Bone Loss, DEXA Scans and Estrogen: WTF is Happening Inside Me? Part 2 of 3
The Luminescence Podcast with Schuyler GrantShow Notes
Think osteoporosis is an old woman's disease? Most women start losing critical bone mass in their thirties and forties, long before menopause, and most won't know it until a fracture happens.
This is part two of the conversation on what's happening structurally in your body. Schuyler Grant, Dr. Somi Javaid, Dr. Sarah de la Torre, and Elena Brower get into the bone health conversation that should have started a decade ago — how estrogen loss, missed screenings, and outdated guidelines are leaving women vulnerable in genuinely preventable ways.
They discuss:
When bone mass peaks and how quickly it's lost in your thirties and forties — and why this timeline means screening should start earlier than most doctors recommend
What estrogen is actually doing for bone strength and structure — beyond just density, why the architecture of bone matters
Why DEXA scans are the gold standard for early detection — when to start them, how to ask for one, and what to do if your numbers look normal but you're high-risk
Why walking isn't enough for bone health — what weight training, jumping, and targeted impact exercise actually do at the cellular level
The risk factors most doctors aren't asking about — eating disorders, family history, chronic steroid use, and why low body weight is more dangerous than most women realize
For any woman who wants to understand what's happening to her bones before something breaks.
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