Functional Medicine Approach To Managing Osteoporosis With Dr. Keith McCormick

In this episode we speak with Dr. Keith McCormick about the functional management of osteoporosis. Dr. McCormick is a board-certified chiropractic physician in the states of Massachusetts, Colorado, and California, and has been in clinical practice since 1982. He is passionate about helping individuals with osteoporosis regain their skeletal health through a functional medicine approach. In 2011 he founded Osteo Naturals, LLC, a company dedicated to providing information and quality nutrition products to individuals with bone loss. Dr. McCormick earned his bachelor’s degree in Human Biology at Stanford University and his doctorate at the National College of Chiropractic. He is an instrument-rated commercial pilot and a U.S. Army Veteran. Sports have always played a vital part in Dr. McCormick’s life. At Stanford, he competed on the varsity cross-country and fencing teams. As a junior, he was the silver medalist in the 1973 Modern Pentathlon World Championships. Then in 1975 he won the North American Championship and the following year was a member of the United States Olympic Modern Pentathlon Team that competed in the XXI Olympiad in Montreal. He is the former U.S. record holder (1976) for most points scored in a pentathlon competition. Dr. McCormick continues to compete in triathlons of all distances and has completed six Ironman competitions – five of them after recovering from multiple osteoporosis-related fractures. He is the author of: Osteoporosis: Integrating Biomarkers and Other Diagnostic Correlates into the Management of Bone Fragility published in Alternative Medicine Review, June 2007. The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis released by New Harbinger Publications in May 2009. And his newest book, Great Bones – Taking Control of Your Osteoporosis, published March 2023. Learning Points: -The role of inflammation in osteoporosis -Fatty bone marrow & osteoporosis. -Key laboratory testing for patients with osteoporosis -Essential dietary & lifestyle interventions to manage osteoporosis Websites: https://www.osteonaturals.com/