Yoga: Putting Practice into Osteoporosis

The so-called “fairer sex” has it rough.

If it isn’t an insatiable cocktail of monthly cycles and hormonal tidal waves, it’s the mere process of ageing that catches up with you. Of course, each person is different and therefore, the levels of effects are consistently varied. One of these effects is the possibility of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is the thinning of bones that can lead to them becoming brittle and fractured if left alone. It can be a painful process, with one in three women over 50 years old suffering from resulting bone fractures.

Common reasons as to why osteoporosis happens are factors such as age, low body weight and smoking.

Does that mean having to cut that well-earned, trim waist?

Far from it.

With the simple application of yoga into your schedule, the risks of osteoporosis occurring – or worsening – are outdone significantly according do Dr. Loren Fishman, a medical director at Manhattan Physical Medicine.

According to the Huffington Post, Dr. Fishman commented that, following extensive research on the benefits of yoga for osteoporosis, “I know [yoga] can help because I’ve done the studies. […] “We did a bone mineral density (DEXA) scan, then we taught half of them the yoga, waited two years, and did another scan. And not only did these people not lose bone, they gained bone. The ones who didn’t do the yoga lost a little bone, as you would expect.”

These safe and effective methods take the stress out of your bones; by practising yoga, you maintain a healthy balance of physical and mental health without compromising your health. By thickening the density of your bones, you will find that you will be able to do more without the fear of harming yourself.

Tweak your lifestyle and add a little extra strength to your body. You might surprise yourself.

Yoga: Putting Practice into Osteoporosis

Categories: bone, bone conditions, bones, density, joints and bones, osteoporosis, yoga

Bones have a natural way of preventing fractures and preserving wellness, but if we lack certain proteins then we might stop this process working as well as it could, suggests a new study. A group of universities from the USA recently pinpointed the proteins involved in this protective mechanism, which could help us safeguard our bones from damage by changing our diets. The process When our bones come under stress our wellbeing can become affected. One way that cells in our bones reduce the chances of fractures is to actually form tiny holes around stress sites. These holes are the result of gaps between two proteins called osteopontin and osteocalcin. When nano-holes like these are created they offset the pressure that leads to the problem in the first place, which cuts the chance of further damage happening to surrounding tissue. Role of protein This study sheds light for the first time on why the protein osteocalcin could reduce the amount of fractures in our bones. If we lack the amino acids that make up osteocalcin, then we may potentially be putting our bone health at risk. This is especially important for sufferers of osteoporosis, who suffer from fragile bones and are more likely to get fractures, then those who do not. Boosting osteocalcin Eating healthily is good for our wellbeing, whether we suffer from osteoporosis or not. But if we have the condition or are at higher risk of being diagnosed with it, then it’s particularly important we look at our diet to check it includes the vitamins and minerals that produce healthy bone cells and osteocalcin. Vitamin K found in green leafy vegetables is an effective way to increase osteocalcin levels, and remembering to eat calcium and Vitamin D also feeds bone cells. Progestogen is a hormone that when taken in supplement form as also been linked to stronger bones. Give your diet a green make-over to avoid bone conditions

Bones have a natural way of preventing fractures and preserving wellness, but if we lack certain proteins then we might stop this process working as well as it could, suggests a new study. A group of universities from the USA recently pinpointed the proteins involved in this protective mechanism, which could help us safeguard our bones from damage by changing our diets.

The process

When our bones come under stress our wellbeing can become affected. One way that cells in our bones reduce the chances of fractures is to actually form tiny holes around stress sites. These holes are the result of gaps between two proteins called osteopontin and osteocalcin. When nano-holes like these are created they offset the pressure that leads to the problem in the first place, which cuts the chance of further damage happening to surrounding tissue.

Role of protein

This study sheds light for the first time on why the protein osteocalcin could reduce the amount of fractures in our bones. If we lack the amino acids that make up osteocalcin, then we may potentially be putting our bone health at risk. This is especially important for sufferers of osteoporosis, who suffer from fragile bones and are more likely to get fractures, then those who do not.

Boosting osteocalcin

Eating healthily is good for our wellbeing, whether we suffer from osteoporosis or not. But if we have the condition or are at higher risk of being diagnosed with it, then it’s particularly important we look at our diet to check it includes the vitamins and minerals that produce healthy bone cells and osteocalcin. Vitamin K found in green leafy vegetables is an effective way to increase osteocalcin levels, and remembering to eat calcium and Vitamin D also feeds bone cells. Progestogen is a hormone that when taken in supplement form as also been linked to stronger bones.

Give your diet a green make-over to avoid bone conditions

Categories: bone conditions, diet, osteoporosis