Having been recently diagnosed with osteoporosis, I borrowed this book via inter-library loan through my own public library. This is a very comprehensive book about osteoporosis told from the vast experience in this field by R. Keith McCormick, doctor of chiropractic. The book is full of information and very detailed.

This book worked less well for me than I had hoped. I was overwhelmed by the amount of detailed information and cannot say that I even understood all of it. I also found it terrifying. It was really more than I wanted to know from a person who is not a medical doctor. I have no less regard for doctors of chiropractic than for medical doctors, but I feel that medical doctors are more likely to order medication at the first sign of osteoporosis so what I really wanted to know was more about the medications and how they would affect me. I am not one to second guess my own medical doctor and tell her what tests to order. By the end of this book, I had had enough and just skimmed the last few pages to be done with it.

I think this book has great merit for those who are trying to avoid osteoporosis medication and take control of managing all the aspects of their disease mostly through diet and exercise. This is just not me. ( )