Reversing Osteoporosis with Rooibos Tea
Have you ever heard tall people don't get osteoporosis? What about that tall people don't shrink?
I have.
As I near 30, I am starting to doubt those things I heard as a child. Bone density myths are among them. My mom was almost 5'10, when she started shrinking a few years ago. I am 6'2. I've often joked about being perfectly fine with shrinking, so I can find pants more easily. The reality is shrinking is a sign of serious issues: bone density loss and osteoporosis.
Causes of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis or the loss of tissue from bones, typically affects women post-menopause and men after age 65. There are several causes of osteoporosis, which include:
smoking
use of corticosteroids (medication for asthma, arthritis, allergies, and Lupus)
use of caffeine products
age
Obviously, some of these things can be avoided, while others cannot. Smoking and drinking or taking products that contain caffeine can usually be avoided pretty easily. For folks like my mom, who must take corticosteriods and...