Osteoporosis

The Low-Down on Osteoporosis: What We Know and What We Don't
by National Institute of Health
It's in our cereals, our orange juice, our bread. Manufacturers are adding calcium to all sorts of foods and beverages. That's because increasing the amount of calcium you consume daily can decrease your chances of fracturing a bone due to osteoporosis.

Men Can Get Osteoporosis Too
by National Institute of Health
Most people don't think that men develop osteoporosis. This disease, in which bone becomes thin and fragile and can fracture easily, is mostly associated with women. Doctors don't often discuss the issue with their male patients.

Osteoporosis and Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
Helen had osteoporosis, but she didn't know it before she fell. Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily-most often bones in the hip, backbone (spine), and wrist. Osteoporosis is called the 'silent disease'.

Osteoporosis and Men : Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Although the bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis affects mainly women, there are good reasons for men to be concerned, too. More than 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, according to the National Institute on Aging.

Osteoporosis : Drugs Not Enough, Reducing Risk, Calcium
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Calcium and vitamin D supplements are an integral part of all treatments for osteoporosis. At the same time, people who take supplements should keep in mind that it is possible to consume excess amounts of these and other nutrients.

Osteoporosis : Diagnosis, Treatment Options
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Because the changes at menopause increase a woman's risk, many physicians feel it's a good time to measure a woman's bone mineral density, especially if she has other risk factors for osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis: New Treatments, Changing Lifestyle
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Osteoporosis leads to about 1.5 million fractures each year, mostly of the hips, spines and wrists of older women. New treatments, changing attitudes, and improving technology are helping to brighten the outlook for women - and men - who may experience

Americans Over 50 at Risk for Bone Fractures
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Osteoporosis is a silent condition because many Americans are unaware that their bone health is in jeopardy. In fact, the number of people who have osteoporosis is much greater than the number who report having the disease - four times as many men

Different Types of Osteoporosis
Beautiful Bones without Hormones: The All-New Natural Diet and Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong
by Leon Root, M.D.
Osteoporosis is divided into two basic categories: primary and secondary. Primary osteoporosis occurs when bone loss is due to a problem within the bone itself, usually as the result of a disruption in the normal bone remodeling (removal) cycle.

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Yes, No, Maybe
Beautiful Bones without Hormones: The All-New Natural Diet and Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong
by Leon Root, M.D.
Before going on about osteoporosis in general, I would like to pause to take a look at the effects of hormone replacement therapy on bone health. Hormone replacement therapy provides women with the female hormones, especially estrogen

What Is Osteoporosis, Anyway?
Beautiful Bones without Hormones: The All-New Natural Diet and Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong
by Leon Root, M.D.
We are in the midst of a global eoporosis epidemic, and most of us don't even know it. For more than one half of the U.S. population over the age of fifty, osteoporosis and low bone mass are a major threat to health and longevity.

Osteoporosis is a Killer
Beautiful Bones without Hormones: The All-New Natural Diet and Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis and Keep Your Bones Healthy and Strong
by Leon Root, M.D.
At the very least, it can be a crippler. When your bones become too weak or too brittle to handle the stresses of everyday life, they begin to break down internally and then to just plain break, often when you least expect it.

Winning My Battle with Osteoporosis
I'm Not Slowing Down
by Ann Richards, Richard U. Levine, M.D.
Former Texas governor Ann Richards shares her struggle with osteoporosis in an inspirational, eye-opening book that will help other women to triumph over this debilitating disease. Twenty-eight million Americans will face osteoporosis.

My Personal Journey
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Osteoporosis: Help Prevent-and Even Reverse-the Disease That Burdens Millions of Women
by Felicia Cosman, M.D.
I first considered having a bone density test when I turned forty a few years ago, but not because I was overly concerned about osteoporosis, ironically. I had decided I was done with childbearing after having three perfectly healthy, wonderful children.