Osteoporosis
What Is Osteoporosis?
- The word osteoporosis comes from two Greek roots:
- meaning bone
- porus ,
- meaning pore.
Osteon,
The cleaning sponge is more dense and has smaller holes throughout while the loofa sponge has larger holes and is less dense.A person's bone density peaks around age 30. After age 30 bone density begins to decline. As a person's bones become thinner, it can lead to what is called osteopenia. This is the precurser to osteoporosis. A person who has osteoporosis is in danger of fracturing bones more easily than one who does not have osteoporosis.
It is normal to loose some bone density as you age, however, large amounts of bone loss is considered osteoporosis and is endangering to your health. It normally strikes postmenopausal women, however, it can strike people of any age.
"The Bone Desity Test", by Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, Ph.D. says,
Osteoporosis is usually referred to as a single disease.However, it is classified medically into two broad types: primary osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis. Primary osteoporosis is further categorized into either Type I (postmenopausal or high turnover) or Type II (age-related,"senile osteoporosis," or low turn-over
Type I osteoporosis is the result of estrogen levels that fall after menopause. 
It usually happens between 55 to 60 years of age or older.
Type II osteoporosis is the natural bone loss that all men and women have as a result of aging. This type affects people in their 70's and older.
Secondary osteoporosis can develop at any age and is a complication of certain medications or disease processes such as prednisone treatment or Celiac Disease. There are many other diseases and medications that can cause osteoporosis to develop.
What are the Factors that Put Me at More of a Risk for Osteoporosis?
