Showing posts with label osteoporosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label osteoporosis. Show all posts

Thursday, May 6, 2010

What is Orthomol?


In the family of the same company Orthomol are a variety of dietary supplements to treat a variety of underlying conditions. Background for the development of these products was the realization that many diseases, metabolic disorders and therefore need a change, usually it is higher, accompanied of essential molecular components.
These diseases include diseases of the immune system, including infectious diseases, eye diseases such as glaucoma and muscular degeneration, diseases of the joints and bones, for example, arthritic joint disease, arthritis and osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, in Prostate cancer and stress related symptoms such as the burn-out syndrome. In addition, the preparations also for the dietary treatment before, during and after pregnancy, as food for athletes and for menopausal symptoms of women and fertility problems of men employed.

In total the company lists 20 different products that are offered in various forms depending on the preparation of tablets or chewable tablets, capsules or granules or drinking bottles. Depending on the application, the preparations differ in their composition. An essential component of all preparations and dosage forms is a wide range of vitamins, which vary depending on the indication in their composition and quantity. This is supplemented by the addition of trace elements and minerals and phytochemicals, which are mostly derived from plant extracts. In the preparations for the treatment of disorders of the gut flora will be joined by probiotic cultures. Depending on the indication, there are fatty acids, amino acids and other individual ingredients. Especially dependent on the dosage form are found further additives such as emulsifiers, sugar or artificial sweeteners and preservatives.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Women and men are affected by osteoporosis


Osteoporosis is a disease that affects men and women and is characterized by a descent of bone tissue, generating a deterioration of bone tissue by increasing bone fragility. The most common manifestation is a fracture and the consequences that derive from them.

It is a disease that affects more women than men, mainly to people aged over 50 years.

Two types of osteoporosis exist, the type I associated with menopause and type II age-related, affecting people aged over 70 years.

Some risk factors that predispose to suffer the disease are:

* Being a woman
* Posmenopáusica
* White, thin
* Having suffered a premature menopause
* Not having had children
* Be familiar precedents of osteoporosis
* A lifestyle
* A smoking
* Excessive consumption of alcohol
* Sub calcium intake
* A sedentary lifestyle

The clinical manifestation of this disease is fractures.

In type I: the factor that generates the development of osteoporosis in women still lack of estrogen, while men are not a significant bone loss before age 70.

In type II: the lack of vitamin D.

To diagnose the disease is conducting a study that bears the name of Densitometría dual energy X-ray or computed tomography can also be made.

To prevent it we must have an adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D, avoiding tobacco, alcohol, hormone replacement therapy in women posmenopáusicas and physical activity.