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THE HEALTH SECRET OF VITAMIN D

Vitamin D is essential to health and wellbeing […]

Premature ovarian failure is failure of ovarian function prior to age 40 […]

By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG

Your bones are constantly undergoing

turnover. On the one hand some bone

content is being resorbed and on the

other hand more is being built.

Building bones is a normal function

that goes unnoticed.

There is normally a balance between

building and resorbing. When this balance

is upset there could […]

Joseph Hazan, M.D., FACOG

Osteoporosis risk factors are well

known:

1) Smoking

2) Low calcium and Vitamin D 3 intake

3) Menopause

4) Small body size

4) Steroids and some anticonvulsants

5) Family history

6) Lack of exercise

7) Alcohol intake

8 ) Coffee, soda, caffeine

9) Estrogen deficiency

Tomorrow we will look into […]