I have atopic eczema, and although my case is quite mild, it still bothers me quite a bit with itching (especially in unexpected places, and at unexpected times). So I understand the frustration that eczematous people have to put up with and I’m sorry to add to their burdens, which also include added higher risks […]
Osteoporosis (OP) is of course a well-known hazard for women as they age, since OP is associated with a much higher risk of suffering a fracture, nearly always a result of a fall, and fractures of any kind raise the risk of all sorts of other health problems including a life of chronic pain, disability, […]
Here’s something that might surprise you about the kind of exercise that may be best in helping bones stay strong. If you want to maximize the effort that will help your bones stay healthy, you should walk downhill rather than uphill. That’s the surprising (at least to me) conclusion of a study presented at the […]
it is true that falling is a preventable health problem. And as I posted earlier, everyone should work on trying to prevent a fall, especially I suggest, by doing exercises to regain a better sense of balance since balance is like all senses and worsens with age. But even if you have excellent balance, you […]
The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) is an ongoing (over 20 years now) population-based study of community-dwelling adults over the age of 25 (that was then; most are way middle-aged or even older now, obviously) which has taught us a ton about the impact that osteoporosis (OP) and consequent fractures have on the lives of […]