What You'll Discover in This Free Guide

This research-informed report walks you through 8 of the most common — and most consequential — myths about osteoporosis, drawing on the latest peer-reviewed studies and the insights of leading bone health experts.

Myth #1: "Your DEXA score tells you everything you need to know about your bone health."
→ What DEXA actually measures — and the significant gaps in what it misses

Myth #2: "Osteoporosis is a disease."
→ The surprising history of how the diagnosis was created in 1994 — and what the WHO is doing about it now

Myth #3: "Osteoporosis is the #1 risk factor for fractures."
→ The finding that stops most women in their tracks: more than half of hip fracture patients don't have osteoporosis

Myth #4: "Osteoporosis is an isolated condition."
→ Why bone health is the tip of the iceberg — and the deeper factors that matter far more

Myth #5: "The only antidote to osteoporosis is medication."
→ The six essential elements of fracture prevention that research now points to — and what movement does that medication cannot

Myth #6: "People with osteoporosis should avoid yoga."
→ What the evidence actually says — and what "safe yoga" really looks like for people with low bone density

Myth #7: "Resistance training is all you need."
→ Why lifting weights addresses only part of the picture — and the missing elements most women never hear about

Myth #8: "It's too late for HRT after 65."
→ What the 2025 FDA ruling, a landmark 137,000-person study, and current research actually say