What you can do to slow down bone loss.

What you can do to slow down bone loss.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
  Would you like to avoid getting a kyphosis of your thoracic spine which is an exaggerated outward curvature of the upper back, or if you have one, improve it? The following research showed that to be possible. This was a study were the participants either participated in 8 months...
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3 Important Benefits of Flax Seeds

3 Important Benefits of Flax Seeds

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.
One of the impressive health benefits of flax seeds is the ability to decrease blood pressure (Rodriguez-Leyva D, et.al., 2013). In a double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, 30 g of flax seeds daily for 6 months reduced the systolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure with 7...
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A quick way to improve bone density.

A quick way to improve bone density.

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler
You probably know that resistance exercises help to stimulate bone growth, but what if you don’t want to lift weights? You need to do something because osteoporosis is a real thing not only for women, but also for men. You can actually stimulate bone growth very well without using any...
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Specific nutrients to support bone formation

Specific nutrients to support bone formation

Posted by:  Didrik Sopler
The importance of magnesium for bone health has been known for many years. When a group of menopausal women were given magnesium for 2 years, it prevented fractures and resulted in a significant increase in bone density (Sojka JE, Weaver CM, 1995). A newer study, including 73,684 postmenopausal women, found...
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Easy way to improve bone density.

Easy way to improve bone density.

Women are especially prone to bone loss after menopause, but men can also develop osteoporosis. The reviewed research investigated bone loss in men with metabolic syndrome (Ornstrup MJ, et al. 2014). The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased low grade inflammation and an increased risk for osteoporosis. The participants were...
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