Keeping Your Bones Healthy

14 Facts About Healthy Bones

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It's easy to take bones for granted and ignore them until you break one or are diagnosed with bone-thinning in old age.

In fact, you may not really consider your bones a resource that needs lifelong protection and nurturing.

But guess what? There are a few surprises lurking inside your bones, and youthful habits can even affect bones in old age. Read on to find out more about this living -- yes, they're alive! -- tissue.

The old saying that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger isn't true when it comes to broken bones.

When a bone breaks, it doesn't end up any stronger than before the trauma, Dr. Cosman says. But that's not to say a broken wristbone won't be back to fighting shape after recovery.

"Even with osteoporosis fractures, the bone can be just as strong as before the break after it heals," she says. "These fractures generally heal just as well."

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