Practical Dietitians

10/24/2026

You know you can get calcium from milk. Did you know that includes plant milk? Also, some plant foods offer calcium. Some include
🦴Broccoli
🦴Almonds
🦴Oranges

We discuss how to get this mineral and others from plant foods that help your bones in this video.

In this video, we are partnering with plants for strong bones featu...

10/20/2026

It's World Osteoporosis Day!

If you're struggling with how to navigate your bone health, comment below with your questions. Bone health is our business 🦴

Practical Dietitians site provides nutritional guidance from two dietitians with 60 years of combined experience.

10/17/2026

Osteoporosis results from a combination of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Some non-modifiable ones
🦴White
🦴Female
🦴Peri- and post menopausal
🦴You've already broken a bone
🦴Early menopause (before age 45)
🦴Having a parent who broke a bone

In this blog, we share the importance of estrogen and why its absence impacts bone health, and ultimately, what you can do.

Estradiol loss leads to excessive bone loss and reduced calcium availability which are 2 ways hormones impact bone health.

10/10/2026

Osteoporosis results from a combination of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Some modifiable risk factors are
🦴 Smoking
🦴Alcohol
🦴Inactivity
🦴Increased fat around the mid-section
🦴Lack of certain nutrients

This blog helps you modify your lifestyle to improve your bone health. No, it's not too late!

Being diagnosed with osteoporosis is scary & discouraging, like you’ve lost something you can’t get back, & there’s no fix for it. But . . .

10/03/2026

Skelly Skills offers CEUs for dietitians. You can obtain 11 hours on how to help your clients fight osteoporosis for just $134.99, including the book "Eating for Better Bones." 🦴

Learn how to implement practical nutrition and exercise interventions for better bones and bone mass density and prevent osteoporosis in this CE course

09/30/2026

We are celebrating the first anniversary of our book! 🦴

"Eating for Better Bones" is available on Skelly Skills for continuing education for dietitians. It's also on Amazon in Kindle and paperback versions.

We've helped hundreds of women better care for their bones. This easy-to-follow book can be yours in our drawing!

Just comment "Free Book" below, by October 5th, for a chance to win your copy.

09/26/2026

With menopause and other hormonal changes that occur with aging, bone loss ramps up. Bones always break down and rebuild, but more bone is broken down than rebuilt during this time.

We discuss this process and what you can do to halt bone loss in our book, "Eating for Better Bones." You'll learn about the following strategies to fight osteoporosis
🦴Nutrition
🦴Exercise
🦴Supplements
🦴Medications
🦴Wearables

Eating for Better Bones: Fighting Osteoporosis

09/19/2026

Managing osteoporosis takes diligence. You don't just take a pill and everything is better. It takes working with your physician to develop a comprehensive plan that includes food and nutrition, exercise, and perhaps supplements and medications. 🦴

We give you the information on all of these strategies in our book, "Eating for Better Bones," available on Amazon.

Eating for Better Bones: Fighting Osteoporosis

09/12/2026

We show you ways to improve your bone strength...even if you have osteoporosis...in our FREE Bone-Building Pocket Guide! 🦴

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!