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Calgary, AB -- Sep 11, 2018 -- Smoking causes and exacerbates many health problems, including hindering bone health. Smoking lowers estrogen levels, which will create less dense bones in your body. Bone density is important to bone health. Smoking tobacco is a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fracture.

Bone is an organ in the body that needs certain things in order to remain healthy. One of these essential items is calcium. Calcium allows bones to regenerate, which is constantly happening within the body. Therefore, bones need a lot of calcium to do this each and every day. Calcium is not the only thing bones need to replenish itself, it also needs Vitamin D. Without Vitamin D, bones are unable to absorb the calcium it needs to regenerate and there is a loss of bone mass.

Strong bone mass is the sign of healthy bones. As we age, our bones start to get thinner because bones break down faster than they can be regenerated. This is natural and does not normally lead to bone complications. But, if for smokers, this is when they will begin to see the major problems that smoking has affected ontheir bones.

Smoking reduces the amount of calcium that can be absorbed in the bones by hindering the job of Vitamin D. Smoking also lowers estrogen levels in the body, which again hinders how calcium is absorb in bones. When these two things happen, bones start to get brittle putting the person at risk for osteoporosis. If a person continues to smoke, their risk factors of having brittle bones and problems with fractures is higher than with the normal aging of bones.

If a person smokes during their bone building years, bone mass will be affected. At some point in a person's mid-thirties, their bone mass peaks. For a smoker, the bone mass will peak earlier, leaving them thinner bones to start with as the aging process begins. Allowing for more problems with bone density, fractures, and osteoporosis at an earlier time in their lives. According to the National Institute of Health, osteoporosis has been 'called a childhood disease with old age consequences because building healthy bones in youth helps prevent osteoporosis and fractures later in life'. The types of fractures smokers are more susceptible to is at issue as smokers have a 2 to 4 higher chance of having hip fractures and fractures of the spine than non-smokers.

The only way to keep smoking from being a health issue in bones is to not smoke, find a way to quit. According to the UPMC hospital, even if a smoker takes bone strengthening medication because the medication will not be able to work when you smoke. If you are able to quit smoking, then taking medications and supplements will help your bones become healthier.

If you feel you may need medications to help with your bone density because of a previous smoking habit, you can have a bone mineral density (BMD) test. This safe and painless test measures bone density at various sites of the body. It can detect osteoporosis before a fracture occurs and can predict one’s chances of fracturing in the future.

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Calgary, AB Canada, 10 September, 2018 -- When creating a fitness routine, don't forget to add exercises that will help strengthen one's bones. While most fitness focuses on muscle and cardio-vascular, adding bone strengthening to the workout will give a person a healthier all around experience. Bones have a big job as they are responsible for supporting our bodies. They are what allows our muscles to do the workouts we design. Therefore, it is important to make strengthening them a part of our fitness routine. When a person is conscience of doing this, their bones will be healthy through their old age.

It is the opinion of most physical trainers that while muscles get the most attention when it comes to fitness routines, bones are just as important - maybe more so! If one only focuses on muscles and neglects their bones, they run the risk of bone density complications, fractures, and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is defined as, according the WebMD, "is a condition that causes bones to gradually thin and weaken, leaving them susceptible to fractures. About 2 million fractures occur each year due to osteoporosis." The National Osteoporosis Foundation goes on to explain: "About 54 million Americans have osteoporosis and low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. Studies suggest that approximately one in two women and up to one in four men age 50 and older will break a bone due to osteoporosis." Showing us all how important it is to add bone exercising to our fitness routines.

When you are choosing which exercises to do for bone health, know that they are not all the same. For strengthening your bones, use weight bearing exercises. Don't become discouraged by the thought of using weights in the fitness routine. There is no need to use heavy weights at all, but adding weights will not only strengthen your muscles, but your bones as well.

Adding heavy weights to one's fitness routine is a good idea as well as they have been shown to really help too. As Brad Schoenfeld, an assistant professor of exercise science at New York City’s Lehman College, told Time Magazine: "Through a process known as bone remodeling, strength training stimulates the development of bone osteoblasts: cells that build bones back up. While one can achieve some of these bone benefits through aerobic exercise, especially in one's lower body, resistance training is really the best way to maintain and enhance total-body bone strength."

Cardio-vascular exercises are good for bones when they involve jumping, running or other resistance type or weight bearing type of exercising. As long as you are using against gravity exercises, they will work to make your bones healthier.

It is never too late to start working out for bone health. Our bones can always use the boost, no matter your age, as they are working for us each and every day. So, go out and start walking or taking the stairs. Lift some weights! Then, start to enjoy better bone health.

About Nutriden

Nutriden, www.nutriden.com, is committed to helping Customers live a healthy lifestyle by providing the world's finest nutraceuticals, like Nutriden Bone Health Calcium Supplement, available to help boost energy levels and to help improve and maintain overall health to feel better and to help get the most out of nutrition for life.

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9 September 2018 -- Bone health is as important to men as it is to women because the loss of bone density effects both sexes as they age. A decrease in bone density can lead to fractures, including major breaks like hip fractures that can be fatal. Bone loss from aging may also lead to osteoporosis, a crippling bone disease. An associate professor at the University of Missouri, Pam Hinton, leads research on bone health. She has recently conducted a study on physical activity and bone health, including if exercise can keep bones dense or make them more dense. Her research into bone health is important to both sexes because a decrease in bone density can lead to osteoporosis fractures and she has found that one-in-four men will have a fracture of this type in their lifetime.

Decreased bone density is often thought of as an issue women face in their post menopausal years. Studies have come to show that men have difficulty with keeping their bones healthy in their later years as well. Since breaks that happen because of falls can effect mobility as you age and should be avoided. Therefore, it is important for both men and women to take an active approach to bone health as they age.

Bone health is measured mostly in bone mass. When bone because porous, it loses its density and becomes weak. In the worst case scenario, loss of bone mass leads to osteoporosis. According to the 'the risk of fracture is increased approximately two-fold in osteopenic individuals and five-fold in people with osteopenia'. The facts go on to say, 'Risk factors for osteoporosis in men are similar to those identified in women: family history, age, low body weight, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, inadequate calcium or vitamin D intake, low reproductive hormone levels, physical inactivity, and disease or medication affecting bone metabolism'.

The study suggests that both men and women need to take active steps towards keeping their bones healthy. These steps not only include regular exercise, but also weight bearing exercise and proper nutrition through diet and supplements. The researchers in her study measured bone mineral density in 43 competitive male cyclists and runners ages 20 to 59. They found that 63 percent of the cyclists had osteopenia of the spine or hip compared with 19 percent of the runners. The study shows the type of exercise you do for your bone health matters.

Supplementing ones diet with bone and joint health supplements may also be effective in fighting bone loss from the natural effects of aging for men and women.

Nutriden believes that weight bearing exercise is part of a fit routine that will lead to building and maintaining healthy bones, along with a healthy diet that includes our Nutriden Bone Health Calcium Supplement.

About Nutriden

Nutriden, www.nutriden.com, is committed to helping Customers live a healthy lifestyle by providing the world's finest nutraceuticals, like Nutriden Bone Health Calcium Supplement, available to help boost energy levels and to help improve and maintain overall health to feel better and to help get the most out of nutrition for life.