Stronger Bones Lifestyle Osteoporosis, Osteopenia & Bone Health Podcast

When it comes to osteoporosis, many women are told to focus on calcium, vitamin D, medications, or hormone therapy. But what if bone loss is actually a reflection of deeper imbalances throughout the body? In this episode, Debi Robinson sits down with functional medicine nutritionist Andrea Nakayama to explore a systems-based approach to bone health. Together, they discuss how digestion, blood sugar balance, inflammation, stress, hormones, and lifestyle factors all contribute to bone strength ...

In this powerful and personal solo episode, Debi Robinson pulls back the curtain on what she calls “The Bad Business of Osteoporosis.” Not bad as in evil — but bad as in broken. Debi shares the heartbreaking pattern she sees every day: women receive a DEXA scan, are handed a T-score, and are immediately prescribed medication — without discussion of diet, stress, muscle mass, gut health, inflammation, hormones, balance, or lifestyle. This episode explores how the current osteoporosis model bec...

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Debi Robinson sits down with Dr. Nick Birch, a former spinal surgeon from the UK who began questioning conventional bone assessment tools after years of surgical experience. Dr. Birch shares how DEXA scans often indicated “good bone density,” yet during surgery he encountered bone that was structurally weak and unable to securely hold surgical hardware. This clinical disconnect led him to question whether bone density alone truly reflects fracture risk...

This milestone Episode 150 is a powerful solo conversation with Debi Robinson that reframes how we think about osteoporosis and bone loss. Debi shares a perspective that changed her own work profoundly: there are over 150 documented causes of bone loss. When bone loss is viewed through this lens, osteoporosis is no longer a mystery, a personal failure, or an inevitable result of aging — it becomes a multi-system condition with many opportunities for intervention. In this episode, Debi explain...

Travel is often seen as relaxing and rejuvenating, but for the body — especially the bones — it can be surprisingly stressful. In this episode, Debi Robinson sits down with Dr. Monisha Bhanote, a quintuple board-certified physician who integrates cellular science with Ayurvedic medicine, to explore how travel affects bone health at a deeper level. From prolonged sitting and dehydration to disrupted digestion, sleep, and stress hormones, this conversation sheds light on the hidden ways travel ...

In this follow-up conversation with Dr. Anil Bajnath, MD, Debi Robinson explores how precision medicine can be used not to “bio-hack” the body, but to bio-harmonize it — restoring balance, resilience, and clarity in the bone health journey. Rather than relying on one-size-fits-all recommendations or waiting for disease to show up on a DEXA scan, this episode focuses on understanding the body’s internal signals earlier. Dr. Bajnath explains how stress, gut health, blood sugar regulation, sleep...