Blog Posts on bone health

Calcium and Glucosamine for Bone and Joint Health by Healthy Foods on Apr 3, 2012Milk contains calcium which is good for bone health, especially to keep the bones from the dangers of osteoporosis or bone loss. Awareness about the importance of calcium for bone health in the community began to grow, this can be seen from the incre...

Anlene's ongoing fight against Osteoporosis -- take home gift packs worth P1k! by Animetric's World on Oct 7, 2011I attended Anlene's round table discussion about Osteoporosis and bone health at Makati Shangri-la Hotel last Sept. 29, 2011.Now all Anlene events have free bone scans for guests. Getting a bone scan in a hospital is quite costly and so I always take...

Get Natural Support for Healthy Bones and Joints by Health Guru on Mar 7, 2011As we go through our lives, our bones and joints are subject to a great deal of wear-and-tear. For some of us, this will result in conditions like arthritis and brittle bones. For all of us, some degree of inflammation will have an impact on the heal...

Low vitamin D status associated with cognitive decline: Study by Benefits of Vitamin D on Dec 24, 2010Inadequate dietary intake of vitamin D is associated with higher levels of cognitive impairment; however it remains unclear if the link is causal, according to a new study.The study, published in Neurology, suggests that a weekly intake of less than...

New Guidelines for Vitamin D and Calcium by Benefits of Vitamin D on Dec 11, 2010If you've been confused about the flip-flopping reports on the benefits and risks of vitamin D recently, you're not alone. Health officials were just as baffled about the potential benefits that supplements of vitamin D and calcium could have, as we...

The vitamin D controversy by Benefits of Vitamin D on Dec 9, 2010The group said most people have adequate amounts of vitamin D in their blood supplied by their diets and natural sources like sunshine, the committee says in a report that is to be released on Tuesday.“For most people, taking extra calcium and vita...

Calcium Supplements Lead to Heart Attack by Benefits of Vitamin D on Aug 7, 2010Thirty percent is the susceptibility to heart attack of people taking calcium supplements.Dr. Ian Reid of the Department of Medicine at the University of Auckland was the head of the study. Higher blood serum levels lead to hardening of the arteries...

Study: Supplement Vitamin D For More Muscle, Less Fat by Benefits of Vitamin D on Jun 14, 2010Vitamin D has seen a lot of popularity lately thanks to discoveries about its mood-boosting abilities. The so-called “sunshine vitamin” (the term refers to the fact that it can be absorbed via sunlight) is now being sold not only on its own but a...

More Possible Vitamin D Benefits by Benefits of Vitamin D on Apr 21, 2010Vitamin D has been making its way into the news more frequently these days. This attention has been slow in coming but researchers seem interested in making up for lost time. Vitamin D has long been acknowledged for its role of assisting the body in...

The Pill May Decrease Bone Density by Benefits of Vitamin D on Jan 18, 2010Recent Study shows that Oral contraception may decrease bone density in young women.Those taking birth control pills for more than two years, and those on the low-dose estrogen pills appear to have the greatest risk of decreased bone density in the s...