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[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Suggest Running Rather than Cycling Better Protects Bones
Exercise that puts greater strain on bones, like running, may improve long-term bone health more effectively than non-weight-bearing activities like cycling, according to research from the European Society of Endocrinology. Previous research from the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan found that cyclists racing in ultra-endurance conditions suffered chronic bone resorption, where calcium from bone is ...
Build the Foundation for Bone Health Support
Your bone health section should serve as the foundation for good health and well-being for all customers. Here’s why. Who thinks about their bones unless they break one? Most people don’t. But those who ignore supporting bone health through proper supplementation (and good lifestyle habits) do so at their own peril, especially women. According to ...
Activating Your Fitness Nutrition Department
Sports nutrition has evolved to become more encompassing and relevant to many consumers. Here’s how to update your active nutrition section. In 2020 there was a rather dramatic irony: gyms were closed for awhile due to the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet one way in which people used this time was to resolve ...
Probiotics Can Protect the Skeletons of Older Women
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be used to affect the human skeleton. Among older women who received probiotics, bone loss was halved compared to women who received only a placebo. The research opens the door to a new way to prevent fractures among ...
Calcium, Form & Function
CALCIUM: FORM & FUNCTION Calcium may be the best researched of all the minerals. It has the distinction of being the only one with an FDAapproved health claim (more on this later), and is by far the most prevalent mineral in the human body with 99 percent of it found in bones and teeth, and ...
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