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Boning up on bones – WebMD
As much as folks seem to know and care about the fat and the muscles in their body, they remain pretty ignorant about their bones. This is a shame because in the case of the skeleton you don’t know can...
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Two keys to strong bones … Harvard
Although bone-weakening osteoporosis is quite common among older people, it isn’t an inevitable part of aging. There’s a lot you can do to shield your bones from this disease. While it is true that...
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Study links benefits of osteoporosis treatment with better periodontal health
I have written about osteoporosis numerous times as it attacks us in our latter years for the most part. Also, women seem more vulnerable to it than men. I ran across the following in my web...
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Older men at risk of osteoporosis – Harvard
Because three out of four cases of osteoporosis are women, most people consider it a women’s disease, especially men. However, as I reported here, after the age of 50 men are as likely to get...
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Weight-bearing exercises protect against osteoporosis – Study
Just two days ago I posted on older men being at risk of osteoporosis. “As I reported here, after the age of 50 men are as likely to get osteoporosis as prostate cancer. More to the point, older people...
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Dairy – Good or Bad? – MNT
I started drinking soymilk some years ago after reading some scare stories about cow milk consumption. I don’t even remember the reasons now, but I do look forward to my quarts of soymilk that I buy...
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Physical benefits of yoga – Harvard
I am a great believer in the benefits of yoga, both physical and mental. You can search yoga in the tags at the right for any of my posts on the subject. Here are two I consider worth seeing: Why...
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Are you taking care of ‘dem bones?’
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Now hear the word of the Lord. Those lyrics from an old spiritual have been running through my head since I started reading about osteoporosis and our bones. More...
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Diabetic Seniors may have increased risk for fracture – Study
When it rains it pours. As if it weren’t difficult enough to be a senior citizen, it turns out that Type 2 diabetes adds a further level of complexity. Though seniors with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) tend to...
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Higher protein intake benefits bone health – Study
I have found that most people consider osteoporosis to be a women’s affliction. The reason is that statistics show two out of three women over the age of 50 will experience osteoporosis while only one...
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Mediterranean diet could reduce osteoporosis – Study
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. New findings show that sticking to a diet rich in...
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Small molecule plays big role in weaker bones as we age
With age, expression of a small molecule that can silence others goes way up while a key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone goes down, scientists report. They have the first...
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5 Ways to boost bone strength early – Harvard
For the most part, osteoporosis is thought of as a women’s affliction because more women get it than men. However, it is an affliction of older age and more women get it because they live longer. A...
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European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030...
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment gap, with fracture-related costs projected to increase to €47.4...
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How Diet Impacts Bone Health – Tufts
Healthy bone is a balancing act. Our bodies continually remove older bone and replace it with new. As adults, if we lose bone at too fast a rate, replace it at too slow a rate, or both, the result is...
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Should YOU Worry About Osteoporosis? – Tufts
In estimated 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, a bone disease that occurs when the body loses calcium from bone faster than it builds new bone, leading to low bone density. This condition...
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