Introduction

One in two women over 50 will experience a fracture due to poor bone health. Bone density falls rapidly after menopause so looking after our bone health is important. This course includes:

  • How menopause affects our bones and how osteoporosis can impact women's lives

  • The nutrients that are important for our bones and the foods that are helpful to include

  • Tips on how to look after our bone health with recipes to inspire you

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Bone Health course

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Meet Lynn and Laura

    3. How the course works

    1. What is osteoporosis and am I at risk?

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Are you at risk of osteoporosis?

    3. Chia seed, almond and blueberry pudding recipe

    1. What we can eat to improve our bones.

    2. Plant foods that provide calcium

    3. A salad with calcium...Kale Salad

    4. Looking after your bones

    1. Summary and Useful Links

    2. A Taster of our Mood Course

    3. Eating Well for Menopause - the book

About this course

  • £15.00
  • 13 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Instructors

Registered Nutritionist Lynn Burns

Lynn is a registered nutritionist with many years experience in public health nutrition and recipe analysis. Having gained many years experience working in various nutrition positions within the UK civil service, she is now free lance writing, delivering courses and developing recipes. She has a passion for making eating well accessible to all regardless of the stage of life, health and fitness. A former Trustee of the Caroline Walker Trust, Lynn is very involved in charitable organisations and is currently a scout leader with a great deal of experience working with young people.

Registered Nutritionist Laura Wyness

Laura is an award winning Registered Nutritionist who specialises in nutrition writing, workplace wellness and nutrition communications. Laura studied for her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Aberdeen. Now with over 15-years’ experience working in food innovation and academic research she loves reviewing the scientific evidence and translating it into clear messages. Her freelance work includes providing nutrition content, workplace wellness support and online nutrition consultations for individuals. She also enjoys testing out new recipes!

Protein is important for our bones

We talk more about protein in our Weight & Shape course