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Hawaii Kai Business Focuses on Building Bone Density
BY LIANNE BIDAL THOMPSON
May is National Osteopo- rosis Month and according to the National Osteoporo- sis Foundation, 1 in 2 wom- enand1in4menoverthe age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis.
she and husband Jeff — a former NCAA powerlifter — relocated to Hawaiʻi to open the state’s first location in Hawai‘i Kai.
When JoLee Hehn was diagnosed with the bone dis- ease, she was heartbroken.
Osteogenic loading uses brief, intensive skeletal pres- suretoimprovebonedensity, strength and balance. Weekly sessions involve a circuit of patented equipment and typ- ically takes 30 minutes. The Hehns refer to this as a bio- hack, as the machines create “trigger events” that elicit an adaptive response in the body, which research has shown to build bone density up to 14% over 12 months, increase agil- ity and decreased joint pain.
“I had visions of my grandmother and the quality of life she had was so sad,” Hehn says. “I didn’t want to go down that road. I started a quest to turn the osteopo- rosis around.”
That quest led her to Os- teoStrong. A registered nurse, Hehn searched for a natural solution, and the company’s process of osteogenic loading impressed her so much that
Find OsteoStrong Hawai‘i at 6700 Kalanianaʻole Hwy. Ste. 122.
(Above left) OsteoStrong Hawai‘i owners JoLee and Jeff Hehn (Above right) Jeff Hehn guides a client on one of the osteogenic loading machines. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, making building bone density a priority can help people of all ages maintain healthy, independent lives. PHOTOS COURTESY OSTEOSTRONG HAWAI‘I
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Dr. Amelia Fong is an Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon. After graduating from Punahou School with honors, she received her bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa), then returned home to attend the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. She then completed her Ophthalmology training
at the prestigious Georgetown/Medstar Washington Hospital Center, and did her Oculoplastics Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern, where she also served as an associate professor. She and husband Jon reside in Aina Haina with their two rescue puppies. She loves surfing and is currently trying to learn to golf.