Welcome to the Bone Coach Show dedicated to helping you understand all things related to diet,

lifestyle, bone health, and how you can live and thrive with low bone density and osteoporosis.

I'm your host, Kevin Ellis, certified health coach, health and wellness speaker, and above all else,

your bone coach.

After being diagnosed with osteoporosis in my early 30s, I transform my health

through diet and lifestyle and now help my clients and community members do the same through my online

coaching practice, bonecoach.com. Look, there are no quick and easy cures for low bone density,

but the choices we make every single day can have a powerful impact on our bones, our health, and our

general well-being. I'll share the research, interview the experts, and help you figure out

how to get the conditions right in your body so you can better your bones through diet and

lifestyle. Short disclaimer, I'm not a medical doctor and this show should not be considered

medical advice. Always consult with your

healthcare team before making medical decisions and changes to your diet and lifestyle. With that being

said, let's get on with the show. Estrogen preserving bone, progesterone building bone,

which is testosterone strengthening bone. You need all three. Now there are other hormones as well,

and this is really where your diet,

your nutrition, your sleep,

your lifestyle comes into play,

and that's cortisol.

Cortisol breaks down bone.

And DHEA builds bone.

So estrogen progesterone balance each other,

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