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Reverse Osteoporosis & Osteopenia Without Medication: Evidence-Based Interventions
You’ve been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis.Now what?Have you been told to take medication?Do you know the risks and discomfort of those medications?Do you know that approximately 80% of patients are unable to stay on the medications for the recommended amount of time, thus erasing the alleged benefits?Are you aware that medication offers no significant protection against fracture?Are you aware that DEXA scans cannot predict a fracture?Did your health care provider advise you that other options exist?Author and professional problem-solver (psychotherapist, attorney, coach) Jayne M Wesler has personally grappled with the challenge of osteoporosis and the looming threat of medication. She chose natural interventions and was successful in increasing her own bone density without medication.
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February 20, 2026
“Reverse Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Without Medication: Evidence-Based Interventions” by Jayne M. Wesler, (2024)
FORMAT(s)
PRINT: Available
© March 21, 2022; ISBN: 9781735540597; OCLC: 1315743844; Publisher: Jayne M Wesler; 104 pages; Unabridged; English (Language); WorldCat record: https://search.worldcat.org/title/131...
DIGITAL:
© March 20, 2022 - Available
AUDIO:
© August 11, 2024; ASIN: B0CY5NVMCT; Independently Published; 2 hours and 24 minutes; Unabridged; English (I provided the print version’s WorldCat record above because this version was not in that catalog)
SERIES:
No
SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
SELECTED:
Who wouldn’t be curious what’s inside a book with this title?
ABOUT: (Apologies for not creating my own take on what it’s about.)
(From the publisher’s blurb as seen in the WorldCat catalog record): “You’ve been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis. Now what? Have you been told to take medication? Do you know the risks and discomfort of those medications? Do you know that approximately 80% of patients are unable to stay on the medications for the recommended amount of time, thus erasing the alleged benefits? Are you aware that medication offers no significant protection against fracture? Are you aware that DEXA scans cannot predict a fracture? Did your health care provider advise you that other options exist? Author and professional problem-solver (psychotherapist, attorney, coach) Jayne M Wesler has personally grappled with the challenge of osteoporosis and the looming threat of medication. She chose natural interventions and was successful in increasing her own bone density without medication. Open this book to find out how you, too, can increase your bone density and avoid fractures without exposing yourself to the risks of medication”
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Hmmm. Well, the book is self-published, which explains the mild unconventionality—it promotes the author's previous works on different subjects, similar to the author’s blurb below on Amazon, and the author (or Audible) took advantage of the “Virtual Voice” AI app for narration. Neither of which is unheard of, but still, for me, tugs at the sense of “credible source” I like to get from my medical advice sources.
As a librarian in a college library, a common admonition to give students when teaching literature research, is “consider the source”. An analogy we all frequently provided was that while, yeah, we had a good education with our Master’s degrees in library and information science, but that didn’t make us strong authorities in subjects that our education didn’t cover, such as Aerospace or Medicine.
So likewise, becoming a lawyer, a social worker, and a psychotherapist, and having one’s own experience with a medical issue, doesn’t equate to being an expert on the subject. And this is where I might fault the book’s seeming cavalier emphasis on the importance of focusing on avoiding falling as a great resolution to avoiding the serious fractures. Even I, as a layman, know that lots of folks with severe osteoporosis have broken bones with very simple acts of exertion. It doesn’t take a fall to break a bone and someone with this condition probably wants to consider all breaks, serious or not, as something best avoided.
Still, there’s a lot of information here that I haven’t obtained from any other source—like the history of DEXA scans. The author put her research skills developed in becoming (and being) a lawyer and psychotherapist to good use, and combines her personal anecdotes well with useful and relevant information.
So, I found this book worth listening to, but would advise not to let it be the only one you read on the subject, or use to base a decision on foregoing any specific treatment.
Also, I would recommend the text over the audio in this case.
AUTHOR:
Jayne Wesler
(Jayne does not have a Wikipedia presence. This is from Amazon): “Jayne M. Wesler has played many roles in her life. She is an author, coach, speaker, licensed clinical social worker, and attorney. From the newsroom to the intense hush of psychotherapy sessions in various venues, including a locked psychiatric unit in a large urban hospital, to trying cases in courtrooms in Newark, Trenton, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, Ms Wesler has been both witness to, and actor in, the most intense of human dramas. Trained by experts at GCU and NYU to use her emotions as a tool, Ms. Wesler is able to tap into human experience to help educate and heal others.
Jayne is the author of Hurts So Good An Orgasm of Tears. In this riveting expose, Ms. Wesler illuminates the parallels between orgasm and emotional tears, thereby demonstrating a biological legitimacy to the need for a good cry. Just as sex is the all-time, one-and-only treatment for epididymal hypertension, commonly known as “Blue Balls,” a good cry is the only remedy for a frustrated and achy soul—a Blue Heart.
Jayne wrote a companion workbook to the Tears book entitled Hurts So Good An Orgasm of Tears Workbook. The workbook will help you break through the protective shell that forms over your heart as you navigate the busy chaos of daily life. In the workbook, you will find thought-provoking exercises designed to pierce that protective shell, to reach your rich and lively emotions, and to re-kindle the fires that lie banked within your soul.
Jayne is the also author of Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs: A Therapeutic and Legal Approach. Lauded by experts, this easy-to-read guide is an essential blueprint to navigating the sometimes tumultuous waters of special education.
Ms. Wesler is a partner in the law firm of Sussan Greenwald and Wesler, and for decades has helped students with disabilities obtain the kind of educational programming that helps them achieve success. As a university student, Ms. Wesler worked as a journalist and has always been a writer at heart.
While in training to become a psychotherapist, a mentor told Ms. Wesler that she carried “a lot of emotion.” This has proven to be both an advantage and a disadvantage, but in her training, Ms. Wesler has used her own emotions as a powerful tool to help others.
For many years, Ms. Wesler has seen society equate women and femininity with weakness. This has been particularly galling for her as she comes from a long line of strong women, has withstood many significant challenges in her own life, and has successfully overcome them. She knows in a very personal way the strength that underlies emotional tears.
As a psychotherapist, Ms. Wesler has worked with adults, teens, and children in various settings, including both inpatient and outpatient, individual and group therapy. As a member of multiple Child Study Teams, Ms. Wesler conducted evaluations, wrote IEP’s, case-managed elementary students, high-school students, and students placed in specialized private school programs. She also developed and facilitated various psychotherapy groups.
Early in her legal career, Ms. Wesler practiced at a large New Jersey law firm where she founded the Special Education Law Section. Earlier, she served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher Jr., then presiding judge of the Chancery Division for the Superior Court of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Ms. Wesler also served as a law clerk for the Monmouth County, New Jersey, Prosecutor’s Office, Appellate Division, where she did a special research project for the Monmouth County Prosecutor regarding the prosecution of cases involving repressed memory of sexual abuse. As a licensed clinical social worker and an attorney, Ms. Wesler is experienced in the fields of special education, mental health, and psychotherapy.
Ms. Wesler has presented continuing education workshops on various topics in the fields of law and mental health, including IDEIA, Section 504 plans, and the discipline of students with disabilities. She has written a scholarly paper on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and a study in conjunction with the Hon. Thomas N. Lyon, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, concerning the proper treatment of cases involving litigants with mental illness.
Ms. Wesler earned her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law; her M.S.W. degree from New York University School of Social Work in New York City; and her B.S.W. degree, summa cum laude, from Georgian Court University. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
In her spare time, Ms. Wesler enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling, working out, reading, traveling, and cooking.”
ME: I’ve neither read nor listened to any of Ms. Wesler’s previous works, and since the above description does not mention this particular book, there are probably others not mentioned above that she’s written as well.
NARRATOR(S):
Virtual Voice
(Excerpt from TravSonic (https://www.travsonic.com/audible-vir...)
“Key Points
• Audible has introduced 'Virtual Voice' audiobooks narrated by AI, marking a significant shift in the audiobook industry.
• As of December 22, 2023, over 7,000 titles with Virtual Voice narration are available, primarily in the romance and erotica genres.
• The rise of AI-generated audiobooks raises concerns for traditional voice talents regarding market saturation and the perceived value of human narration.
• While AI technology in audiobook production offers opportunities for more authors, it challenges the artistic integrity and employment of human voice actors.
• ACX does not currently accept AI narration for its audiobooks, emphasizing the enduring appeal of human-voiced storytelling in the industry.”
ME: If the narration hadn’t been identified as “Virtual Voice” I’d have wondered about someone using the occasional odd pronunciation and incorrect inflections, and I have to seriously wonder how good TravSonic’s audiobooks are for the author of the article there to worry about a wide-sweeping impending takeover, replacing actors with AI. And, on the other hand, knowing that it indeed was AI, and having heard occasional oddities, I had to wonder when scientific words were annunciated, if the annunciations were correct. I’d hate to be repeating any errors while stating my case to my doctor of refusing a transition from one drug whose time was up to another with even scarier side-effects.
In the past I’ve griped about non-fiction authors narrating their own works, but if this is the alternative, I must take it all back and applaud them. I get it that reading a book oneself is a great deal more complicated than just taking a seat anywhere you like with a microphone and a script, but I can’t help it; this took the sense of “a good source of reliable information” down another peg for me.
GENRE:
Nonfiction; Self-help; Health
SUBJECTS (Not comprehensive):
Osteoporosis Alternative treatment; Osteoporosis Treatment; Fracture Prevention; Stress; Sleep; Diet; Monitoring; DEXA Scans; Balance; Exercise; Autobiography
BRIEF EXCERPT:
“When I entered menopause, my gynecologist sent me for a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan—that’s when all the trouble started. Before that, I’d been an active, 50-year-old woman with a busy career. I exercised a lot, including weight-bearing sessions about four times per week. Suddenly, a grave concern about my health arose.
My GYN appeared stunned by this news and had a difficult time talking to me. He had known me for years and knew how well I took care of myself. It was obvious he didn’t expect to see the numbers on my DEXA scan report that showed I already had osteoporosis. Looking back, the advice he gave me was laughable: take calcium and vitamin D and walk.”
RATING:
3.5 stars.
LISTENED FROM
1/14/2026- 1/16/2026
FORMAT(s)
PRINT: Available
© March 21, 2022; ISBN: 9781735540597; OCLC: 1315743844; Publisher: Jayne M Wesler; 104 pages; Unabridged; English (Language); WorldCat record: https://search.worldcat.org/title/131...
DIGITAL:
© March 20, 2022 - Available
AUDIO:
© August 11, 2024; ASIN: B0CY5NVMCT; Independently Published; 2 hours and 24 minutes; Unabridged; English (I provided the print version’s WorldCat record above because this version was not in that catalog)
SERIES:
No
SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
SELECTED:
Who wouldn’t be curious what’s inside a book with this title?
ABOUT: (Apologies for not creating my own take on what it’s about.)
(From the publisher’s blurb as seen in the WorldCat catalog record): “You’ve been diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis. Now what? Have you been told to take medication? Do you know the risks and discomfort of those medications? Do you know that approximately 80% of patients are unable to stay on the medications for the recommended amount of time, thus erasing the alleged benefits? Are you aware that medication offers no significant protection against fracture? Are you aware that DEXA scans cannot predict a fracture? Did your health care provider advise you that other options exist? Author and professional problem-solver (psychotherapist, attorney, coach) Jayne M Wesler has personally grappled with the challenge of osteoporosis and the looming threat of medication. She chose natural interventions and was successful in increasing her own bone density without medication. Open this book to find out how you, too, can increase your bone density and avoid fractures without exposing yourself to the risks of medication”
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Hmmm. Well, the book is self-published, which explains the mild unconventionality—it promotes the author's previous works on different subjects, similar to the author’s blurb below on Amazon, and the author (or Audible) took advantage of the “Virtual Voice” AI app for narration. Neither of which is unheard of, but still, for me, tugs at the sense of “credible source” I like to get from my medical advice sources.
As a librarian in a college library, a common admonition to give students when teaching literature research, is “consider the source”. An analogy we all frequently provided was that while, yeah, we had a good education with our Master’s degrees in library and information science, but that didn’t make us strong authorities in subjects that our education didn’t cover, such as Aerospace or Medicine.
So likewise, becoming a lawyer, a social worker, and a psychotherapist, and having one’s own experience with a medical issue, doesn’t equate to being an expert on the subject. And this is where I might fault the book’s seeming cavalier emphasis on the importance of focusing on avoiding falling as a great resolution to avoiding the serious fractures. Even I, as a layman, know that lots of folks with severe osteoporosis have broken bones with very simple acts of exertion. It doesn’t take a fall to break a bone and someone with this condition probably wants to consider all breaks, serious or not, as something best avoided.
Still, there’s a lot of information here that I haven’t obtained from any other source—like the history of DEXA scans. The author put her research skills developed in becoming (and being) a lawyer and psychotherapist to good use, and combines her personal anecdotes well with useful and relevant information.
So, I found this book worth listening to, but would advise not to let it be the only one you read on the subject, or use to base a decision on foregoing any specific treatment.
Also, I would recommend the text over the audio in this case.
AUTHOR:
Jayne Wesler
(Jayne does not have a Wikipedia presence. This is from Amazon): “Jayne M. Wesler has played many roles in her life. She is an author, coach, speaker, licensed clinical social worker, and attorney. From the newsroom to the intense hush of psychotherapy sessions in various venues, including a locked psychiatric unit in a large urban hospital, to trying cases in courtrooms in Newark, Trenton, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, Ms Wesler has been both witness to, and actor in, the most intense of human dramas. Trained by experts at GCU and NYU to use her emotions as a tool, Ms. Wesler is able to tap into human experience to help educate and heal others.
Jayne is the author of Hurts So Good An Orgasm of Tears. In this riveting expose, Ms. Wesler illuminates the parallels between orgasm and emotional tears, thereby demonstrating a biological legitimacy to the need for a good cry. Just as sex is the all-time, one-and-only treatment for epididymal hypertension, commonly known as “Blue Balls,” a good cry is the only remedy for a frustrated and achy soul—a Blue Heart.
Jayne wrote a companion workbook to the Tears book entitled Hurts So Good An Orgasm of Tears Workbook. The workbook will help you break through the protective shell that forms over your heart as you navigate the busy chaos of daily life. In the workbook, you will find thought-provoking exercises designed to pierce that protective shell, to reach your rich and lively emotions, and to re-kindle the fires that lie banked within your soul.
Jayne is the also author of Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs: A Therapeutic and Legal Approach. Lauded by experts, this easy-to-read guide is an essential blueprint to navigating the sometimes tumultuous waters of special education.
Ms. Wesler is a partner in the law firm of Sussan Greenwald and Wesler, and for decades has helped students with disabilities obtain the kind of educational programming that helps them achieve success. As a university student, Ms. Wesler worked as a journalist and has always been a writer at heart.
While in training to become a psychotherapist, a mentor told Ms. Wesler that she carried “a lot of emotion.” This has proven to be both an advantage and a disadvantage, but in her training, Ms. Wesler has used her own emotions as a powerful tool to help others.
For many years, Ms. Wesler has seen society equate women and femininity with weakness. This has been particularly galling for her as she comes from a long line of strong women, has withstood many significant challenges in her own life, and has successfully overcome them. She knows in a very personal way the strength that underlies emotional tears.
As a psychotherapist, Ms. Wesler has worked with adults, teens, and children in various settings, including both inpatient and outpatient, individual and group therapy. As a member of multiple Child Study Teams, Ms. Wesler conducted evaluations, wrote IEP’s, case-managed elementary students, high-school students, and students placed in specialized private school programs. She also developed and facilitated various psychotherapy groups.
Early in her legal career, Ms. Wesler practiced at a large New Jersey law firm where she founded the Special Education Law Section. Earlier, she served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher Jr., then presiding judge of the Chancery Division for the Superior Court of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Ms. Wesler also served as a law clerk for the Monmouth County, New Jersey, Prosecutor’s Office, Appellate Division, where she did a special research project for the Monmouth County Prosecutor regarding the prosecution of cases involving repressed memory of sexual abuse. As a licensed clinical social worker and an attorney, Ms. Wesler is experienced in the fields of special education, mental health, and psychotherapy.
Ms. Wesler has presented continuing education workshops on various topics in the fields of law and mental health, including IDEIA, Section 504 plans, and the discipline of students with disabilities. She has written a scholarly paper on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and a study in conjunction with the Hon. Thomas N. Lyon, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County, concerning the proper treatment of cases involving litigants with mental illness.
Ms. Wesler earned her Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law; her M.S.W. degree from New York University School of Social Work in New York City; and her B.S.W. degree, summa cum laude, from Georgian Court University. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
In her spare time, Ms. Wesler enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling, working out, reading, traveling, and cooking.”
ME: I’ve neither read nor listened to any of Ms. Wesler’s previous works, and since the above description does not mention this particular book, there are probably others not mentioned above that she’s written as well.
NARRATOR(S):
Virtual Voice
(Excerpt from TravSonic (https://www.travsonic.com/audible-vir...)
“Key Points
• Audible has introduced 'Virtual Voice' audiobooks narrated by AI, marking a significant shift in the audiobook industry.
• As of December 22, 2023, over 7,000 titles with Virtual Voice narration are available, primarily in the romance and erotica genres.
• The rise of AI-generated audiobooks raises concerns for traditional voice talents regarding market saturation and the perceived value of human narration.
• While AI technology in audiobook production offers opportunities for more authors, it challenges the artistic integrity and employment of human voice actors.
• ACX does not currently accept AI narration for its audiobooks, emphasizing the enduring appeal of human-voiced storytelling in the industry.”
ME: If the narration hadn’t been identified as “Virtual Voice” I’d have wondered about someone using the occasional odd pronunciation and incorrect inflections, and I have to seriously wonder how good TravSonic’s audiobooks are for the author of the article there to worry about a wide-sweeping impending takeover, replacing actors with AI. And, on the other hand, knowing that it indeed was AI, and having heard occasional oddities, I had to wonder when scientific words were annunciated, if the annunciations were correct. I’d hate to be repeating any errors while stating my case to my doctor of refusing a transition from one drug whose time was up to another with even scarier side-effects.
In the past I’ve griped about non-fiction authors narrating their own works, but if this is the alternative, I must take it all back and applaud them. I get it that reading a book oneself is a great deal more complicated than just taking a seat anywhere you like with a microphone and a script, but I can’t help it; this took the sense of “a good source of reliable information” down another peg for me.
GENRE:
Nonfiction; Self-help; Health
SUBJECTS (Not comprehensive):
Osteoporosis Alternative treatment; Osteoporosis Treatment; Fracture Prevention; Stress; Sleep; Diet; Monitoring; DEXA Scans; Balance; Exercise; Autobiography
BRIEF EXCERPT:
“When I entered menopause, my gynecologist sent me for a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan—that’s when all the trouble started. Before that, I’d been an active, 50-year-old woman with a busy career. I exercised a lot, including weight-bearing sessions about four times per week. Suddenly, a grave concern about my health arose.
My GYN appeared stunned by this news and had a difficult time talking to me. He had known me for years and knew how well I took care of myself. It was obvious he didn’t expect to see the numbers on my DEXA scan report that showed I already had osteoporosis. Looking back, the advice he gave me was laughable: take calcium and vitamin D and walk.”
RATING:
3.5 stars.
LISTENED FROM
1/14/2026- 1/16/2026
June 19, 2022
Good basic information
Good basic information on all questions you may have. Doesn't really follow through with how to implement anything. But this was my first read after being diagnosed with osteopenia. Dr immediately wants to put me on a prescription. I like natural healing approach first. So I'm gonna look into another book for more in depth answers.
Good basic information on all questions you may have. Doesn't really follow through with how to implement anything. But this was my first read after being diagnosed with osteopenia. Dr immediately wants to put me on a prescription. I like natural healing approach first. So I'm gonna look into another book for more in depth answers.
March 27, 2022
a must read for all menopausal and post menopausal women
This is a great book! Informative and easy to follow, it will answer all your questions about what you can do to increase your bone density. Jayne combines facts with practical information about diet, physical movement and much more. I highly recommend “ reverse Osteoporosis & Osteopenia without medication” Every woman over 50 should read this.
This is a great book! Informative and easy to follow, it will answer all your questions about what you can do to increase your bone density. Jayne combines facts with practical information about diet, physical movement and much more. I highly recommend “ reverse Osteoporosis & Osteopenia without medication” Every woman over 50 should read this.
December 26, 2024
Great resource to back up choices for the condition
This book is a great resource, with specific sources and studies described in a very understandable way. Just what's needed to support an individual program for managing the condition.
This book is a great resource, with specific sources and studies described in a very understandable way. Just what's needed to support an individual program for managing the condition.
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