{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Did You Know Your Bones Affect Your Metabolism?","description":"You probably think of your bones as a frame that holds you up. But your skeleton is also sending hormones to your kidneys, pancreas, muscles, fat, and even your brain. In this episode of The Science of Self-Healing, we look at bone as an active, hormone-producing organ. You\u2019ll learn how a bone hormone called FGF23 helps control phosphate and vitamin D, why researchers think osteocalcin may affect blood sugar, and how bone might even play a role in appetite. We\u2019ll also cover why people with diabetes can break bones even when their scans look normal, how undereating and rapid weight loss, including on GLP-1 medications, can quietly weaken the skeleton, and what progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone really do for bone. Along the way, we\u2019ll take an honest look at the popular claim that progesterone cream can raise bone density by 15 percent. You\u2019ll walk away with a new way of seeing your skeleton, and the everyday habits that keep both your bones and your metabolism strong. ","author_name":"The Science of Self-Healing","author_url":"http:\/\/thescienceofselfhealing.libsyn.com\/site","html":"