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JOCELYNE MARTINEZ Osteoporosis. OSTEOPOROSIS – CAUSES BONES TO BECOME WEAK AND BRITTLE. What is it ?

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1 JOCELYNE MARTINEZ Osteoporosis

2 OSTEOPOROSIS – CAUSES BONES TO BECOME WEAK AND BRITTLE. What is it ?

3  GENETICS  DECREASING PRESENCE OF ESTROGEN (WOMEN)  DECREASING PRESENCE OF TESTOSTERONE (MEN)  WEIGHT LOSS  RUNNING  LIFTING WEIGHTS  SMOKING  ALCOHOL How do you get it ?

4  BONES LOSE DENSITY  BROKEN BONES  PAIN  APPEARANCE CHANGE  LOSS OF BALANCE  COMPRESSION FRACTURES  INCREASES RICK OF BREAST CANCER, HEART DISEASE, AND STROKE What happens to the system ?

5 OSTEOPOROSIS CAN BE CURED WITH ;  ALENDRONATE  ZOLEDRONIC ACID  ESTROGEN  CALCITONIN  TESTOSTERONE SHOTS Is it curable ?

6  GET REGULAR EXERCISE  DON’T SMOKE  DON’T DRINK MORE THAN TWO ALCOHOL DRINKS A DAY  DON’T DRINK A LOT OF CAFFEINE  HAVE A HEALTHY DIET How to prevent it


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