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Natural Treatment for Osteoporosis: Probiotics are Becoming a Key Component

Aug 27, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

If you have osteoporosis or osteopenia and want to use natural medicine to keep your bones as strong and healthy as possible, consider using probiotics as a key component of your natural treatment for osteoporosis. While experts who study these healthy bacteria have been suggesting for years now that probiotics … Read More

Vitamin K Supplement: Which Type is Best for Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Treatment?

Aug 27, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

For halting or even reversing osteoporosis, one specific form of vitamin K2 called menaquinone-7, or MK-7 for short, is proving itself in clinical studies to be far superior to other forms of Vitamin K. It wasn’t until about ten years ago that researchers even understood the important role of vitamin … Read More

2 Very Surprising Sleep Apnea Side Effects: Bone Loss and Osteoporosis

Aug 27, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

The most common symptoms of sleep apnea are daytime sleepiness and fatigue, along with decreased concentration, dry throat, and mood changes. And while these symptoms can greatly interfere with daily functioning, sleep apnea can cause deeper, more serious problems in the body if left untreated. In fact, people with sleep … Read More

Trace Mineral May Help Prevent Osteoporosis and Osteopenia

Aug 24, 2018 · Jami Cooley, RN, CNWC · Bones & Joints

What do Jamaica, Fiji, and Northern Thailand have in common? Aside from being vacation destinations, people who live in these countries have a “more than usual” occurrence of musculo-skeletal diseases. In fact, in these countries about 20 percent of the population has some form of musculo-skeletal disease (typically arthritis). On the contrary, … Read More

Osteoporosis Guidelines – Low Salt Diet or Not?

Aug 24, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with low bone density or osteoporosis? If so, you’ve possibly been told by your doctor to follow a low salt diet. And, if you’ve tried to make your food choices by how much salt they contain, you know how frustrating it can be. … Read More

Creatine Benefits Include Increased Strength and Muscle Mass for Weight Lifters

Aug 24, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

Creatine supplements are a popular choice for exercisers who want to improve strength, energy, and muscle mass. Creatine benefits muscle growth and strength by increasing the ATP levels of working muscles by about 35%.[1,2] Because it also provides this benefit to brain cells, athletes using creatine can potentially work harder … Read More

Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow: They’re Not Just for Tennis Players and Golfers

Aug 22, 2018 · Jim Brown, PhD · Bones & Joints

Lateral epicondylitis, the medical term for tennis elbow, affects as many as 50 percent of recreational tennis players —most of them in their 30s or beyond—as well as people who don’t play sports at all. It involves an inflamed tendon where it is attached to the bony, outside part of … Read More

Belly Fat Causes Serious Health Issues, All the Way Down to the Bones

Aug 14, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

Belly fat causes more than embarrassment at the beach. The latest research has linked belly fat, also called visceral fat, to several serious health problems. In fact, belly fat is so harmful that doctors are now encouraging their patients to focus on dropping extra weight around the waistline instead of … Read More

Don’t Ignore This Bone Building Nutrient for Natural Osteoporosis Treatment

Aug 10, 2018 · UHN Staff · Bones & Joints

British sailors became known as “limeys” in the 1700’s for carrying large stores of limes aboard ships in order to prevent the horrible loss of teeth, swollen gums, fatigue, and other symptoms of scurvy. Little did they know that the cause of their often fatal scourge was vitamin C deficiency—they … Read More

What Is a Torn PCL?

Aug 1, 2018 · Jim Brown, PhD · Bones & Joints

When it comes to knee injuries, we often hear of tears or sprains of the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), MCL (medial collateral ligament), or LCL (lateral collateral ligament). There's also the sprained or torn PCL—the posterior cruciate ligament. In fact, the biggest and strongest of the four ligaments in the … Read More

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