Tag: bone health

Gout Is Not Necessarily Caused by High Uric Acid, Here’s the Key

Gout has been known as the “disease of kings” since ancient times due to many people suffering from gout attacks after eating a lot of fish and meat. High uric acid build-up in the body has been believed to be caused by eating high-purine foods such as meat and seafood. However, some people have high…


Reduce Back Pain With a Better Diet

Millions of people are plagued by back problems. According to recent statistics, 80 percent of the American population will suffer back pain during their lifetime, especially as they age. Americans spend at least $50 billion annually on treating back pain. In 2017, back pain was the main cause of disability worldwide and was the leading reason…


4 of the Tastiest Ways to Get More Calcium, From Ricotta Cheese to Leafy Greens

If the world of bone health had a mascot, calcium would be it. The mineral, after all, is a major structural component of bones (and teeth!). But, as it turns out, calcium’s role in the body doesn’t stop at your skeletal system. According to Susan Greeley, M.S., RDN, a registered dietitian and chef instructor at…


Could One Type of Cheese Help Strengthen Your Bones?

Enjoying just two slices of Jarlsberg cheese every day may help stave off osteoporosis, a small Norwegian study suggests. The protective effect of cheese on bone-thinning appears to be an exclusive benefit of Jarlsberg, and a mere 2 ounces a day seems to be enough to protect bone health, the investigators reported. “Jarlsberg cheese might…


Osteoporosis in Aging: Protect Your Bones with Exercise

Bones feel solid, but the inside of a bone is actually filled with holes like a honeycomb. Bone tissues are broken down and rebuilt all the time. While some cells build new bone tissue, others dissolve bone and release the minerals inside. As we get older, we begin to lose more bone than we build….


Protect Your Bones With 8 Natural Osteoprotectives

Your bones support your entire body. Isn’t it time to find natural alternatives to strengthen them? Bones are literally the structure of your body. As you age, bone loss happens. But there are eight natural osteoprotectives — including puerarin, boswellia, citrus naringin, resveratrol, certain vitamins and whole foods like dried plums — that could help…


Amazing Compound Found in Tomatoes Can Strengthen Bones and Help Prevent Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, characterized by low bone mineral density, causes brittle bones susceptible to breakage.  Odds of developing osteoporosis skyrocket with advancing age – with women disproportionately affected.  About 30 percent of postmenopausal women in the United States are affected by osteoporosis, and – according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation – roughly one in three women over age…


Fight Off Osteoporosis by Strengthening Your Bones

A strong musculoskeletal system holds you together—literally. It’s important from your formative years to later life. With proper nutrition and consistent exercise, you can stay vital well into your golden years. That’s important, because an ever-larger percent of the American people is over 65 years old. Just as engineers reinforce a building’s framework to withstand…


Avoiding the Toxic Effects of Aluminum

The human body is an electrochemical miracle. While we often think of it as a fleshy machine of sorts, it can be more likened to a constantly changing collection of chemicals and electrical signals that’s continuously rebuilding itself and responding to your mental state, food, air intake, physical activity, and environment. This biochemical landscape of…


7 Tips to Quickly Correct Pelvic Misalignment

Modern people’s sedentary lifestyle and poor posture, including leg crossing, can all cause pelvic distortion and misalignment. The pelvis is the foundation of the body’s balance, and once pelvic misalignment occurs, it not only leads to a bulging abdomen and large hips, but it also easily causes lumbar and back pain, hip and leg pain,…