Thyroid: What Is It and When to Be Concerned
The thyroid regulates key body functions. Disorders can affect mood, weight, fertility and more. Symptoms vary by hormone levels. Talk to your doctor if concerned.
Debunking Osteoporosis Myths
UMass Memorial Health is debunking myths about osteoporosis. Unlike mammograms and colonoscopies, osteoporosis and bone density tests don’t get as much airtime or visibility. As a result, we’ve heard myths about the disease and screenings, and we want to set the record straight.
Bone Density Scans – Why They Should Be a Priority
What is bone density testing? Why should you ask your doctor about getting one? This easy scan is important for health and quality of life.
4 Ways to Better Bone Health
Most of us don't think much about our bone health until we reach middle age when osteoporosis is commonly known to set in. In reality, we need to think about the wellness of our all-important internal scaffolding decades earlier. The reason? Our bone health is in part determined by what we do much, much earlier in life.
Osteoporosis: Evaluate Your Risk
Are you at risk for osteoporosis, a disease that causes thinning of bones? Over time, this weakens the bones and can make them more likely to break. It can affect any bone, but the hip, spine, and wrist are most often involved. It's often called a "silent disease" because people can't feel their bones getting weaker.
Soaking Up Some Vitamin D
With summer in full effect, it should be easier to get some sun exposure to help boost your intake of vitamin D, aka the "Sunshine Vitamin." But have you ever wondered if you're getting too little? And what's the best way to get it?
5 Steps to Help Avoid Osteoporosis
Once women reach menopause, their risk for osteoporosis increases as bone loss accelerates and bones weaken. In fact, most of the calcium that went into building strong bones was added by the time you turned 17. Now, you need to do the right things to keep your bones strong.
