This Dangerous Diet Means More Broken Bones
Make no bones about it… Being a vegetarian won’t do your health any favors, no matter what you hear in the media and from so-called “nutrition experts.”
I’ve been warning my patients about this for years.
Despite all the hype about plant-based meals being better for you, eliminating animal protein is not a healthy option – especially as you age.
A recent study of more than 26,000 women between the ages of 35 and 69 found that vegetarians had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared with meat eaters.1
The study, published in BMC Medicine, looked at four groups that consisted of “occasional” meat eate...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Nutrition Source Type: news
Don ’ t Get Dragged Down By “ Zombie Cells ”
Did you watch any of the zombie shows that were all over the airways a few years back?
I confess my sons and I really got into the program The Walking Dead. Watching the cast of characters try to survive in a world overrun by dead zombies was a fun way to spend some time together and wrap up a Sunday night.
Typically, when I think of the word “zombie,” I’m thinking of science fact, not fiction…
Zombie cells are known scientifically as senescent cells. These are dysfunctional cells that have stopped dividing and are nearing the end of their natural lives.
Zombie cells are too sick and damaged to carry out the...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 25, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
GoPro video-based therapist-rating of comprehensive-home-fall-hazard checklist shows excellent inter-rater reliability for postmenopausal women with distal radius fracture: a technical report - Dewan N, Ziebart C, Dabbagh A, Macdermid JC.
This study was a prospective observational analysis of 14 post-menopausal women aged 50-70 who were 3-12 months post-distal radius fracture (DRF) (Table 1). The inclusion criteria also consisted of a diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis based on bone... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Nursing Home PRevention of Injury in DEmentia (NH PRIDE): a pilot study of a remote injury prevention service for NH residents - Berry SD, Hecker EJ, McConnell ES, Xue TM, Tsai T, Zullo AR, Col ón-Emeric C.
BACKGROUND: Medication optimization, including prescription of osteoporosis medications and deprescribing medications associated with falls, may reduce injurious falls. Our objective was to describe a remote, injury prevention service (NH PRIDE) designed t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
PET tracks the fate of inhaled microplastics
An animal study suggests that PET imaging may be able to help assess the threa...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CT shows damaging effects of wood smoke on lungs (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 21, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ireland faces high osteoporosis burden
A group in Ireland has used data from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Fracture risk tool validated in men with prostate cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Focus on Osteoporosis: Our battle supported by doctors and nurses
The leading doctors union and seven Royal Colleges representing more than 600,000 doctors, nurses and medics from across the country are backing our Better Bones campaign, calling on the Government to end the misery of osteoporosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supplementation of vitamin D isolated or calcium-associated with bone remodeling and fracture risk in postmenopausal women without osteoporosis: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials - Reis AR, Santos RKF, Dos Santos CB, Santos BC, de Carvalho GB, Brand ão-Lima PN, de Oliveira E Silva AM, Pires LV.
This study aims to discuss the effect of vitamin D supple... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Dr Michael Mosley shares two tips to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis
Simple tweaks to your diet and exercise regime could help slow bone breakdown, according to the doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Osteoporosis and fracture risk among older US Asian adults - Lo JC, Yang W, Park-Sigal JJ, Ott SM.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes the current knowledge regarding osteoporosis and fracture among older US Asian adults. RECENT FINDINGS: Asian adults have lower (areal) bone density than non-Hispanic White adults and thus are more likely to be dia... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Quick, Inexpensive Test Detects Osteoporosis Risk From Blood Quick, Inexpensive Test Detects Osteoporosis Risk From Blood
With an electrochemical device and a blood drop, physicians may someday be able to inexpensively and quickly identify people at risk of osteoporosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - July 31, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Union leaders and bosses back Express Better Bones Campaign to stop osteoporosis sick days
Ill health is the biggest cause of economic inactivity in the over-50s age group, with musculoskeletal conditions like osteoporosis playing a major part. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inflation ’s Cure Is Society’s Killer
Imagine visiting a doctor who diagnoses you with osteoporosis and prescribes calcium supplements. Months later, you visit a cardiologist who detects calcification in your arteries and advises you to stop taking calcium. It is a sadly common scenario in which siloed experts, failing to consider a…#fab #globalnorth #frenchrevolution #bankofcanada #usfederalreserve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Male and female obese patients may respond differently to fasting
A dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) study in obese patients with obstructiv...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Saxenda Shortage; New ADA Guidance; Cheap Test for Osteoporosis Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- The shortage of weight-loss drugs now extends to liraglutide (Saxenda). (Fierce Pharma)
Compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors helped reduce recurrent gout flare-ups and hospitalizations in people with type 2 diabetes... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
