Vitamin D

Calcium can be considered as one of the most used elements of the periodic table. People tend to use, eat or drink it every day even if they do not know it. The symbol for calcium is very simple: Ca. Its atomic number is 20.(Helmenstine, 2015) Calcium has 20 electrons and 20 protons because electrons and protons will always have the same amount. There are also 20 neutrons in calcium due to the subtracting of the atomic weight and the number of protons to get the number of neutrons.(Nelson,…

Osteoporosis affects both genders and this is a bone disease. It is a condition in which bones become fragile and brittle. It occurs when the body loses a lot of bone, makes little bone, or both. Bones become weak and makes it easy for the bones to break from a fall (What is Osteoporosis and What Causes It). About 68% out of 44 million people at risk for this bone disease are women (Why Osteoporosis is More Common in Women). Osteoporosis is called a silent disease because a person can’t feel…

decline more slowly, their “…bone mass remains adequate until later in life” (Osteoporosis Australia, 2014, para. 3). Other factors that have the potential to cause osteoporosis are lifestyle choices such as, a diet lacking in calcium, protein, or vitamin D. In addition, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and obesity are risk factors for the development of osteoporosis (Osteoporosis Australia, 2014, para. 7). Outcomes for the treatment of osteoporosis vary between individuals. If…

Is there a connection between postmenopausal osteoporosis and periodontal disease? Osteoporosis and periodontal disease are two major health problems of the geriatric population. Periodontal disease is increasing every day, women with postmenopausal osteoporosis have a higher risk for developing this condition. The social and financial costs of tooth loss are very common among this population. “Osteoporosis Affects more than 20 million people and cause nearly two million fractures per year, most…

Got milk? Hopefully so because osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease, affecting over 200 million people worldwide. It involves the loss of bone mass and mineral content which causes the bones to become fragile and brittle. This leads to a higher risk of fractures, or breaks and cracks, than in normal bone. Literally, the word “osteoporosis” translates to “porous bones,” and occurs when excessive bone is lost, inadequate bone is produced, or a combination of both. Living with…

Osteopenia disease is a bone condition in which is characterized by a low density of bones, in which leads to bone weakening and an increased risk of breaking a bone (fracture). Osteopenia and osteoporosis are two related conditions. As saying this the difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis is that in osteopenia the bone loss is not as severe as the osteoporosis disease. This means that someone with osteopenia is more likely to fracture their bone than someone with a normal bone density,…

my first 5 day- analysis reports revealed that I only consume 0.3 cups per day on average. This weakness could increase my risk of developing osteoporosis later in life due to an insufficient intake of milk, which is a major source of calcium and vitamin D. “In order to improve my intake of dairy products, I could eat one waffle in the morning, one cup of tofu in the afternoon, and drink one cup of milk each night before bed, these are all major sources of calcium.” “A strength that I noticed…

healthy (Udell, 2017). Treating osteoporosis generally comes down to prevention or managing at this point in time since there is no cure for the disease. Ways to prevent osteoporosis are to maintain a healthy diet that has plenty of calcium and vitamin D, weight-bearing physical activity, and to abstain from drinking or smoking. Alcohol brings on the increased risk of falling as well as not being a part of a healthy diet (What is Osteoporosis?, 2017). There are some medications that may be…

Eat a diet that has plenty calcium and vitamin D. Calcium is essential for proper functioning of various organ, heart, and brain. To keep those organs and areas functioning, the body reabsorbs calcium that is stored in the bones to maintain blood calcium levels. If the body does not intake or…

Osteoporosis is a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue. All bones in your body can be affected by this disease but there are a few bones that break more easy. The bones of the spine, hip, and wrist are most likely to break. Hip fractures can be especially dangerous in elderly people because of how long it takes to heal and on top of that, they can not move while they are in the healing process which can lead to blood clots. Osteoporosis occurs when…