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Tips for Healthy Bones
Osteoporosis and all forms of arthritis are increasingly common in the population. While these diseases deterioration of bones are becoming stronger, why not prevent them with a little healthy activity and following good recommendations on this?
The recommendations in terms of quality of life that can be done to prevent osteoporosis can be grouped into three categories: nutrition, exercise and habits. Here we offer some tips to follow in each of them to be able to guide you in this regard.
First we talk about good nutrition and healthy eating based on the prevention of many diseases. Good nutrition for bones should contain primarily calcium-rich foods such as milk and its derivatives, but also almonds, apricots and broccoli are also helpful. Vitamin D works hand in hand with calcium, and can obtain it through foods that contain it, supplements or short doses of sun exposure.
Osteoarthritis
What is it?
Osteoarthritis is a degeneration of the cartilage without infection or inflammation special. This degeneration leads to destruction more or less rapid cartilage coats the ends of bones. Anatomically, this destruction is accompanied by a proliferation of bone under the cartilage.
Joint disease is the most common. The first symptoms usually appear from 40-50 years, but the disease often starts much earlier in life.
Mechanisms ?
The articular cartilage tissue is not inert: it is the seat of intense activity where production chrondrocytes (cartilage cells) precludes, at least initially, the destruction of these cells. When the phenomena of destruction outweigh the regeneration of cartilage, the cartilage thickness decreases and the joint is altered permanently.
This intense activity of producing new cells occurs at the margin of the joint by producing new growths of bone: bone spurs.
During cartilage destruction, small pieces of cartilage may break off and “float” in the pocket joints: they then trigger outbreaks inflammatory mechanisms that result in hypersecretion of fluid and swelling of the joint.
Osteoarthritis is characterized by three anatomical lesions: