National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Issues Jumping Jack Challenge and Offers New Information and Resources About Bone Health The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is celebrating May’s National Osteoporosis Month with a variety of activities and resources to help people of all ages understand the importance of good bone health. NOF’s call to action to Break Free… Read more »
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Healthy Bones Guide – More Tips
Your Guide to a Bone Healthy Diet More Tips for Eating for Good Bone Health Beans (legumes): While beans contain calcium, magnesium, fiber and other nutrients, they are also high in substances called phytates. Phytates interfere with your body’s ability to absorb the calcium that is contained in beans. You can reduce the phytate level… Read more »
Healthy Bones Guide – Calcium Intake
Your Guide to a Bone Healthy Diet Estimate Your Calcium Intake Follow the simple steps below to help determine how much calcium you are consuming on a daily basis and if you are meeting the recommended daily allowance or need to supplement your calcium intake. Step 1 Estimate the number of servings you have on… Read more »
Love Your Bones: October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day
The National Osteoporosis Foundation is Joining Organizations Across the Globe to Raise Awareness and Provide Resources Promoting Bone Health With 10 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis and another 44 million with low bone mass, it is estimated that one in two women and up to one in four men over age 50 will break a… Read more »
New National Survey Reveals 82 Percent of Postmenopausal Women Miss Critical Connection Between Osteoporosis and Bone Fractures
Joint Survey from National Osteoporosis Foundation, HealthyWomen and Radius Health Sounds an Urgent Call to Action for Women to Know Their Risk, Get the Facts: ‘Fractured Truth’ Education Campaign Addresses Entrenched Misperceptions, Asks Women to Rethink Their Beliefs About Bone Health WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A fracture (bone break) in a… Read more »
How Strong Are Your Bones? May is National Osteoporosis Month
The National Osteoporosis Foundation Issues the Jumping Jack Challenge to Raise Awareness about Building and Maintaining Strong Bones ARLINGTON, VA (May 1, 2017) — Can you do 10 jumping jacks in less than 10 seconds? If so, then you may be ready to accept the Jumping Jack Challenge for bone health. The National Osteoporosis Foundation… Read more »
Bone Health & Osteoporosis Online Support Community
Osteoporosis Online Support Community, hosted by Inspire, brings people with and affected by osteoporosis together online to share experiences and provide support for one another. Now with more than 68,000 members, Osteoporosis Online Support Community is a great source of support and a channel to learn more about living with the disease. The online community… Read more »
Be Bone Strong™ – Strengthening
Osteoporosis Spine Strengthening Exercises Strengthening the muscles that hold the spine straight and upright is important. These muscles run up and down the back and sides of your spine. They are called your erector spinae muscles. If you have osteoporosis, you need to remember an important rule when exercising or going about your daily activities: Do… Read more »
Be Bone Strong™ – Exercise/Safe Movement
There are two types of exercises that are important for building and maintaining bone density: weight-bearing and muscle-strengthening exercises. Weight-bearing Exercises These exercises include activities that make you move against gravity while staying upright. Weight-bearing exercises can be high-impact or low-impact. High-impact weight-bearing exercises help build bones and keep them strong. If you have broken… Read more »
Be Bone Strong™ – Exercise to Stay Healthy
Osteoporosis Exercise Examples The following exercises promote good posture, strength, movement, flexibility and balance in healthy people as well as those with osteoporosis. If you’ve recently broken a bone or if you have very low bone density, discuss these exercises with your physical therapist or healthcare provider before trying them and remember to avoid all… Read more »