Posts Tagged bone health
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Explained
ARE YOU ENSURING THE HEALTH OF YOUR BONES?
It is easy to go through life, focusing on the “important” issues we face – taking care of the family, doing the shopping, working at our jobs, making sure our homes are clean. But how often do we really focus on ourselves? Especially on our health.
Oh yes, we may occasionally go to our doctor for a physical or perhaps we have a recurring health problem that brings us to doctors. But are we really doing everything we can to ensure the health of our bones? Probably not. It is all too common that we do not ask questions about our bone strength or about osteoporosis until a lot of damage is done.
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Osteoporosis – Soft Plums Harden Bones
Osteoporosis, or the softening of bones, is a major health problem amongst middle aged and elderly population groups in developed countries. The fundamental cause of this degenerative disease is still somewhat uncertain and the common preventive advice given by health professionals and dieticians is to eat plenty of calcium rich foods such as dairy products. Although hormonal changes in later life are known to have an influence on bone softening (as is the lack of gravity-resistance exercise such as walking, jogging or weight lifting) these factors alone cannot explain the increasing incidence of this serious disease.
Bone is an active, living tissue that is being formed, remodeled and shaped continuously in response to both physical and physiological influences on the body. Bone matrix consists primarily of calcium, magnesium and phosphate and is the material that makes up both the dense parts of the bone and the bone marrow framework. Many people still believe that if one eats foods rich in these minerals and sufficient vitamin D then they will avoid developing osteoporosis. Epidemiological data suggest that this is not the case.
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