Osteoporosis

An estimated 15 percent of the adult population in America reports having hearing problems and another 54 million Americans are affected by osteoporosis or low bone mass. Both statistics are important to note, but why exactly are we informing you about hearing loss and bone loss at the same time? Well, research suggests that bone ...click here to read more

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects the bones. Individuals with osteoporosis experience bone density loss, making bones more fragile and prone to fractures. Osteoporosis typically affects women more than men, but being female isn’t the only risk factor. Other risk factors for osteoporosis include being older in age, being Caucasian or Asian, bone structure, body ...click here to read more

Over 50 million Americans are affected by osteoporosis and bone fractures, making prevention methods a focus and putting exercise benefits in the spotlight. A recent hip hop study – no not the music, we literally mean hopping – has shed some light on how to reduce fractures risk, specifically fractures from osteoporosis. The study, conducted ...click here to read more

We all know seniors are at greater risk for heart disease as well. Risk factors of heart disease include smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and inflammation of the blood vessels. But a potential new risk of heart disease has just been discovered. In fact it has to do with osteoporosis. If you’re over the ...click here to read more

Stand tall and proud and consider this: In many ways, our bones define who we are. They give us our size and shape, they also keep us moving and upright. We wouldn’t get very far without them – but when was the last time we did our bones a solid favor and investigated our bone ...click here to read more

Our bones are vital body parts. Without our skeleton, we’d probably just be organic mush pooling on the ground. The trouble is, as we age, our bones become weaker and more fragile, putting us at greater risk for fractures and breaks. Likewise, when we do sustain these injuries, recovery time becomes much longer the older ...click here to read more

The general consensus is osteoporosis, the loss of bone tissue over time, happens to women. Their bones weaken with age, increasing the risk of falls and fractures. These injuries can be serious, depending on the fracture or break, because the elderly are much slower to heal and recover. However, new science is showing that osteoporosis ...click here to read more

A few years ago I was having a hard time sleeping. I had a lot on the go (don’t we all?) and the stress was getting the better of me, so I started taking melatonin supplements. They’re a terrific natural, non-addicting hormone used as a sleep aid. Turns out, the melatonin could have been helping ...click here to read more

If keeping your bones healthy is one of your health priorities, chances are you have tried many popular treatments to prevent osteoporosis. Most of these treatments utilize vitamins and minerals in tandem with a medication to reduce the risk of fractures. But what if there was a way to reverse the effects of osteoporosis altogether, ...click here to read more

As a doctor, I have a duty to take care of my patients when they are ill. Often, this involves prescribing medication to treat or prevent a disease. The more important part of my job, however, is to earn my patients’ trust so that I can help them in their time of need. I find ...click here to read more

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects a surprising number of people: 1 in every 5 men and 1 in every 3 women will suffer from a broken bone as a result of osteoporosis. More than 80 percent of bone fractures among the senior citizen population (older than 50) are osteoporosis-related, and between 70 and 90 ...click here to read more

The other night I was sitting in my study flipping through my usual medical journals, which I do to keep myself on top of all of the latest scientific findings. I find this process oddly relaxing, and it’s one of my favorite things to do. But when I saw the headline of one particular study, ...click here to read more

If you are over 50, you are at risk of osteoporosis. And if you are a woman, that risk is even higher. There is nothing you can do about your age or your sex. But there are other factors which put you at risk of osteoporosis that you can control. The risk of osteoporosis is not something ...click here to read more

Osteopenia is the process of bone thinning that occurs before full-blown osteoporosis occurs, and if caught in time, can prompt us to take action before succumbing to the damaging effects of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is extremely common in older adults and affects more than half of all adults over the age of 50. It is a ...click here to read more