecturer at national academic conferences and sits on several medical society committees including the Association of Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR), Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation ( BHOF), the Menopause Society and Ms. Medicine. Since 2010 she has been an active Menopause Society Certified which is the premier organization certifying menopause and midlife women’s health clinicians. Dr. DeSapri is an ISCD ( International Society of Clinical Densitometry) certified clinical densitometrist and maintains her specialized ongoing certification.
She started her practice Bone and Body Women’s Health with the goal of matching what midlife women want from their medical visit with her desire to spend quality time and expertise with her patients.
Connect with Dr. Kristi DeSapri:
Visit the Bone and Body Women’s Health website
Follow the Bone and Body Women's Health on Instagram
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