Importance of Healthy Bones

14 Facts About Healthy Bones Booze Is Bad For Bones 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 Too much alcohol hurts your liver, brain, and other parts of your body, and alcohol can also be a big problem for bones. Heavy drinkers tend to lose bone density, and when these levels gets low enough, it's called osteopenia. This is a milder condition than osteoporosis, but alcoholism or habitual heavy drinking over time can cause calcium deficiency and the more severe bone thinning known as osteoporosis. Smoking, too, is a known risk factor for osteoporosis. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/24/bone-health-_n_839758.html#slide_image Continued Tomorrow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/24/bone-health-_n_839758.html#s257149&title=Your_Bones_Are http://www.depsyl.com/ http://back2basicnutrition.com/ http://bionutritionalresearch.olhblogspace.com/