Bone and Joint Health

Higher Doses of Vitamin D Required to Protect Your Bones

A new meta-analysis by researchers at Tufts, the University of Zurich and other institutions may help explain seemingly contradictory recent recommendations by experts from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) about vitamin D for bone health.

Vitamin D Doesnt Help Arthritic Knees

Dont look to vitamin D pills to relieve your knee arthritis pain.

What Now on Calcium and Vitamin D Pills?

After years of touting calcium and vitamin D supplements for your bones, lately it seems the medical establishment has taken a U-turn-leaving many people who are concerned about osteoporosis confused.

Whole-Body Vibration for Bone Health Disappoints

Whole-body vibration (WBV) to combat osteoporosis has been popularized lately

Suffering from Low Back Pain? Maybe You Should Try Yoga

Two new studies offer a glimmer of hope for sufferers of chronic low back pain, from an unexpected source-yoga

Suffering from Low Back Pain? Maybe You Should Try Yoga

Two new studies offer a glimmer of hope for sufferers of chronic low back pain, from an unexpected source-yoga

No Bone or Menopause Benefits from Soy

Women seeking an alternative to hormone-replacement therapy have hoped that soy foods, which contain a plant type of estrogen

Extra Calcium Not Always Extra Beneficial for Bones

Its important to get enough calcium for your bones, but a new Swedish study suggests more than that may not do much extra good

Fish Consumption Could Boost Bone Health

Eating fish, already known to be good for your heart, may also help protect your bones against osteoporosis-but the interactions between the fats found in fish and bone mass are complicated, according to new research

Drinking Tomato Juice Might Help Protect Your Bones

C ould a couple of glasses of tomato juice help you avoid osteoporosis? Thats the suggestion of a small new study at the University of Toronto that found lycopene-an an- tioxidant carotenoid that helps give tomatoes and some fruits their red color-reduces oxidative stress and bone resorption linked to osteoporosis.