OSTEOPOROSIS
Many of you have heard of the medications for osteoporosis from television commercials, magazine advertisements and from friends or family members who take them but what is osteoporosis? Many of us think about frail old ladies when referring to osteoporosis but this “picture” is not always the case. We recently had a woman in our clinic under the age of 30 that we found had osteoporosis and started on a treatment program.
by Nadia Elsayed, Nurse Practitioner at Nouriche
Osteoporosis is defined as a bone density that is more than 2.5 standard deviations from normal bone mineral density according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Normal bone density is within one standard deviation of young adult peak bone mass (usually around age 30) Bone Mineral Density is measured by a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan (DEXA) and can predict future risk of osteoporosis.
Over the past decade, osteoporosis has been on the rise as a result of more sedentary lifestyles and poor overall diet combined with genetic factors and hormone imbalances have led to the diagnosis of osteoporosis in women as young as 40 years of age. A balanced diet along with regular exercise that involves weight bearing exercises will go a long way to the prevention and at least delay onset of osteoporosis as we age. Ask your healthcare provider when you should have a DEXA scan and start now on the path to healthy and happy bones!
osteoporosis prevention, colon cleansing and calcium can reverse osteoporsis. The bone is a living dynamic structure; it is constantly being removed (resorbed) and rebuilt. This process is an essential part of maintaining the normal calcium level in the blood. When the rate of resorption exceeds that of rebuilding over time, osteoporosis results. Anti- resorptive medications inhibit bone removal or resorption. This tips the balance toward bone rebuilding, thus increasing bone mass.
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