I write about this a lot Cindy, and I might add respectfully that you are skipping over a few of the biggest factors in falling: the abuse of over the counter and prescription meds. Far too many of us mix the two, take too many of both and have absolutely no clue whatsoever that these meds cause all kinds of mental acuity and balance side effects that we blithely blame on aging. No, kindly, BULLSHIT. We wrongly assume that OTC meds are safe . NO. Even Tylenol has all kinds of affects, not just liver damage, but like the overused Ibuprofen, has all kinds of of secondary issues that we ignore. I completely agree with all of what you write but would invite you to also address the drug issue, for the more of us who write about it, the more folks we reach. There is a great deal on the Internet about drugs whose side effects mimic aging, and therefore both we and the medical community wrong assume are part and parcel of the aging process. NO. NO. NO. NONONONONONO. They ARE NOT. When we move much, eat smart, and work on our balance and we clear our bodies of the meds we do NOT need when we take responsible care of our bodies, we tend to stop falling as much. The research is stunningly clear. Lifestyle diseases mean we take extra meds, all of that is preventable. PREVENTABLE. Those meds knock over all kinds of internal dominoes which mean we see MORE symptoms and take MORE meds. That is a huge issue. The average 65 yo woman in America, by some studies, is taking between 15-18 prescriptions every year and that doesn't include OTCs. People spend way too much time talking about the false idea of eating clean but fail to take a beady look at the medicine cabinet, which is full of monsters.