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, […]
Healthy Bones, Healthy Body
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/