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

health care team before making medical decisions and changes to your diet and lifestyle. With that

being said, let's get on with the show.

We've been socialized to play nice and not be rude and we don't want to hurt the doctor's

feelings and and and and and and. But I think it's very important to realize that diagnoses, even osteoporosis or the treatment

for it in particular, they're interpretations.

And so that a doctor trained out, let's say at UCLA may recommend one thing, a doctor trained

at Stanford or NYU may recommend something different. So I think not only is it

important to get a second opinion, but I think it's important to get a second opinion from somebody

that has a different perspective. That's what you want. Different training, different perspective.

And if you're lucky, they'll agree. You'll get confirmation of the original treatment.

And if you're not so lucky, depending on your insurance, I would go for a third opinion.

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