Fracture-Proof Your Bones — The 4 Nutrients Backed by Clinical Trials

About this episode

Debi Robinson and Dr. John Neustadt discuss the critical nutrients for reducing fracture risk in bone health.

In this eye-opening conversation, Debi Robinson and Dr. John Neustadt expose a fundamental flaw in how we approach bone health: we've been focusing on bone density instead of actual fracture risk. Drawing from 20+ years of research and clinical practice, Dr. Neustadt reveals that only four nutrients have been proven in clinical trials to reduce fractures—calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K2 (MK-4 specifically), and magnesium. He challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to supplementation and expla...

People in this episode

Host: Debi Robinson

Guest: Dr. John Neustadt

Topics covered

• bone health
• fracture risk
• nutrients
• osteoporosis
• supplementation

Keywords

• calcium
• vitamin D
• vitamin K2
• magnesium
• osteopenia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: clinical trials

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