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.