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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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 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, 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…
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…