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Title: Causes and Symptoms of bone health deterioration


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Causes and Symptoms of bone health deterioration
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What causes bone health deterioration?
  • The human body requires a regular intake of
    mineral, calcium and phosphate to make and keep
    your bones healthy.

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  • During your lifespan, our bone continues to both
    reabsorb mature bone and create new bones.

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  • The human skeleton is replaced about every 10
    years. Providing, your body has a good balance of
    old new bone, your bone remain strong and
    healthy.

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Here are the 3 common causes of bone loss
  • Aging
  • Lifestyle choices
  • Excessive Smoking

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Medical conditions leading to bone loss are
  • Arthritis
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Overactive parathyroid gland

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Some medications that treat certain health
conditions can also cause bone loss they are
  • Hormone-blocking treatments for prostate cancer
    or breast cancer
  • Glucocorticoid (steroid) medicines, if they are
    taken by mouth for several times in 3

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Signs and symptoms
  • Fractures of the spine, wrist, upper arm, pelvis,
    and hip are most common.
  • The fractures can be very painful and can lead to
    long-term disability.

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  • This article is originally appeared on-
  • http//physical-health-tips.blogspot.com/2017/05/c
    auses-and-symptoms-of-bone-health.html
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