About
Inspired by her family history of osteoporosis and her own battle with low bone density, Lara Pizzorno has devoted more than thirty years to researching how to prevent bone loss and restore bone health. A member of the American Medical Writers Association for more than 25 years, Lara publishes and reviews articles covering breaking research on bone health in Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal. She lectures at medical conferences around the world and is a contributing author to the Textbook of Functional Medicine, the Textbook of Natural Medicine (Osteoporosis chapter, 5th edition, published 2020), and Integrative Therapies for Depression; co-author of The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, and lead author of Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients; Your Bones: How You Can Prevent Osteoporosis & Have Strong Bones for Life, Naturally, and her latest book, Healthy Bones, Healthy You!
Published Works
Pizzorno, Lara & Pizzorno, Joseph. (2022). Subclinical Hypercortisolism: An Important, Unrecognized Dysfunction. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 21. 8-15.
Pizzorno, Lara & Pizzorno, Joseph. (2022). Vitamin D (Like Every Nutrient) is a Team Player. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 21. 8-14.
Pizzorno, Joseph & Pizzorno, Lara. (2021). Commonly Prescribed and Over-the-Counter Drugs as Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis-Part Two. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 20. 8-14.
Pizzorno, Joseph & Pizzorno, Lara. (2021). Commonly Prescribed and Over-the-Counter Drugs as Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis-Part One. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 20. 8-15.
Pizzorno, Joseph & Pizzorno, Lara. (2021). Environmental Toxins Are a Major Cause of Bone Loss. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 20. 10-17.
Pizzorno, Lara. (2016). Bariatric Surgery: Bad to the Bone, Part 2. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 15. 35-46.
Pizzorno, Lara. (2016). Bariatric Surgery: Bad to the Bone, Part 1. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 15. 48-54.
Pizzorno, Lara. (2016). Nothing Boring About Boron. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 14. 35-48.
Pizzorno, Lara. (2016). Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute, October 2014: A Seminal Moment in the 21st Century’s Transformation of Health Care. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 14. 64-71.
Pizzorno, Lara. (2016). Canaries in the Phosphate-Toxicity Coal Mines. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.). 13. 24-32.
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