Health Topics

Healthy Aging

“Whether you’re concerned about weight gain,
sex drive or chronic diseases,
the key to healthy aging is a healthy lifestyle”. Read more

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Healthy Bones

“Talk to your healthcare provider about your risk of osteoporosis and what you can do to help keep your bones strong, especially with good nutrition and…”. Read more

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Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)

“The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years”. Read more

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Postmenopause Statistics

“The United Nations has estimated that, worldwide, 985 million women in 2020 are aged 50 and over. The figure is expected to rise to 1.65 billion by 2050”. Read more

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Women’s Health Initiative

“The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term national health study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, or NHLBI”. Read more

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Osteoporosis and Fractures

“A woman’s risk of breaking a hip due to osteoporosis is equal to her risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer combined”. Read more

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Osteoporosis Risk and Prevention

“Smoking, lack of exercise, alcohol and high caffeine intake (5-6 cups of coffee or caffeinated soft drinks per day) can increase the risk of osteoporosis”. Read more

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Postmenopause and Chronic Disease

“Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, cognitive decline and dementia, depression, and cancer are the key diseases to address”. Read more

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Osteoporosis

“In fact, a woman can lose up to 20% of her bone density during the five –
seven years following menopause”. Read more

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Vitamin D

“The reduced exposure to sunlight and lower vitamin D levels of many women over 50 can reduce the absorption of calcium for bone strength”. Read more

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