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WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS MAY SURPRISE YOU

The more you know about osteoporosis,the better prepared you'll be to take charge of keeping your bones healthy.

The following information will shatter some myths about osteoporosis. Once you are armed with the facts about this disease, you will be able to take the steps necessary to maintain healthier bones.

DID YOU KNOW?  Osteoporosis is not a natural part of aging.

FACT  Throughout your life, your body keeps your bones strong and healthy by replacing old bone with new bone. Osteoporosis causes more bone to be removed than the body can replace. When this happens, the bones become thinner and more likely to fracture. The good news is osteoporosis is a preventable - and treatable - disease. By taking proactive steps to help maintain healthy bones, and by asking your doctor about treatment options, you can stop further bone loss and increase bone mass.

DID YOU KNOW?  You could have Osteoporosis and not know it.

FACT  Osteoporosis, often called "the Silent Thief" because you "might not even know it is robbing you of bone mass,until you sulfer a fracture as the result of Weakened bones. Or you notice that your spine is beginning to Curve. Because you can't see bone loss, you should talk to your doctor about a bone density test.

DID YOU KNOW?  When you have osteoporosis, you don't have, to fall down to fracture a bone.

FACT  If osteoporosis has made your bones weak, you could suffer a spinal fracture from lifting your grandchild - or, you could break a wrist or hip from just a gentle fall. If you're at risk for fractures, your doctor may recommend that you take a prescription medication to reverse bone loss and make your bones more fracture resistant.

DID YOU KNOW?  You could have a fracture and not even know it.

FACT  Bones of the spine can fracture without: causing pain and, often, when the fracture does cause pain, it can be mistaken for arthritis.

Over time, undetected spinal fractures can cause you to become shorter and develop a curved back, a deformity known as "owager's hump."

If you have back pain,it's important to find out if the cause of your pain is osteoporosis so that it can be properly treated.

DID YOU KNOW??  Women in their 70's or 80's aren't the only ones who need to worry about fractures.

FACT?  Even women in their 50s or 60s can have fractures because of osteoporosis. In fact, one woman in nine between the ages of fifty (50) and fifty-nine (59) has a spinal fracture. Some of these fractures occur without a fall or other accident, and some spinal fractures happen without causing any pain, so they may go unnoticed.

Percentage of women over 50 who have had a spinal fracture:

50-59 years of age 11% l out of 9 women
60-69 years of age 15% l out of 7 women
70-79 years of age 32% l out of 3 women
80-89 years of age 53% l out of 2 women
90 years of age 75%   3 out of 4 women


DID YOU KNOW??  Calcium, vitamin D, and exercise may not be enough to protect you from bone loss and fractures.

FACT?  You can still lose bone and fracture even when you're doing everything you can to maintain healthy bones. Only your health care professional can tell you if you need a prescription medication in addition to exercising and maintaining a healthy diet.

Now that you know some of the facts about osteoporosis, it's time to take charge of your bone health. There are a number of factors that put you at risk for osteoporosis. Every woman past menopause may be at risk for osteoporosis. In fact, every year the risk of having an osteoporotic fracture is greater than the risk for either breast cancer, heart disease, or stroke. Also the long-term use of cortisone type medicines (such as prednisone) can also cause osteoporosis in both men and women. Even if you eat a healthy diet rich in calcium and exercise every day - they may not be enough to protect you from bone loss and fractures.

ARE YOU AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS?

Assess your risk
To assess your risk for osteoporosis,there are Bone Health Assessments throughout the country. To find out if Bone Health Assessments are scheduled in your area, call toll-free  1-866-BONE TEST,?  or ask you doctor for his recommendation of a testing facility.

Talk to your doctor
The only sure way to know if your bones are healthy is to see your doctor. More and more patients are actively participating in discussions and decisions about their health care. Ask your doctor to discuss your risk for osteoporosis.

Get a bone density test
Ask your doctor about getting a bone density test - a fast, simple, and painless way to determine how healthy your bones are. The test measures bone mass and helps predict your risk for future fractures. If your bone mineral density is low, your bones may be fragile and at risk of breaking. The results of the test will help you and your health care professional decide the best course of action to take.

Ask your doctor if prescription if medication is right for you
In many cases, prescription medication may be necessary to maintain healthy bones and prevent fractures. Your doctor can decide if medication is right for you.



You can prevent osteoporosis


Taking vitamin D along with calcium keeps bones strong.


If I were to ask what's the best way of keeping your bones healthy, what would you say? You've probably heard about the role that calcium plays, but did you know that vitamin D is just as crucial?
For more on the benefits of Vitamin "D" visit this link~entreken/Vitamin.htm >Scroll Down To Vitamin "D".

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It's not inevitable that we will end up with brittle bones.

USA Weekend April 27-29,2007

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People who lose bone mass at an accelerated rate eventually may develop osteoporosis, a medical condition characterized by weak bones that break easily.

Folks with this condition suffer not only from the pain of fractures but also from deformities that accompany a weakened skeletal frame.

We've all seen elderly men and women who are stooped over so much that they can't straighten up. This represents the disease in its worst form. And really, the time to address osteoporosis is long before it gets to that stage.

Although aging is a risk factor for developing osteoporosis, it's not inevitable that we will end up with brittle bones.

Let's explore two simple but effective supplement strategies that can put the odds in our favor:

Calcium. Any program to prevent osteoporosis must include adequate amounts of calcium because it's a basic component of bone.

We may think of bones as stable structures, but in fact they are quite active. The two primary types of bone cells, osteoblasts and osteoclasts, work in opposition to one another.

Osteoblasts build new bone, while osteoclasts tear it down through resorption.

When we're under age 30 or so, bone building osteoblastic activity rules, so bones get stronger. But as we get older, the balance of activity in our bones shifts toward the resorbing osteoclasts, making bones thinner and weaker. For some people this shift is accelerated, and the long, slow road to osteoporosis begins.

A diet that doesn't have adequate amounts of calcium contributes to the bone thinning. Recommendations have changed over time, but here's a good rule of thumb for adults:

1,000mg a day for those under 50 and 1,200mg a day for those over 50. Of course, this is for prevention, not treatment, of osteoporosis. People who already show evidence of thinning bones will require more.

Researchre's have issued a "Caution" Not To Take Too Much Vitamin "D".

Osteoporosis is becoming increasingly common in our aging population. Preventing the disease requires attention at as early an age as possible. Although medications available today have significantly improved our capacity to treat the problem, we still need to do everything we possibly can to prevent it from happening in the first place.

A supplement regimen containing adequate amounts of both calcium and vitamin D is a good place to start.
Contributing editor Tedd Mitchell, M.D., is president and medical director of the renowned Cooper Clinic in Dallas. He writes HealthSmart every week.
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