Dr Mikes Blog

Did you know that osteoporosis is a disease that effects mostly women after menopause. And that their bones can become so brittle that they can actually collapse in on themselves from just the slightest pressure or strain. The main cause of osteoporosis is due to menopause. When a woman goes through menopause they lose their normal levels of sex hormones. Estrogen and progesterone besides controlling a womans’ reproductive cycle, they are also responsible for taking calcium from the blood and putting it back into the bones. When the levels of these hormones drop off there is no catalyst left in the body to restore the bones normal calcium levels. Cortisone, another hormone in our bodies, which is produced in the adrenal gland does not decrease with age. It’s primary function in our bodies is to reduce inflammation which happens to us every day, all day, from normal activities and from traumas. Besides reducing inflammation, cortisone also removes calcium from the bones, and puts it into the bloodstream.  See the blood likes to have a specific number of all of the electrolytes in it, in order to maintain our daily homeostasis. And the correct amounts of these electrolytes in the blood are regulated by the kidneys.  If your blood is low on calcium, cortisone will take some from the bones and put it in the blood and the kidney will excrete any excess through the urine.  So everyday post menopausal women will lose a little more calcium from their bones until they eventually get too weak.  When women swallow more calcium in their diets, it helps to slow or delay this process. And in the past few years women have begun using hormone replacement therapy along with excess dietary calcium to prevent and or reverse osteoporosis. If you would like more information check out our website,

Dr Mike
www.arizona-chiropractic.com
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