Description: Dr. Greg Thomas - Louisville Chiropractor
Well, if your mom just broke her hip and is now in the hospital… you probably have the answer to this question.
Osteoporosis, very simply is a “weakening of bone” or loss of bone mineral density (BMD). Your want to preserve this is obvious… fracture prevention (because fractures are bad for your health).
Peak bone mass or BMD is reached at about the age of 21, give or take a few years. From that point, women will consistently lose bone mass for the rest of their life. It stands to reason that we would want to start with more, if we are destined to lose it. Right?