Soy and Bone Strength for Women
Do you have a woman in your life who has decreased bone strength? Osteoporosis, decreased physical activity and weight gain are serious health concerns for postmenopausal women. Researchers from the …
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Weight Loss in the Elderly May Reduce Bone Strength
As recently reported in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research, Boston University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and University of Calgary …
Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Chances are that you created at least one New Year’s resolution. Did you vow to maintain weight management/lose weight, get fit, eat a healthier diet or improve your athletic training? …
Are You Drinking Too Much Water?
Everyone has heard that the human body is comprised of roughly 60% water and proper hydration is needed to sustain life. Water is the building block of life and helps …
The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together
As highlighted on BBC News, along with eating a healthy diet, controlling your stress through quiet reflection and getting adequate sleep, exercise is probably the most important aspect of your …
Exercise in Youth is “Remembered” By Your Bones
According to researchers from the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, your bones retain a “memory” of exercise’s effects long after the exercise session has ended, and this bone …
Can Osteoporosis Be Reversed?
Did you know that 1 in 3 women over age 50 will experience osteoporotic fractures as will 1 in 5 men aged over 50, according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation? …
Have You Thought About Your New Year’s Resolutions Lately?
Chances are that you created at least one New Year’s resolution. Did you vow to maintain weight management/lose weight, get fit, eat a healthier diet or improve your athletic training? …
Osteoporosis Affects Men Too
Although women are at greater risk, men can get osteoporosis as their bone and joint health decreases with age. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation: Up to one in four …
Hormone Released During Exercise May Strengthen Bones
Two weeks of voluntary wheel running induces higher expression of irisin — a fat-burning hormone that is released during exercise — in bone tissue in mice. In addition, systemic administration …