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Posted by gently @gently, Feb 19 12:11pm

@windyshores, wishing you the best of everything, while hoping for your return. Thank you for the depth of information that we can still access @windyshores.
https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic=-113.43,38.97,1723/loc=-119.701,36.724

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Feb 26 1:07pm
In reply to @idlehands "I, too, reiterate every good comment made about @windyshores' helpfulness and knowledge in the struggle we..." + (show)
@idlehands

I, too, reiterate every good comment made about @windyshores' helpfulness and knowledge in the struggle we all have to get and stay healthy.

Addressing the Mayo Clinic forum host, would it be a violation of ethics or etiquette for you to contact windyshores and express the group's concerns and inquire as to her health?

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For myself, I do not wish to intrude. I imagine that she would have or will in the future let us know if she wants to.

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rjd | @rjd | Feb 27 9:55am
In reply to @nannygoat5 "He isn’t a medical Doctor- he’s a chiropractor" + (show)
@nannygoat5

He isn’t a medical Doctor- he’s a chiropractor

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That is true. He IS a chiropractor and for that reason alone I had a great deal of skepticism, especially given the landscape of those making a living off of osteoporosis 'advice.'

However, McCormick's extraordinary knowledge is based on research AND most importantly, was motivated by his own acute osteoporosis. with breaking bones, when he was a world class athlete and could not find satisfactory treatment.

If you take the time to review his book Great Bones, you will find a) he does not take a 'one size fits all' approach and b) he has extensive annotations referencing the source of whatever information he is sharing and discussing. It is impressive.

I understand he is now back to competitive running.

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njx58 | @njx58 | Feb 27 10:21am
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@rjd

That is true. He IS a chiropractor and for that reason alone I had a great deal of skepticism, especially given the landscape of those making a living off of osteoporosis 'advice.'

However, McCormick's extraordinary knowledge is based on research AND most importantly, was motivated by his own acute osteoporosis. with breaking bones, when he was a world class athlete and could not find satisfactory treatment.

If you take the time to review his book Great Bones, you will find a) he does not take a 'one size fits all' approach and b) he has extensive annotations referencing the source of whatever information he is sharing and discussing. It is impressive.

I understand he is now back to competitive running.

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Dr. McCormick competes in triathlons! He's 70 years old. He is so busy with his osteoporosis consults that he has retired from being a chiropractor.

Is he the world's foremost expert on the subject? No. But I can personally attest to three different primary care doctors I have seen, plus one orthopedist, who knew almost nothing about treating osteoporosis. The orthopedist didn't even recommend a DEXA scan even though he was treating a 64-year-old man who had a compression fracture that wasn't the result of a fall. And this is supposed to be a spine expert.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Keith_McCormick

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | Feb 27 2:53pm

This thread is about and for windyshores. Please move the other discussion to the appropriate place. Thanks

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