By Dr. Scott Saunders, M.D.

Heather was only in her fifties, but had already had several broken bones.  These came from relatively minor incidents, such as a trip and fall while hiking.  Her bone scan revealed low calcium in her bones, making them weak and easily broken.

In the past, poor bone mineralization was known as “Rickets” and the cure was discovered a hundred years ago – Vitamin D.  Now, we call the same problem “osteoporosis” and nobody thinks of …