Promoting sexual health is not just a matter of good hygiene or preventing infectious diseases that undermine one’s sexual health. It also entails having a good and balanced diet. Good food allows the body to acquire various nutrients that are needed by the internal organs to function well. Even the skin is rejuvenated through the consumption of nutritious meals and…
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Dental Implants Procedures
Dental implants are created by putting a titanium implant into the jaw and connecting a ceramic crown once the jaw has fused the implant. Once this occurs, the dental implant is secured in place. A wide variety of techniques can be utilized depending on the state of the implant site. One quick method can be completed in one single day,…
Bone Up On Vitamin D
Weak, fragile bones and susceptibility to fractures-these are some of the painful consequences of the debilitating bone disease, osteoporosis. Currently, 10 million people suffer from osteoporosis in the United States and another 34 million are at risk of developing the disease. The Surgeon General has named osteoporosis a national health threat and estimated that by 2020 one in two Americans…
Strength Training Tips For Osteoporosis Prevention
What’s one of the best ways to prevent osteoporosis? According to many experts in the field of bone health, it’s exercise. More specifically, strength training offers many benefits for men and women at risk of bone loss from osteoporosis. Strength training, also called resistance training, uses resistance from free weights, resistance bands, and water exercise or weight machines to help…
Baby Boom Icon Sally Field Takes On Osteoporosis
If you’re nearing 60, you have some pretty good company. Actress Sally Field, the seemingly ageless icon of a Baby Boom generation that starts turning 60 this year, has revealed that she has osteoporosis and is leading a public action campaign to inspire women to fight the fragile bone disease. Surprised by her recent diagnosis of osteoporosis, Field chose to…
Hip Replacement Surgery Has Come A Very Long Way
Do you ever feel like you know just enough about Hip Replacements to be knowledgeable? Let’s see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info on Hip Replacement Surgery. Not to long ago my mother had a hip replacement surgery done at the hospital in our home town. As you can imagine it was a…
Five Questions Cancer Patients May Not Know To Ask Their Oncologist
An estimated 10 million Americans alive today have faced a cancer diagnosis. Fortunately, advances in cancer care and treatment have dramatically improved survival rates and overall quality of life. That improvement is largely due to patients who are taking an active role in their cancer treatment. The next step is to find out how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and…
An Introduction To Canine Hip Dysplasia
What is Hip Dysplasia? The hip joint consists of a “ball” on the femoral bone, and a “socket” on the hip bone. Canine hip dysplasia simply defined is when a dog’s hips do not develop normally and the ball does not fit snugly into the socket. What Causes Hip Dysplasia? While there is no “conclusive proof” of the cause of…
Are Anabolic Steroids Really Pernicious Deleterious Drugs
Why are anabolic steroids the most dreaded drugs, when they have a lot of benefits? It’s really difficult to understand, why some people are a lot of hue and cry on anabolic steroids. Are anabolic steroids really pernicious and deleterious drugs? Do these drugs deserve the treatment that they often get? Certainly, not! Anabolic steroids are not the deadly and…
Everything You Need To Know About Bone Scans
This article was written to answer many of the most frequently asked questions on the subject of bone scans. If you have chronic back pain, a bone scan may be one of the scarier tests that you may undergo, but it is actually a fairly safe and relatively painless procedure. First off, what is a bone scan? Simply put it’s…