No Bones About It

Did you know this? According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, “When you do regular weight bearing exercise, your bone adapts to the impact of weight and pull of muscle by building more cells and becoming stronger. Some activities recommended to build strong bones include: Brisk walking, jogging, and hiking.”


Did you get that? Isn’t that the most amazing news ever? We can build our bones to make them stronger by simple movements. If we only hold a can of soup in our hand while doing a simple bicep curl while watching HGTV… we are not only strengthening our upper arm muscles but we are BUILDING BONE DENSITY IN ALL OF OUR BONES, NOT JUST THE HUMERUS!! We can also do other great activities like bowling, dancing or gardening. Wow, who knew we could be having fun and building bone mass all at the same time! This is great news for those of us that are seeing more and more signs of aging occurring in our bodies. The picture above is showing the slow decrease over time of bone density as we age but we can certainly fight it starting at a young age or even start your fight at 63.  


Here are some great resources on the subject of strengthening our bones.


http://nof.org/exercise
http://www.livestrong.com/article/219541-how-to-in...
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00263


Happy reading!
Jennifer

INFLAMMATORY PROCESS OF SUPERHEROS

Inflammation:  a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilatation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and of damaged tissue. (defined according to Merriam-Webster)

Leuktocytic infiltration: the influx of white blood cells that are the Military infection fighters of our bodies (defined by me)

We’ve all been there; we’ve all had inflammation at one point or another. No one is immune to it (pun intended). It is a great way our bodies tell us that something is happening. We notice best when we feel the pain. Then we know we need to do something about it. Either changing what we are doing or stopping it altogether. We feel the effects of inflammation possibly from of our diet, sickness, an injury from repetitive motion or trauma, or a chronic autoimmune disorder (Common conditions: Crohns disease, Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease).

It’s our body’s way of protecting and healing itself. If our systems work correctly we are essentially superheros. We are the superhero that can heal itself…AMAZING really. Some of our body’s tend to overachieve in that department (the Superhero overachievers being those with an autoimmune disorder).

I said all that to say this…I see many superheros with autoimmune disorders on my table. I am proud to help them with better sleep, increased range of motion, less stress and pain. I also see many folks who have had injuries due to car accidents, sports activities or repetitive actions. You are all superheros to me, every one of you.

Jen

Originally posted 10/25/2013