Although elderly women are more likely to get osteoporosis, osteoporosis can occur in almost any person at any age, including men. Unfortunately, osteoporosis in men is often not recognized. There are many reasons for this and just as many risks to men’s health. Some facts: Up to one in four men over age 50 […]
Osteoporosis
Space Bones: Osteoporosis in Outer Space?
We’ve been talking a lot about bone health and osteoporosis on the Cal-EZ blog lately. Here on earth, we have certain things we need to do to keep our bones healthy. But what happens when your childhood dream of becoming an astronaut comes true and you find yourself on a mission in outer space or […]
Osteoporosis: a Pediatric Disease?
According to this article, Dr John Kelly at the University of Pennsylvania, considers osteoporosis a pediatric disease. How can that be? Everyone knows that osteoporosis affects the little old ladies after they’ve gone through “the change” or the little old men at the nursing home. So why would it be considered a pediatric disease? Bone […]
Osteoporosis: Know when and where to get your bone checkup
Here at Cal-EZ, we talk a lot about bone health and diseases of calcium deficiency like osteoporosis, hypoparathyroidism, and gastroparesis. And even though I’m so immersed in this world of calcium, I find some facts very startling. Like this tweet from the National Osteoporosis Society in the UK. Where we are now… #osteoporosis #nhs […]
Osteoporosis: A Silent Disease
When I googled silent disease, one of the first things I saw was an article on osteoporosis. I’ve heard that osteoporosis is a silent disease, and you, like me, may be wondering why it’s called this. A silent disease is one that continues to develop in the absence of symptoms. So how does this apply […]
Stand Tall in the Fight Against Osteoporosis
Have you ever seen a little old woman all stooped over with age? The curved back that causes a decrease in height? The manifestation of osteoporosis that’s typically called a dowager’s hump? I have. In fact, my great grandmother, my grandmother, and my father were hunchbacked. But getting older doesn’t mean we have to settle […]
