Exercise in the youth against osteoporosis

Girls who are exercising are getting a bone mass which should reduce the chances for the emergence of osteoporosis in older age.

The biennial survey of Canadian scientists from the University of British Columbia have had 34 ten-year-old girl who regularly exercised three times a week in specific program and 46 girls who did not exercised. With girls who were exercising by the program applicable to each primary school the increase of the quantity of minerals in the bones was five percent higher. Scientists estimate that so gained advantage in increasing the level of minerals in the bones in childhood is equivalent to the postponed time of three to five years of starting of a process of losing bone mass after menopause. Osteoporosis is related to loss of bone mass that often accompanies aging, and because of that the bones become more fragile and breakable. Due to the reduced production of estrogen hormones after menopause osteoporosis affects more women than men. Exercise is recognized as one of the most important factors for the development of the bones - the research showed that babies who were moving more in the womb; have stronger bones.

What is Osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis is a term that indicates the porosity of bones, generalized progressive decrease of bone density, which causes weakness of bones system.

When you have osteoporosis it comes to reducing the quantity of calcium in bones, minerals, which is represented by 99% in bones and teeth. When the reduction of bone density happens, bones become fragile and sensitive to different physical stress, such as bumps and falls resulting in increased frequency of fractures, mostly hips, spine, and your wrist.

The bone mass in men and women are the largest in quantity in mid-third decade of life in which time bone metabolism is in equal and the creation of bone is approximately equal to absorption. In older age the creation of the bones becomes slower than absorption, and comes to the development of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is so common that in many countries it takes epidemic proportions; it has become one of the most important causes of illnesses, disability and even death.

Maximum frequency of osteoporosis is in older Caucasian women, and lowest in older women of black race.

Psychosomatic background of osteoporosis

It has long been known that some problems, such as menopause problems, are typical for Western society and not as a result of human biology. While in Western Europe and the United States over 50% of women have this problems in Japan menopause problems are rare, and this apparent differences cannot fully be explained by biological and dietary differences among populations. Mature women under the pressure of the collective consciousness of western modern society becomes a "difficulty" of the society itself, because it is appreciated all that is beautiful, young and ambitious, and not so much her wisdom and experience. Therefore, such a woman slowly becomes "superfluous", has problems with finding a new job if she wants to change it, and if we add to the story that in this age her children are doing fine by themselves, a woman becomes faced with the time to completely redefine awareness of her selves and her role in society and family. Often women in that age become the "grandmother service for child care, and instead of finding new fun and interests, by such an attitude becomes a subject of degradation by her own children.

According to Chinese traditional medicine, bones are symbolizing a place of meeting of our and collective attitudes and beliefs, and our deep beliefs about ourselves and the purpose of our life. Is a woman only the mother? Or is that her, even in the case if she has children, only temporary task? What is with her continuing meaning of life? Can you discover the talents and interests in old age, serious and "Socially useful" talents and not only just for killing time? Although for some these questions seam unconnected with the physical cause of osteoporosis, those are the burning issues of mature age that must be answered regardless of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis – “a disease of the future "

Today is already estimated that 8 to 10% of world population suffers from this disease, and in the next 20 years that number should double. Osteoporosis is a disease of elderly age, and the general population is getting older and older, modern way of life increasingly eliminates motion and healthy diet, and all of that discriminate in favor of the development of silent epidemic.

Treatment is long term, with very serious consequences, so that prevention in the form of regular physical activity, healthy and balance diet, avoidance of alcohol, smoking and caffeine is the first choice in addressing these global diseases.

Osteoporosis in men

Gradually decreasing emission of testosterone, stronger and bigger bones because of different bone growth during the teen, and engaging in intensive physical activity throughout life are the reasons why the disease is three times rarer in men.

Although the vast majority of people suffering from osteoporosis are women, this disease is not reserved only for "prettier sex". Every third hip fracture occurs in men, and every tenth man older than 50 years experience it. In addition to that, mortality from complications after the hip operation are two times higher than in a women. The most common reason for demineralization and loss of bone mass in men is hormone misbalance. It occurs after 60 years of age, and is characterized by gradually decreasing the emission of testosterone. Testosterone itself does not act directly so intensely on the metabolism of bone. He turns into estradiol, which is similar to estrogen and has a much greater effect on bone reconstruction then testosterone. Gradually reducing the emission of testosterone, stronger and bigger bones because of different bone growth during the teen, and engage in intensive physical activity throughout life are the reasons why the disease is three times rarer in men.