What is osteoporosis ?

osteoporosis describes the health condition in which bony skelton becomes very fragile and so easy to break , the density of bony tissue decreases in response to the great breakdown rate compared to the build up rate .

Statics

osteoporosis touches more than 10% of the population , more commonly in people over 50 years ,especially women .

Bone remodeling and hormonal balance

bone undergoes a permanent remodeling throughout life,this process involves two sub processes :the removal of mineralized bone by a type of cells called osteoclasts and the fromation of new bone matrix by an other type of cells called osteoblasts followed by a subsequent mineralization ( fixation of calcium and phosphates) .

Aging and osteoporosis

since bone mass requires a hormonal homeostasis ,any hormonal disorder will increase or decrease the bone mass depending on the role played by the dysregulated hormone in the remodeling process .

Hormones production changes naturally as we age ,Blood levels of some hormones increase , some decrease, and some rest unchanged affecting our body systems and organs , in term of bone changes , primary osteoporosis , leads to a deterioration in bone microarchitecture , loss of bone mineral density and increased risk of a fracture . Back to hormones function , the decrease in sex hromones levels appears to be the reason behind bone density reduction especially in women .

Action of sex hormones on bone tissue

studies on osteoporotic patients under androgenic treatement shows a significant decrease in bone resorption ( deminerlazitaion ) compared to patients who did not receive the treatment , indicating that the major action of sex hormones on bone tissue is not a formation but an inhibition of resorption , and this confirms the link between osteoporosis and sex hormones deficiency associated naturally to aging process.

Women and osteoporosis

the rapid drop in estrogens levels during menopause makes women more vulnerable to osteoporosis compared to men who experience a little progressif decrease in testosterone . estrogens replacement therpay would be the most efficient way to prevent women from osteoporosis during menopause .

an additional reason behind aging osteoporosis in some people could be the increase of parathormone ( PTH) production levels .

collagen is the most important structural protein in the skin ( precisely in the dermis layer of the skin ) . the synthesis of collagen decreases naturally with age which causes twinkles and fine lines appear plus so many other skin problems .

since aging is the concern of most people in the 21st century , millions of products are marketed to contain collagen and their ability to replace the lost collagen which raises a big question mark about the effectiveness of these products . Note that collagen has a very huge mollecule that can’t penetrate the skin pores towards the deeper layers many of collagen based creams are just a waste of money , even after being inside the dermis an other question is ” would the industriel collagen be able to take its place permanently between the natural collagen ?”

Far away from approval and disapproval , an other way to compensate your collagen is to promote its synthysis and this can easily happen by consuming more vitamin C .

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is an essential vitamin known by its propriety to enhance collagen synthesis , it helps also lighten your skin tone and clear your dark spots and pigmentations . since vitamin C exists widely in nature , it would be easy and inexpensive to get it , here are some very rich easy to get sources of vitamin C ( breakfast recommended ) :

• fresh tomato juice .
• leafy greens as Spinach, cabbage and turnip greens .
• Green and red peppers .
• Citrus fruits and juices, such as orange and grapefruit .

topicals vitamin C serums work as magic , they give the same results in much shorter time .