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The Calcium conundrum
For years Calcium has been promoted as the big preventer of developing Osteoporosis. Dairy companies spend millions on campaigns to tell...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
Glimmer of hope for women's health.
I'm heartened to find that Prof Lesley Regan, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, is co-chairing a...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Mar 15, 2018
- 1 min
Strength training keeps us young
Take a look at this very inspiring article published in the Guardian newspaper recently. Any woman can be strong. I don’t just mean...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
Stress can affect bone health
It might seem surprising to find that there is increasing evidence that stress can have negative effect on bone health. Stress and how it...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Mar 15, 2018
- 2 min
Bone foods:
There are certain foods and nutrients that support bone health, and the fabulous side effect of increasing these foods in your diet is...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
Can bone health be glamorous?
At first glance bone health and bone density doesn't seem a very glamorous subject. It brings to mind sense of fragility and ageing...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Jan 7, 2018
- 1 min
Walking for strong bones
Walking is a weight-bearing exercise and therefor good for bone building, but it mustn't be your only form of exercises as it does little...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Jan 6, 2018
- 1 min
Strength training for women
Women are often unduly scared of weight or resistance training as they think they will become 'too muscular' or 'when I stop it will all...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Jan 6, 2018
- 1 min
Brittle bones start earlier than you think...
The ageing process is cruel to women. After a lifetime of periods, childbirths, breastfeeding, the menopause and the discomforts and...
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Thorunn Bacon
- Jan 6, 2018
- 2 min
Looking good on the outside AND the inside.
We spend huge amount of time, effort and money on looking good; we love trying out anti-ageing treatments, we scour the internet for the...
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