Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Pam Flores's Posts

The Pain of Osteoporosis: It May Not be From a Fracture

We’re told osteoporosis is a silent disease, and for the most part it is, until we have a fracture.   When we’re diagnosed with osteoporosis we also go through tremendous emotional pain, which is normal with most medical disease diagnoses.  Another cause of pain during bone loss is from the very treatment for this... Read moreChevron

Back to School Tips for Strong Bones

  Good healthy bones, start when you are in your mother’s womb.  For this reason, women are told to get plenty of green veggies, high in calcium content, dairy foods and fortified juices/foods and vitamin D to compensate for the mothers nutritional needs and those of her growing child.  You’ve probably heard stories,... Read moreChevron

Top Ten Foods High in Vitamin D

Vitamin D 3 is so important for our bones and is considered one of the building blocks for our skeletal architecture, that I thought we should tell you about the foods that are high in vitamin D content.  Here’s a list of the Top Ten Foods High in Vitamin D.   Cod Live Oil:  Cod liver oil provides 10001IU (1667% DV)... Read moreChevron

The IOF’s “Capture the Fracture” Campaign for Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

Each year 2 million bones break!    Join 2 Million 2 Many  from the National Bone Health Alliance and the International Osteoporosis Foundations’ Capture the Fracture Campaigns, to show your support for this devastating attack on healthy bones this Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month.    Osteoporosis is... Read moreChevron

American Bone Health Strong Campaign for Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month

Health Central would like to welcome Kathleen Cody, the Executive Director of American Bone Health and the Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education.  FORE is a California-based research organization focusing on the needs of the medical community to support osteoporosis detection, treatment and prevention.  American Bone Health... Read moreChevron