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The Silent Disease Osteoporosis

Introduction To The Silent Disease Osteoporosis The Silent Disease Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to bone sterility. And consequent increase in fracture risk. In addition, it is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. Here, bones that commonly break include the vertebrae in the spine, the bones of […]

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Foods that Boost Bone Health

Introduction The Silent Disease Foods that Boost Bone Health. Osteoporosis weakens bones to the point that they can break easily. It is called a “silent disease” because people who develop it may not notice any changes until a bone breaks — usually a bone in the hip, spine, or wrist. Foods that Boost Bone Health […]

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Signs and Symptoms of Osteoporosis

Signs and Symptoms of Osteoporosis. How do we know whether our bones are healthy or not? We can’t see them like we can our skin, or listen to them like the heart or lungs. Bone density scans are one way to look inside bone, but we rarely get a bone density test. So then, what […]

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Why Is Salt Bad for You?

Introduction is Sodium Bad For You? The average adult currently consumes 9g to 12g of salt per day, according to the World Health Organization. For example, that’s higher than the teaspoon of salt, (6g) that we need to eat each day. Consequently, most of the salt we eat in our diet daily is “hidden”. Also, nearly […]

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Taking it easy as you get older is wrong

Research outlines how longer lives are tied to physical activity Taking it easy as you get older is wrong. A team of evolutionary biologists and biomedical researchers. layout evolutionary and biomedical evidence showing that humans, who evolved to live many decades after they stopped reproducing. Also evolved to be relatively active in their later years. […]