A new report by the National Osteoprosis Foundation finds that fractures due to osteoporosis continue to be a big problem for the life and health of Americans. Data from the report shows s many as 2 million Medicare beneficiaries sustained…
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Fractures Due to Osteoporosis Continue to be a Big Problem
Tagged with: bone health, death, Exercise, health, life, Osteoporosis, prevention
Posted in Osteoporosis
Posted in Osteoporosis
Don’t expect to live longer because of your Osteoporosis Drug
Don’t expect to live longer because of your Osteoporosis Drug, is basically the findings of a new study on mortality rates and osteoporosis drug use. This study was a review of previsous published studies on the use of ostoporosis medications…
Whole Body Vibration Improves Bone Density
I have not written on osteoporosis and bone density in some time. Today I went diving into the literature and found this gem of a study published in August of 2018. The authors concluded that whole body vibration improves bone…
Tagged with: bone density, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Power Plate, whole body vibration
Posted in BStrong4Life
Posted in BStrong4Life
Eating A Healthy Diet is Linked to A Low Risk for Hip Fracture
According to a new study eating a healthy diet is linked to a low risk for hip fracture in American women. Worldwide, there are an estimated 8.9 million osteoporosis related fractures each year. Worldwide, 1 in 3 women over age…
Is There a War on Supplements
Is there a war on supplements? I frequently read Mercola.com which is the largest alternative health site on the internet. He had a post from December 30, 2017 about this war on supplements, essential oils, and homeopathy. I am not…
Tagged with: Big Pharma, Calcium, Omega-3, Osteoporosis, supplements, Vitamin D
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Wellness
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Wellness
New Guidelines out for Osteoporosis Treatment
The American College of Physicians have new guidelines out for osteoporosis treatment. I believe these guidelines are flawed and do not deal with the real cause of osteoporosis. These guidelines basically promote using medications over anything else. The cause of…
Tagged with: BStrong4Life, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, osteoporosis medication
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, Osteoporosis
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, Osteoporosis
Low Testosterone Associated with Low Bone Density
Building on our last post on testosterone researchers presenting at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2015 Annual Meeting presented a paper which found low testosterone associated with low bone density. Low testosterone is one of the more established risk factors for…
Tagged with: BStrong4Life, Low bone mineral density, Low Testosterone, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, testosterone
Posted in Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Wellness
Posted in Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Wellness
Osteoporosis Month 2015
This May is Osteoporosis Month 2015. The National Osteoporosis Foundation is the main sponsor of National Osteoporosis Month and is a member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Both have great resources for learning about osteoporosis, it’s risks, treatment, and steps…
Treating Dowager’s Hump
The posture most associated with aging, Dowager’s Hump can be known as Buffalo Hump, Hunchback, and the technical/medical term hyperkyphosis. Any way you call it treating Dowager’s hump can be important for your health and physical well being. For the…
Tagged with: Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, BStrong4Life, Buffalo Hump, Chiropractic, chiropractic biophysics, chiropractor, Dowgers Hump, Geneva BStrong4Life, Geneva Chiropractor, Hyerkyphosis, kyphosis, Low Back Pain, Low bone mineral density, old person posture, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Prevention, Posture research, Posture treatment
Posted in Back Pain, BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Osteoporosis Awareness Month 2014; part 3
The best way to reduce your risk for osteoporosis is to make healthy lifestyle choices. Those choices can be easy for some and hard for others, this all depends on what you have to “give up” in order to…