It is estimated that 54 million Americans have osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone mineral density.) Additionally one in two women and up to one in four men, age 50 and older, will break a bone due to osteoporosis at some…
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Osteoporosis, Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in Men
Tagged with: BStrong4Life, magnesium, Men, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Prevention, Osteoporosis treatment, Vitamin D
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Vitamin D and COVID Risk
So if you are following us on Facebook you have already read this. We have been talking about this since almost the beginning of the COVID issue because the connection was noted early. Additionally we know, from studying the immune…
The Best Sunscreen
So summer is almost here and with it more time for fun in the sun. While getting sun is important for our bodies to create vitamin D, there is an amount of sun that is too much. When you use…
Tagged with: Environmental Working Group, EWG guide to sunscreen, sun exposure, sunscreen, Vitamin D
Posted in Injury Prevention, Wellness
Posted in Injury Prevention, Wellness
Vitamin D Deficiency Predicts Cognitive Decline
The findings of a recent study published in the journal Neurology indicate that vitamin D deficiency predicts cognitive decline. The evidence that Vitamin D is important for our health is overwhelming. Those who still deny Vitamin D supplementation is important…
Tagged with: 25-HydroxyvitaminD3, Cognitive decline, Dementia, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Vitamin D, Vitamin D deficiancy, Vitamin D Study
Posted in Nutrition, Wellness
Posted in Nutrition, Wellness
Steps to Boost your Immune System
The cold and flu season lasts from October to May were we live in the northern hemisphere and while these are the colder months of the year the temperature outside has little to do with the risk for getting sick.…
Stay Safe in the Sun
While June is almost over there is still enough of summer left to get some healthy sun exposure. In the past sunscreen was an item even my family used without thinking much about what was in it and what that…
Tagged with: Alternative Medicine, Health Care Costs, Health Care Policy, sun safety, sun tanning, sun tanning safely, sunscreen, suntan lotion, tanning oil, Vitamin D
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, Wellness
Posted in Healthcare Policy and Politics, 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…
Osteoporosis Awareness Month 2014; part 2
Osteoporosis Awareness Month 2014; part 2 Osteoporosis is serious and becoming far too common. Each year the risk of suffering a fracture from osteoporosis is greater than the combined risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, or breast cancer in…
Osteoporosis drug may increase risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Osteoporosis drug may increase risk for Atrial Fibrillation, says a recent study in the American Journal of Cardiology. The authors of this study suggest that the FDA should re-consider the atrial fibrillation (AF) risk with certain osteoporosis drugs.This study looks…
Tagged with: Actonel, bisphosphonate, Boniva, BStrong4Life, Chiropractic, Fosamax, Low bone mineral density, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, osteoporosis exercise, osteoporosis medication, Osteoporosis Prevention, Vitamin D, weight bearing exercise for osteoporosis
Posted in BStrong4Life, Osteoporosis, Wellness
Posted in BStrong4Life, Osteoporosis, Wellness
More Vitamin D News
More Vitamin D News If there were not enough reasons already to monitor your Vitamin D levels and be sure you are getting enough Vitamin D there is a new paper that links Vitamin D and Calcium use with…
Tagged with: 25-HydroxyvitaminD3, 25OHD3, Calcium, Cholesterol, D, D3, D3 research, LDL, Vitamin D, Vitamin D lowers Cholesterol, Vitamin D research, Vitamin D Supplement, Vitamin D3
Posted in Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellness
Posted in Nutrition, Uncategorized, Wellness