How Menopause Increases Your Risk for Osteoporosis
Menopause affects bone health, raising the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Don’t let bone loss sneak up on you!
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Breaking Down Osteoporosis
October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. What is osteoporosis- let’s break this down! (wink wink) Osteoporosis (porous bones) is a progressive condition where your bones become weak and more likely to break or fracture. Sadly, there are often no warning signs to help early detection of low bone density. Menopause is the most common cause …
Celebrate World Menopause Day – Bone Up on Osteoporosis
World Menopause Day is held every year on October 18th. Each year there is a new theme for World Menopause Day. This year the theme is bone health.
Focuses on Osteoporosis and Menopause
Osteoporosis is a common disorder among post-menopausal women. Studies show that one in two women ages 50 and older will break a bone due to osteoporosis. So, what is Osteoporosis? According to the (NOF) National Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes the body to lose too much bone, make too little bone, or …
Prepping For My 64th Birthday
As I approach my 64th birthday on September 19th, I started to think about a check list of important items that I should need or do to prepare for this birthday. Before I began jotting down the list, I thought I would listen to that wonderful song that the Beatles wrote about being 64 years …