The B Vitamin That May Strengthen Your Bones
As you age, your bones can weaken and break. And researchers in Sweden have found that a low level of one of the B vitamins is linked to an increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. In a large...
View ArticleThe Back Pain Treatment That Destroys Your Bones
Back pain afflicts 80 percent of Americans at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, a routine treatment for intractable back pain can make you much more likely to suffer osteoporosis. You must...
View ArticleThe Mineral That Protects Your Bones: And It Isn’t Calcium
When researchers investigated the minerals they thought might strengthen bones, they were surprised to find that calcium did not seem to help. But another mineral was discovered to be crucial for...
View ArticleDealing With Low Back Pain, The World’s No. 1 Health Problem
In 2013, The Lancet published the results of the largest ever systematic effort that was carried out to describe just how and where in the world major diseases, injuries and health risk factors were...
View ArticleAre You Secretly Being Robbed Of Your Bones And Muscles?
A study of how the body ages reveals a new danger to your bones and muscles. This weakening condition threatens more than 119 million Americans. Florida State University researchers have found that if...
View ArticleOsteoporosis: Not Just A Woman’s Disease
Osteoporosis is not just a women’s disease. Men — especially men over 50 — need to protect their bone health, too. Even though men in their 50s do not have the same rapid bone loss that women do, by...
View ArticleHow To Exercise And Not Get Hurt
If you do an aerobic exercise like running, you have to know how far you can go before risking injury. Exercise physiologists at Indiana University have formulated an easy way to know when you’ve had...
View ArticleThis supplement for sleep can give you stronger bones
A natural supplement can both help you sleep better and build stronger bones. Research shows it may encourage your body to deposit more calcium in your skeleton, making the bones less vulnerable to...
View ArticleTake this easy step to fight aging
If you want to keep your independence and be able to keep moving around as you age, a study at Boston University shows an important step you have to take. Do it now: Don’t wait until it’s too late and...
View ArticleTips for reducing your osteoporosis risk
One of the most prevalent health concerns among older adults today is osteoporosis, the thinning of bone that leads to increased fractures, bone loss and, in some cases, permanent disability. Once...
View ArticleWatch out for the rash that can break your bones
Eczema, or dermatitis, generally refers to a rash that causes dried out, reddish, itchy skin. While the condition itself may not be an acute health threat, research shows that, surprisingly, it can...
View ArticleAvoid the oxidative danger to your bones
As you get older, broken bones become more and more of a life threat. But you can shrink your chances of a fracture and improve your life expectancy. One way to protect your bones is to lower the level...
View ArticleEat your way to stronger bones
Osteoporosis – bone weakening – threatens the health of about 44 million Americans. But research at the University of Surrey in England shows that, with the right foods, you can strengthen your bones...
View ArticleThe numbers on your scale may add up to a risk for broken bones
If you’re trying to either lose or gain weight, here’s another worry: Certain changes in your weight can add to your chance of fracturing bones. A study of more than 120,000 postmenopausal women who...
View ArticleBetter performance, better bones and no pain
We all think of elite athletes at the height of their athletic powers to be the fittest, and the most well-nourished of people. Yet even the best athletes don’t get enough of one critical nutrient...
View ArticleGet back your native bone strength
Take a look around the next time you’re in a large crowd. You’ll see we’re in the middle of a tidal wave of weight gain. But though we’ve gained weight around our middles, we’ve lost it where we need...
View ArticleHow to get your bone strength back
People often take for granted that bones weaken as we age. But researchers have found a dependable way to keep bones strong and restore their strength even if you’ve already lost some of it. Research...
View ArticleMagic mineral vital in battling age-related bone loss
It is conventional wisdom in allopathic medicine that brittle bones and age-related bone loss — or osteoporosis — in seniors is a result of a loss of calcium; and doctors have often prescribed calcium...
View ArticleIs this pain remedy destroying your bones?
When researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital examined the medical effects of a standard treatment for back pain, they were shocked at what they found: A commonly given injection drastically drains bone...
View ArticleBone drugs are causing fractures
A group of medicines that were developed to curb osteoporosis are to blame for an increase in thigh bone fractures. When this happens, doctors are recommending that you stop taking the drug and...
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