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Osteoarthritis (OA), also called disease (subdivision) degenerative, is one of the most common types of arthritis, affecting over 20 million people in the United States. The disease causes the breakdown of cartilage, serves as a coating on the ends of the joints, allowing bones to rub against each other. This causes pain, swelling and loss of movement. Over time, joints may lose its normal shape. OA usually affects the hands, knees, hips, feet, neck and back. It is one of the most common causes of physical disability among adults.

The pain and disability caused by osteoarthritis, makes this one of the strongest degenerative diseases as far as treatment is concerned.

This is a disease that wears away the cartilage that usually occurs in large joints, with symptoms such as pain, swelling, stiffness and decreased joint movement.

Herbs to treat osteoarthritis:

Laurel: make an infusion fully charged and apply a compress soaked for 15 minutes in the area.
Ginger: Ginger take the infusion helps to reduce inflammation and pain.
Turmeric: reduces inflammation, is best taken in powder.
Nettle: quiet all the symptoms of osteoarthritis, you should put a poultice on the affected area.
Cat’s claw: used in infusion is an excellent anti-inflammatory.
Horsetail: This herb extract reduces inflammation, strengthens joints and relieves pain.
Willow Bark: application to the affected area as a poultice helps to reduce pain.

WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS?
Osteoporosis is a decrease in bone mass and mechanical strength resulting in susceptibility to fractures. It is the primary cause of bone fractures in women after menopause and the elderly in general. Osteoporosis does not have a well-defined beginning and, until recently, the first visible sign of the disease used to be a broken hip, wrist or vertebral body that cause pain or deformity.
WHAT IS YOUR CAUSE?
The bones are undergoing continuous remodeling through resorption and formation processes, and also serve as a reservoir of calcium in the body. From the 35 years elapsed, loss of small amounts of bone. Multiple diseases or lifestyle habits can increase bone loss leading to osteoporosis at an earlier age. Some women are also prone to osteoporosis and low bone mass in adulthood.
Menopause is the leading cause of osteoporosis in women, due to declining levels of estrogen. The loss of estrogen or physiological menopause by surgical removal of the ovaries, causing a rapid loss of bone. Read the rest of this entry »

One study found that postmenopausal women that prolonged breastfeeding their children have high risk of bone disease, which occurs when bones lose tissue and density. The time indicated for breastfeeding.

In a group of Mexico’s mestizo women, daughters of parents of different ethnic groups and, thus, of mixed genetic backgrounds, researchers found that those who had prolonged breastfeeding their children for more than 36 months were twice as likely to have osteoporosis that they had not extended. Read the rest of this entry »

Besides the economic cost of hip fractures are one of the problems that increased morbidity and mortality associated with it. Would prevent, therefore, evident social and health benefits. A good measure to achieve this, according to the findings of a study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery ‘, that orthopedic surgeons would take a more active role in the management of osteoporosis.

“Half of women and one third of men will suffer a fragility fracture during their life. The mortality rate associated with osteoporotic fractures is greater than the combined rates of breast cancer and cervical cancer, “said study lead author, Richard Dell, an orthopedic surgeon at Kaiser Permanent. Read the rest of this entry »