Osteoporosis Under A Microscope & Functional Culinary Medicine w/ Dr. Monisha Bhanote, MD + BoneCoach™

Osteoporosis Under A Microscope & Functional Culinary Medicine w/ Dr. Monisha Bhanote, MD + BoneCoach™

Interested in seeing an up close view of your bones under the microscope?

Curious how preventive measures can change the course of osteoporosis?

Interested in learning about functional culinary medicine and if it can be helpful in supporting strong bones?

Then this episode is for you!

I sat with Dr. Monisha Bhanote, a quintuple board-certified physician and best-selling author. Together, we delved deep into the microscopic world of bones, uncovering the causes, the preventive measures, and key nutritional secretsevery person with osteoporosis should know.

Episode Details

Episode Timeline
  • 0:00 Episode start
  • 1:18 Introduction to Dr. Monisha Bhanote
  • 3:14 Dr. Bhanote's professional background
  • 5:29 Discussing the importance of biopsies
  • 9:39 Delving into bone cells and their components under the microscope
  • 10:19 Osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes
  • 13:23 Discussion about bone diseases, specifically osteoporosis and osteopenia
  • 16:16 Defining degenerative joint disease
  • 18:43 Other significant conditions observed under the microscope
  • 23:36 Preventive measures and diagnostic tests to avoid osteoporosis and other extreme health situations
  • 25:40 Vital nutrients for osteoporosis prevention and improved bone health
  • 30:30 Overview of cellular-level mechanisms, mentioning RANKL
  • 36:34 A look at functional culinary medicine
  • 42:52 How Dr. Bhanote helps her patients and where to find her
Resources mentioned

**Show notes @ https://bonecoach.com/drmonishabhanote-functional-culinary-medicine Dr Monishabhanote Functional Culinary Medicine

You can find Dr. Monisha Bhanote's resources below!

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About the guest

Dr. Monisha Bhanote, the founder WELLKULÅ, is a quintuple board-certified physician and best-selling author with expertise in Integrative Medicine, Functional Culinary Medicine, Cytopathology, and Anatomic/Clinical Pathology.

After graduating from Binghamton University with dual degrees in Chemistry and Asian Studies, she earned her medical degree and completed training at NYU Winthrop University Hospital. This was followed by three fellowships in Cytopathology at Cornell, Breast, Bone & Soft tissue Cancer at the University of Rochester, and Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Arizona.

Dr. Bhanote has additional training and certifications in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Plant-Based Nutrition, Culinary Medicine, Ayurveda, Yoga for Cancer Recovery, and a Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist. She applies a whole-body approach to healing.

She is a sought-after health and wellness expert providing both speaking and written commentary to multiple news media outlets and publications. Her interests include nutrition and the microbiome, the role of stress and inflammation in disease manifestation, applying mindfulness as a lifestyle practice, and disease prevention. Dr. Bhanote's mission is to support an integrative approach to evidence-based holistic wellbeing.

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