Banks Nutrition Center

04/02/2026

Osteoporosis research is rapidly evolving new knowledge. Read about how much it is looking at non-drug therapies.
https://banksnutrition.com/2026/04/02/osteoporosis-and-my-monday-morning/

03/26/2026

How much exercise is enough for osteoporosis? To find out the answer, read about it in our latest blog.

There are two traits in research that are needed to evaluate if treatment can be effective.  A treatment needs to be qualified and quantified.  Qualified delineates if a particular treatment works or has an effect on a disease.  Quantified determines how much is needed for a positive effect. Many...

03/17/2026

Age is one of the strongest variables that impact response to osteoporosis treatments. In this blog we take a closer look at that issue.

The degree to which different patients respond to any treatment for osteoporosis seems to be related to age. The degree of loss of bone mineral density (BMD) on a DEXA scan expressed as a T score which is the standard deviations below that in a healthy 30-35 year old. A T score of -1.0 to […]

03/10/2026

Research has demonstrated that “leakiness” of the gut barrier is an important trigger of atopic disorders such as asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis/hay fever. Read more about this in our latest blog.

Atopic disease is a group of allergic disorders such as asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis/hay fever.  These disorders are common, affecting 10% of adults and 20% of children.  It has been long thought that gut disorders play a role in atopic disorders.  Research has demonstrated that “leakin...

02/24/2026

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the new dietary guidelines for 2025-2030. I discuss my thoughts on these guidelines in my latest blog post.

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the new dietary guidelines for 2025-2030.  Like so many government guidelines, there seems to be some good updates and some not so good.  This mixed bag of good/bad relates to the relations...

02/10/2026

A key question being answered in ongoing research is what percentage of BMD gain with treatment is needed to importantly reduce fracture risk. One of the revelations has been that while standard drug therapies do improve BMD, it is often not to the degree to reduce fracture risk. Read about this in our latest blog.

Osteoporosis is a complex disease caused by a progressive imbalance in the activity of the cells involved in bone remodeling.  Bone remodeling is the process of repairing wear related microcracks in bone.  This occurs in 10% of bone each year with the entire skeleton being rebuilt every decade.  ...

02/03/2026

A key question in osteoporosis being answered in ongoing research is what percentage of BMD gain with treatment is needed to importantly reduce fracture risk. One of the revelations has been that while standard drug therapies do improve BMD, it is often not to the degree to reduce fracture risk. A non-drug treatment program combining different bone supporting supplements and pulsed electromagnetic therapy (PEMF) often produces >10% BMD gains in 12 months suggesting significant fracture risk reduction within that time window. Read about this in our latest blog.
https://banksnutrition.com/2026/02/03/how-much-bone-mineral-density-increase-is-needed-with-treatment-to-reduce-fracture-risk/

01/27/2026

Weightbearing stress stimulates bone building as it causes activation of cell receptors on osteoblasts, the cell involved in bone generation. These receptors are called mechanoreceptors meaning that they activate in response to mechanical force. Read about this in our latest blog.

It has been well known that lack of weight bearing stimulus to bone over time causes bone mineral density loss (BMD).  Typically, early research on disease uses animal models.  In osteoporosis research a question might be, where do they get mice with osteoporosis to test a particular treatment.  ...

01/22/2026

Perhaps the newest understanding in the cause of osteoporosis is the role of cell senescence. Cells such as mesenchymal stem cells (MCSs) that must replace the osteoblasts with each remodeling cycle, get less able to do so each decade. The net effects are while bone removal is increasing, bone replacement declines. Read about this in our latest blog.
https://banksnutrition.com/2026/01/22/our-newer-and-broader-understanding-of-osteoporosis/

09/02/2025

Ultra-processed food is literally engineered to take away the normal signaling to the brain which says, "I have had enough". The net effect is we overeat at the expense of our health. Our latest blog discusses the latest research on this topic.

There has been a wealth of discussion within the health care community about the adverse effects of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).  Recent studies have shown the link between higher consumption of UPFs to some of the most prevalent health problems such as obesity and diabetes.   It seems that these...

05/19/2025

A new study links living near golf courses with a 126% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease -pointing to pesticide exposure in groundwater. With 16,000 golf courses nationwide, millions may be affected. Learn what you can do to protect yourself.

https://banksnutrition.com/2025/05/15/yet-another-study-associating-living-near-pesticide-use-and-developing-parkinsons-disease/

04/15/2025

We're excited to share a new video that highlights one of our most innovative healing tools: the PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) machine. PEMF therapy offers a safe, non-invasive way to recharge your body at the cellular level, and has been shown to:

- Stimulate bone and cartilage regeneration
- Reduce pain and inflammation
- Improve circulation and cellular repair

Watch the video below and see how it works -- and how it can help you feel stronger, from the inside out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jh2XqoUSKE&t=2s

Want more information on treatment for osteoporosis? Visit our website at this link to download our free guide:
https://banksnutrition.com/osteoporosis-and-osteopenia