Make no bones about it: osteoporosis prevention, detection and treatment is important! With Halloween on the horizon, this Sunday offers the perfect opportunity to discuss bone health with osteoporosis specialist and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ann Babbitt, Greg Boucovalas of Apothecary By Design and The Body Architect’s Strong Women instructor and Personal and Business Coach, Kristen Thalheimer Bingham.
Guests
Dr. Ann Babbitt
Dr. Ann Babbitt is an orthopedic surgeon specializing primarily in osteoporosis, bone wellness management, densitometry techniques – Bone Density Testing- DXA, Vertebral Fracture Assessment- VFA, Fracture Risk Assessment-FRAX and Body Composition. She has interest in health education and sponsoring National Osteoporosis Foundation Osteoporosis Support Group of Southern Maine monthly lectures and other awareness events since 1996- through the non- profit OHN- Osteoporosis Healthcare Network. Dr. Babbitt loves evaluating and counseling patients one on one in private independent clinical practice in South Portland Maine.
Kristin Thalheimer Bingham
Kristin Thalheimer Bingham is an AFAA certified group exercise instructor at the Body Architect in Portland, ME. She also holds an MBA and has worked as a business coach in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors for over 10 years. Continuously finding joy and balance in her life through business and fitness, Kristin’s focus as an instructor and as a coach is in helping people find their beauty and strength. Kristin is particularly interested in living life “openly and intentionally.”
Greg Boucouvalas
Greg Boucouvalas RPh specializes in science-based nutritionals and botanical medicines that help maintain health and, when appropriate, work in concert with prescription medications. Greg has worked in pharmacy for over 25 years. He is a member of the American Nutraceutical Association, American Botanical Council and the Institute of Functional Medicine. Greg has his Masters in Human Nutrition from the Nutrition Institute at the University of Bridgeport. Greg is one of the founding partners of Apothecary by Design.
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