“Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.” – Kahlil Gibran Dear Red Hot Mamas, Spring is finally here after our long bout of cold spells we’ve succumbed to in New Jersey. It’s so great to see the ...

Contributed by Karen Giblin- Red Hot Mamas Expert   Osteoporosis literally means porous bones. It is a disease that makes a person’s bones weak and makes them more prone to fracture. Approximately 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 44 million ...

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month! Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones over time. Because of this, it puts you at risk for breaking a bone. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is the most common form of osteoporosis. It affects many women ...

Contributed by Annie Liztan- Guest Contributor Most women do not look forward to menopause. Known for its variety of unpleasant side effects, menopause is a milestone for many women that is marked by difficult changes and symptoms that can be ...

Osteoporosis literally means “porous bones” that become more brittle and breaks easily. Bone is continually being broken down and replaced.  When you have osteoporosis, more bone is broken than being built and this causes more bone loss to occur.  Your ...

Medscape (1/7, Haelle) reports, “Two thirds of women receiving medication for osteoporosis potentially did not need treatment,” a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests. What’s more, “half of these women with possibly inappropriate prescriptions were younger ...

Source- http://www.asbmr.org/Default.aspx Published Oct 9, 2015  

Source- http://www.asbmr.org/Default.aspx Published on Oct 9, 2015

Did you know that two million broken bones occur every year in the U.S. due to osteoporosis? It’s true, but most people get their fracture fixed without ever realizing they have osteoporosis or low bone mass. Red Hot Mamas encourages ...

Contributed by Dr. Verna Brooks Mckenzie, Red Hot Mamas® Medical Expert Osteoporosis, otherwise called brittle bone disease, is a disorder of the skeleton characterized by compromised bone strength which predisposes to an increased risk of fracture. There is deterioration in ...