Why bone density decreases in women after 40 ?
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~Thomas Edison What is osteoporosis ? Osteoporosis is a medical condition which lead to abnormally porous bone that is compressible like a sponge and it lead to frequent bone fractures.The fractures can be in the form of cracking or direct collapsing. Normal bone is composed of proteins, calcium and collagen, they are all required for providing bone its strength, When the woman reaches near to the menopausal stage, their estrogen hormone level decreases sharply which lead to low bone density( osteoporosis). What are osteoporosis symptoms and signs? Osteoporosis can be present without any symptoms for decades . Therefore, patients may not be aware of their osteoporosis until they suffer a painful fracture. The symptom associated with osteoporotic fractures usually is pain; the location of the pain depends ...