More women than men will get osteoporosis, the disease that makes bones lose their density and become brittle and fragile. This is because as a woman ages and undergoes menopause, her hormonal levels fall fairly quickly. This leads to loss of bone mass. Hormonal changes, as well as deficiency of calcium or vitamin [...]
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Osteoporosis - The first thing that comes to mind when you talk about bone is calcium. But the journey to good bone health does not stop at getting the right nutrients. Getting the right exercise is also important for strengthening bones.
Don’t think that our bones are rigid. In fact, they’re not only strong, [...]
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Cyclists are no strangers to breaks and fractures, but Andrew Coggan could be forgiven for not expecting a hip fracture from a bike crash at age 30. He may have been less surprised than most of his peers though, having recently been diagnosed with low bone density.
For many cyclists, an injury like Coggan’s is the [...]
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Health News
by Jeannine Stein
Hey, swimmers, don’t limit yourself to lanes, the aquatic version of a hamster wheel. And landlubbers, give up the notion that strength training and cardio are best done on terra firma.
Aqua aerobics, or aquatic fitness, is no longer the domain of people recovering from injuries, trying to exercise despite limited abilities or [...]
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By Irwan Lee
Found this very interesting old article from my mailbox and it is worth to share with the world…
The author of this article is unknown…
More findings are added and the article has been revised to proper English.
God is an amazing creator!
He puts lots of thought onto his design of the universe…
If we [...]
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
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