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A Health Related Article on Osteoporosis,
Osteoporosis is a dreaded bone disease that is a medical condition that most people are aware of but not everyone does what is needed to avoid having. This condition is when the density and health of the bone tissue drops to a dangerously low level. It develops when bone resorption occurs too quickly and replacement occurs too slowly.
As we age, our bones become thinner and fractures often occur. The National Osteoporosis Foundation says that 10 million North American people have osteoporosis and 80% are women. (One in 2 women and one in four men over the age of 50 will have a osteoporosis related fracture as they age). There are many health related articles on this subject. Click on the Health Articles tab, and then the Journal October issue page 15.
After having a hip fracture from osteoporosis, one in four people will die within a year. (Men are two times as likely to die as women.) One in four will become invalids requiring long term care. Only one third will heal and return to a normal life.
What are bones made of?
The following information was found in a health related article found in the October issue of Journal on page 15. You can read more about ways to build and strengthen bone by clicking on the following link.
Health related article regarding information on building bone. You may also Google Osteoporosis and find additional information
According to a health related article I have found says that bone is a living growing tissue. It is made up of collagen and calcium phosphate. This combination of calcium and collagen is what makes bones strong, yet flexible to stand stress. More that 99% of the calcium in our bodies is in our bones and teeth. The rest is in our blood organs and muscles.
Throughout our lifetime, old bone is removed and new bone is added. During teen years our bones grow new faster and the old is lost and our bones become larger. The bone formation peaks at about age 30 and then it slowly begins to lessen. For women, after menopause bone loss increases rapidly. Check on page 15 in the October Journal in the health related article for ways to help this situation.
Calcium is usually prescribed or encouraged for women to take during their mid years before menopause. Then increased sufficiently after menopause. It is important to do everything you can to avoid getting osteoporosis as it is a painful, debilitating condition and dreaded to have, as it takes over your life.
There are ways to prevent Osteoporosis, so take the time to check this out in the Health Related Article in the October issue of the Journal page 15 and you will also find encouraging words for the prevention of this dreaded disease.
Joyce McFarland
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If you have any friends that are desperately trying to lose weight, have them check out this link. Click on the this link of Health Related Articles and then on the tab of Health Articles. Choose the October issue of the Journal page 13 and read about Lorraine and the weight she lost.
