Archive for 'osteoporosis'
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
// There are approximately 75 million people who suffer from the health condition in Japan, Europe and the United States. And according to statistics, women are four times more likely to develop the health condition than men. A study conducted by a group of Australia researchers found that the supplementation of 400 IU of vitamin [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2011 under osteoporosis, Vitamin D.
Tags: natural ways to prevent osteoporosis; health benefits of vitamin D; health benefits of calcium
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What You Can Do to Keep Your Bones Healthy
In a nutshell, the bones are responsible for holding everything together and help in keeping them in place and in the right position. The human skeletal system is composed of bones and other supporting components like tendons, cartilages and ligaments that holds the bones together and supports skeletal movement. The main function of the skeletal [...]
Posted: November 7th, 2010 under osteoporosis.
Tags: foods for healthy bones; natural ways to keep the bones healthy; natural ways to promote bone health
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Osteoporosis Drugs Potentially Double Cancer Risks, A New Study Shows
It is hard to imagine how osteoporosis was once deemed to be a very rare disease — but it really was, before the turn of the 20th century. Now, the cases of this debilitating disorder has been progressively increasing. In the US alone, osteoporosis reportedly affects around 30% of women in their postmenopausal stage, and [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2010 under osteoporosis.
Tags: natural solution for osteoporosis; how to reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis, side effects of osteoporosis medications
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Hops Stops Osteoporosis
Study: Beers High in Hops Strengthen Bones Another year, another Super Bowl. And with the Super Bowl comes a slew of commercials, as businesses cash in on what is the most watched sporting event of the year (average price for a 30 second ad: $2.3 million). This year’s Super Bowl brought the typical assortment of [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2010 under Beer, bone health, osteoporosis.
Tags: beer health, beer health benefits, beer hops, bone health, hops health
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It’s Flax to the Max!
The Boundless Nutritional Benefits of Flaxseed Is it me, or does there seem to be an influx of flax in the supermarket these days? From cereal boxes to pita shells, oatmeal mixes to muffin recipes; flax is spreading its wings and winging its way into our diet. And it’s about time, too, because flax is [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2009 under osteoporosis.
Tags: flaxseed oil, flaxseed oil health benefits, menopause treatments, osteoporosis treatments
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Boning Up on Green Tea
Study: Green Tea Compounds Build Bones AND Prevents Bone Loss I’m no Wall Street tycoon or stockbroker, but if you have any money in the stock market, you might want to diversify your portfolio by investing in green tea. Every week there seems to be a new study out about its array of health benefits, [...]
Posted: August 9th, 2009 under Green Tea, osteoporosis.
Tags: bone loss, epigallocatechin, Green Tea, green tea and bones
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Vitamin D Helps Stop Bone Loss Caused by Antiseizure Drugs, Study Concludes
A study published in the journal Neurology suggests supplementing with high levels of vitamin D can help stem the bone loss caused by the long-term use of antiseizure medication. The fact that antiseizure medications used to control epilepsy expedite the breakdown of bones, often leading to bone loss and osteoporosis is old news. The fact [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 under osteoporosis, Vitamin D.
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