Everybody knows that exercise is critical for good health and vitality. Yet exercise, especially higher impact ones such as jogging, has also been blamed for causing damage to one’s joints, especially the ankles the knees. Is this a fact, or a misconception?
In the following article, research which puts this myth to bed is discussed. Exercise is important! (more…)
Conventional cancer treatment or therapy - either word is highly misleading regarding its effectiveness and safety - is woefully ineffectively and frightfully dangerous.
There are literally countless adverse and side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, cancer drugs and even surgery. Hair loss, nausea, organ failure, even death. Now, we can add bone loss to the list, too. (more…)
Intuitively speaking, it is hard to imagine fruits and vegetables having a role to play in bone and joint health. Yet, they do. Nutrition, after all, has a critical role to play in every aspect of human health, even emotional and mental ones.
The following article gives us some interesting insights into the health benefits of fruits and vegetables, specifically on how their influence on the acid-alkaline balance in the body contributes to bone health. (more…)
Osteoporosis, thanks to degenerate dietary and lifestyle habits, is a growing problem in developed nations. It also follows that fractures arising from osteoporosis are on the rise.
But did you know that fractures due to osteoporosis actually kills a significant number of people? I certainly didn’t. The following article gives us some suggestions on a few possible protective measures. (more…)
When it comes to bone health, the nutrient which immediately comes to mind is calcium; not many people know much about the role of vitamin K in ensuring healthy bones and joints.
In fact, not many people know about the health benefits or positive effects of vitamin K. The following article gives us some information on the protective benefits of the vitamin. (more…)