Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis Imagine living a life where you have to be careful of every move you make. Rough housing with the kids or jumping down from anything elevated is out of the question. When a person lives a life with osteoporosis, these are some of the problems they struggle with daily. The term osteoporosis encompasses a group of diseases in which bones break down quicker than they can regenerate; this leaves the bones porous and more susceptible to fractures and other
Osteoporosis is a common age-related disorder manifested clinically by skeletal fractures, especially fractures of the vertebrae, hip, and distal forearm. The major cause of these fractures is low bone mass, although an increase in trauma due to falls in the elderly also contributes. There is clearly a genetic predisposition to attained peak bone mass, which occurs by a person's mid-20s. Bone loss with age and menopause are universal, but rates vary among individuals. Both peak bone mass and subsequent
Paper 1: Growth hormone therapy improves bone mineral density in children with cerebral palsy: a preliminary pilot study. (Ali O, Shim M, Fowler E, Greenberg M, Perkins D, Oppenheim W, Cohen P. 2007) The above study addresses the two questions that were set up to screen the best papers appropriately. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism was used to publish this paper. The chosen Journal is the world’s leading peer-reviewed journal for endocrine clinical research and clinical practice
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES SEMESTER 2 HFS 3533 NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY & METABOLISM GINSENG SUPPLEMENT NAME : LOO MIN MATRIX NO : BHBL14037740 LECTURER’S NAME : DR. KAN SU-YIN DATE OF SUBMISSION : 12 APRIL 2015 Diagram 1 : Hurix’s Ginseng Plus Capsule (Ekstrak) 6 The product shown in Diagram 1 is a type of ginseng supplement. The manufacturer of this supplement is Hurix. This ginseng supplement can be categorized as
Ashitaba is a plant that is grown on the lush Izu Islands on the Pacific coast of Japan where tha leaves has been consumed as food and medicine for centuries. It’s scientific name is Angelica Keiskei or Angelica Koidzumi. The scientific name Gynuranepalensis DC is a specie of Ashitaba that is grown in the Philippines. It is also called Gynuraprocumbens and Gynuraacutifolia. When you break the ashitaba stalks, you will find the rich golden sap called chalcone, which contains a 20 unique flavonoids