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Healthy Bones, Healthy Body

Bones provide support for our bodies, protect our brains and organs, anchor muscles, and store calcium.  But did you know that our bones are living tissue? They contain nerves, blood vessels, and marrow – where blood cells are created.  Did you know our bones continually grow over a lifetime?  They constantly tear down and rebuild themselves, […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Jennifer Even, Extension Educator, FCS/EFNEP, Ohio State University Extension, Hamilton County, even.2@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/high-calcium-intake-from-supplements-linked-to-heart-disease-in-men-201302065861
  • https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=92&ContentID=P07672

SOURCES:

  • http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/features/building-stronger-bones
  • http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/features/male-men?page=2
  • https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-Consumer/#h6
  • https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/
  • http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/bone-health/art-20045060?pg=1
  • http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/bone/SGR/surgeon_generals_report.asp#m
  • http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/bone-density-test/basics/definition/prc-20020254
  • http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00279

REFERENCES:

  • https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/mind-and-body/kendle-4osu-edu/exercise-your-mind-and-body-will-thank-you/

Good Posture, Healthy Body

Did you know that good posture helps your body function at its best? Posture is the way in which your body is positioned when standing, sitting or lying down.  When you have good posture your bones are aligned correctly – your muscles, joints and ligaments are working properly or as they should.  This also means […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Elizabeth A. Smith, Central Regional Program Specialist, SNAP-ED, Ohio State University Extension, smith.3993@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://sites.psu.edu/siowfa14/wp-content/uploads/sites/13467/2014/11/posture.png
  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/4-ways-to-turn-good-posture-into-less-back-pain

SOURCES:

  • https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic_Posture_for_a_Healthy_Back).
  • http://www.kansaschirofoundation.org/goodposture-article.html
  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-good-posture-matters
  • http://ergonomics.ucr.edu/posture.html

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