The American Journal of Medicine reported in May 2008 that women who are moderate drinkers—a half a drink to one full drink a day—had an 20% greater reduction in hip fractures than women who abstained. Apparently, that’s just enough alcohol to boost estrogen levels and encourage bones to absorb more calcium, which is good news for [...]

If you want to do everything you can to prevent osteoporosis or if you want lessen its effects, here’s a few great tips to make sure your bones remain as strong as possible.

Exercise. This is one of the best ways to stave off osteoporosis. Choose strength training exercises, such as weight lifiting, because they’ll help [...]

Calcium and phosphorus are important and needed by the body. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body and helps to develop and maintain strong bones and teeth. Phosphorus is the sixth most abundant mineral, and similar to calcium, it is found in our bones and teeth. The ideal amount of calcium to phosphorus [...]

If you’re suffering from osteoporosis or osteopenia (precursor to osteoporosis), your doctor may prescribe drugs to help treat bone loss. Keep in mind even though these drugs may help prevent bone loss, they cannot cure it.
If you’re interested in the various drugs available by prescription, here’s the scoop:

he latest news on the osteoporosis front is a new piece of equipment that provides whole-body vibration. The idea started because astronauts in space lost muscle strength and bone density, and they were unable to walk when they returned. Further, they had an increased chance of suffering bone fractures.

Osteoporosis, which creates thin and brittle bones, affects almost 44 million people, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF). To avoid the disease, you have to think about it when you’re young, and you should be bending it like David Beckham with exercise. If you want to avoid the spinal changes shown in the illustration [...]