Bulking up Your Bones with Vitamin D
When we think of our bones, we don't normally recognize that they are our very foundation: a living mass of tissue that supports our frames and keeps us healthy and spry. Unfortunately, the loss of ca ...
Studies find PUFAs may protect bones
A study by Penn State found that diets that include appropriate amounts of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) may help with bone resorption. This means it may slow down bone loss while allowing bon ...
Running is in my Bones
It is, it really is. And as much as cynics say running will eventually wear me down to nothing, studies have shown that us runners tend to weigh less, be nonsmokers, have fewer chronic health problems ...
Nutrition and Bone Health
Forming and maintaining strong, healthy bones is critical to an active life style. Bones support the body, protect internal organs, and allow an amazing range of movement from sitting, standing, and w ...
Miss your period, miss your bones
In a study of high school girl athletes characterized by their type of sport (high impact vs. repetitive) and the regularity of their menstrual periods, researchers found that the runners who miss som ...
Antidepressants Linked to Bone Loss
Those looking to get rid of stress and depression, take note... according to researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, the class of antidepressants known as selective serotoni ...
My story with MS an a bone marrow stem cells transplant
On the road to a bone marrow stem cell transplant in 2006
I was Dx in 2000 at age 28 when I lost my eyesite in my left eye of course. Gained my eyesite back with steroids.
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Female Hormones Strengthen the Bones of Men
New research shows that estrogen, the female sex hormone, is also important for men's health. The estrogen in men's blood appears to be even more closely related to how strong their bone structure i ...
Prunes Prevent Bone Loss
A study found that women who eat at least ten prunes a day over the period of three months slowed their bone loss due to age by fifty seven percent. The reason for this is the polyphenols in the prun ...
