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posted 07/28/2009, comments (22)

Question of the Week: Your Great Ideas for Weight Bearing Exercises

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, weight bearing exercises are activities that make you move against gravity while staying upright. The NOF recommends 2 ½ hours a week, or more, of this type of exercise to help build strong bones and slow bone loss. What's your favorite exercise? Walking,... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2009, comments (0)

Bone-Building 101: Getting The Most From Your Daily Calcium

My last post covered the correct way to get your daily dose of calcium: via foods (and supplements if necessary), spaced throughout the day for maximum absorption. Calcium-loading is a no-no; when you take a 1000mg tablet at breakfast and swig down a smoothie for another 500mg 2 hours later, your body will actually only absorb 1/3 of what... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/21/2009, comments (8)

Question of the Week on Side Effects

All medications and supplements come with their own side effects which can make taking them very difficult. Tell us which medication you've chosen to take for bone loss, and how you are doing on it? Have you had difficulty with any of them? Do you have many side effects and have you found a way... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/13/2009, comments (15)

Osteoporosis Connections Question of the Week on Calcium

When dealing with osteoporosis, we know that one aspect is to get the recommended amounts of calcium, to protect our bones. Many physicians believe that getting the majority of our calcium from our diet is best, but sometimes this is hard to do because we have to find the foods rich in calcium or find good recipes that... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/10/2009, comments (6)

Bone-Building 101: Taking Calcium the RIGHT Way

You’re cruising this Web site because you have osteoporosis. Or osteopenia. Or you’re getting older, and you’re afraid you might be in danger of developing osteoporosis. Good assumption: according to the National Institutes of Health, osteoporosis is “a major public health threat” for 44 million Americans. Half of all... Read more Chevron

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