Archive for 'Bone Health' Category

Back pain

Back pain and lower back pain are most common in individuals. Almost every one of us get either or both at least once in our life time. Let us focus on these two issues to find out how we get it and how to manage it, if we can’t get rid of it. Even though [...]

Phosphorus

Phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body, next to Calcium. About 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth. Phosphorus is an essential mineral that is required by every cell in the body for normal function. Along with the [...]

Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a compound found naturally in the body, made from glucose and the amino acid glutamine. It is in the fluid that is around joints. Glucosamine is an important precursor in the biosynthesis of cartilage. Specifically, it is a building block of proteogycans’-protein molecules with a content of bound carbohydrate. Proteoglycans and collagen compose [...]

Osteoporosis

According to Osteoporosis Australia, one in two women and one in three men over 60 have osteoporosis, but many don’t realise this until after a fracture. In America about 1 out of 5 women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. About half of all women over the age of 50 will [...]

Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral that accounts for about 0.05 percent of the body’s total weight. According to ODS, Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly [...]