The Alternative Health Gazette

Tea and Bone Strength

As we get older, our bones start to lose density and become more brittle. This means they can break or fracture much more easily than they did in our youth, and these fractures can cause a myriad of additional health complications the older we are.

Bone density loss is more problematic for women than men. The condition is known as osteoporosis, and it’s a major health threat for 55% of people over the age of 50 in the United States. Current estimates say that at least 10 million people are already effected by osteoporosis, and 80% of those are women. The disease doesn’t appear to be more or less prevalent in different ethnic groups, but it can actually develop at younger ages too.

Of the people who have osteoporosis, half of the women and a quarter of the men over 50 years old will have a bone fracture because of it. The most common types of fractures caused by this disease are in the wrists, hips, and spine. The hip and spine fractures can be quite dangerous too, particularly in older people. Hip fractures usually require extended hospital stays, and can impair a person’s mobility in the future. Spinal fractures can cause more severe problems such as height loss, deformity, loss of mobility, disability, and severe pain.

Research on tea however, is showing promise in the area of keeping bones strong and healthy. Some research has suggested in the past that high caffeine consumption might actually contribute to the loss of bone density, but tea research is showing that the amount of caffeine in tea does not have this effect.

In fact, one study showed that older women who drink regularly actually had higher bone density mass that those women who didn’t drink tea. Another study showed that daily consumption of tea improved the bone mass density of adults aged 30 years or more, and the results were more improved in those who had been drinking tea regularly for at least six years or more.

Researchers and scientists believe that the flavonoids in tea might actually help keep the bone mass healthier, and drinking tea regularly might reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis.

These benefits to bone strength and density have also been discovered by researchers studying various types of hearing loss. Since there are bones in the ears, some types of hearing loss are caused by the loss of bone mass and density as osteoporosis progresses. Drinking tea however, helped prevent that bone loss and the resulting hearing loss as well.

http://www.teausa.com/general/218g.cfm

Note: Some statements in this article may not be approved by the FDA. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as professional medical advice.

Other Alternative Health Topics...
Arthritis Candida Colon Health Constipation Depression Diabetes Fungus hemmeroids hemmoroids hemoroids Hemorrhoids hemroids Herbal Basics Herbs Insomnia Joints Kidney Health Liver Health Menopause Metabolism piles Skin Care Womens Health Yeast Yeast Infections