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Excess Belly Fat Ups Osteoporosis Risk
Excess belly fat, beyond looking bad and having you feeling awful, ups a woman’s risk for heart disease, diabetes and now new research finds it also increases their osteoporosis risk. Fat in the tummy has just as devastating an effect on bone health as it does on your heart, liver and pancreas.
An Overview of Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by loss of calcium from the bone matrix. It is typically a disease of post-menopausal women and elderly males. Although it tends to affect both males and females, females are more prone to the adverse effects of osteoporosis.
Ways To Prevent And Treat Bone Loss
Bone loss is a major issue affecting the life of women who have reached the age of menopause. As women we gain the highest bone mass in our body when we reach the age of 30 and start losing the bone density slowly in between the age of 30-35.
Why We Need Calcium – One in Two Women Over The Age Of 60 Suffer From Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis means ‘porous bones’ and is a disease where due to loss of calcium containing material the bones become thin, weak and fragile, and more prone to fractures. The bones can become so brittle that even coughing can cause a fracture. Osteoporosis affects one in two women over the age of 60.
Perimenopause And Bone Loss
Perimenopause is a condition that most women have to go through. Unfortunately this condition often gets largely ignored. Bone Loss during perimenopause is one of those unfortunate realities for women.
Putting an End to Insomnia in Menopause
Hot flashes, night sweats, bone disorders, weight gain, depression, anxiety and a complete or partial lack of sleep are some of the indicators of approaching menopause. Although inevitable and very much natural, these symptoms cause a significant amount of distress to women.
What You Should Know About Bone Health – An Eastern Medicine Path To Healthy Bones
How to maintain strong, healthy bones as a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. Why it is very important to practice an Eastern Medicine path to maintaining strong and healthy bones as an approach to osteoporosis.
Fragile Bones and Vitamin D
What are fragile bones, (Osteoporosis)? It is a medical condition of bones. It leads to high risk of fractures, specifically in hip, femur, and wrist. It occurs mainly due to a decrease in bone mass.
Fight Osteoporosis With Milk
One of the most common problems faced by women with advancing age is pain in the joints accompanied by fracture at the slightest of injuries or minor falls. This is due to the weakening of bones – a condition known as osteoporosis.