Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 08/04-21/04/2021 (Page 30)

fitness this month make or break overlooked when it comes to taking care of our bodies words alex white reaking a bone is a rare occurrence for most people multiple vertebrae and even snapped her breastbone twice of her injuries have been caused by minor trips and falls and is the reality of living with osteoporosis carole did not fathom her future aches and pains when doctors diagnosed her with osteoporosis at the age of 50 "they said i had the bones of a 97-year- fractures your whole world unravels and hairline fractures throughout her spine she has lost gcm in height and spends hours a day looking after her body doing hydrotherapy and exercises in a bid to stop further deterioration carole's experience has driven her to raise awareness of osteoporosis especially knowing more than 4.74 million australians over 50 years of age are living with poor bone health "i see people disregard a diagnosis because they think it's not that bad overlooked until people are older deterioration can start in people's lyubomirsky says "ignoring bone health has severe this should be avoided by focusing on and appropriate treatment' he says "women over 50 also have a higher likelihood of it occurring due to the loss of "you need to take into consideration your "osteoporosis in younger people relates to specific risk factors that predispose breast cancer "it's important for people to get a bone density check if they have these factors and to focus on bone health “bones are living tissues and they respond to weight load and use." dr dan ewald prevention is the key what is osteoporosis? when bones become weak and brittle through the loss of minerals like calcium risk factors - this is osteoporosis eventually sufferers start experiencing fractures and breaks sustained by the australian population last year - a number expected to rise with the projected health cost of poor bone health to but still most people fail to acknowledge writing it off as a problem for older people according to the experts healthy bones australia ceo greg younger people and bone health is an during our tweens is when bones start strengthening and we hit "peak bone australian college of general practitioners' dan ewald these days there are plenty of medications for people with osteoporosis but the best approach is getting more bone in the bank" before your older years "bones are living tissues and they respond to weight load and use," he says "our bones get stronger as our muscles get stronger so exercise like swimming and not as good at impacting on bone density." especially for kids." and limiting alcohol are also important healthy bones australia ceo dr greg lyubomirsky says he says exposure to sunlight as our bodies need vitamin d to absorb calcium." exte01 zoicw-vo