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Osteoporosis

July Featured Event: Cooking For Reducing Risk Of Osteoporosis At NWH Center For Healthy Living July Featured Event: Cooking For Reducing Risk Of Osteoporosis At NWH Center For Healthy Living
July Featured Event: Cooking For Reducing Risk Of Osteoporosis At NWH Center For Healthy Living This July Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Healthy Living featured webinar is a cooking class on reducing your disease risk to osteoporosis at any age. During this online class registered dietitian Amy Rosenfeld will talk about the connection between the foods we eat and reducing the risk for osteoporosis. Amy will teach you about proper nutrition recommendations and how to put these into action in the kitchen with some simple recipes, culinary tips and tricks. The other classes in July will be virtual and include chair yoga, and smoking cessation. These classes help support …
Osteoporosis: Are You One Of The 10 Million? Osteoporosis: Are You One Of The 10 Million?
Osteoporosis: Are You One Of The 10 Million? Osteoporosis is a common disease in older individuals, characterized by too little bone formation, excessive bone loss or a combination of both, leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fractures of the hip, spine and wrist. Most people do not realize they have it until they either have a fracture or they get a bone mineral density test. Prevalence and Risk Osteoporosis develops when a large amount of our spongy bone tissue breaks down, leaving bigger spaces. The bone then becomes more porous and brittle. The disease impacts nearly 10 million Americans with four times as many at r…
How To Protect Your Aging Spine How To Protect Your Aging Spine
How To Protect Your Aging Spine Suffering from acute back pain isn't a unique experience. Roughly 8 out of 10 Americans experience spine discomfort of some sort, commonly worsening with age. “As the body ages, the spine takes on additional pressure and wear,” said Dr. Pierre Bruneau, an orthopedic surgeon at CareMount Medical. “But while these conditions increase among seniors, medical innovations are making it easier to prevent and treat back pain.” Dr. Monica Gupta, an endocrinologist with CareMount Medical who also treats osteoporosis, explained how certain injuries develop over time: Herniated discs: When the gel-lik…