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easy to treat, she said, by replacing the hormones that the body would make naturally.
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an OhioHealth geriatrician. “Now, more research has shown that there’s more to it Osteoporosis than that.” Once women reach menoThere could be hormonal pause, at an average age of causes, such as the use of 51, estrogen drops off precip- or lack of hormone replaceitously. Sometimes that leads ment therapy. There’s also to the loss of bone density, a genetic tie to the APOE4 called osteoporosis. (Apolipoprotein E) gene, It’s a silent disorder, Ryan often called the Alzheimer’s said. You might not know it gene, but that isn’t a guaruntil you fall and inexplicaantee. Thyroid disorders bly break a Overall, only “I think for a long time, The thyroid, a gland at bone. 1 in 4 people is the reason was (thought the front of the neck that The time to be) that women live lon- diagnosed. “So produces hormones that regfor real ger. Now, more research many people just ulate metabolism, affects lots prevention brush it off as old has shown that there’s of other body parts. It can be is decades age and never get a miserable experience when more to it than that.” earlier, in something goes haywire. — Dr. Meredith Mucha, evaluated,” she the preteen said. When it doesn’t release geriatrician and teenage But that’s a enough endocrine, a sufyears, when the skeleton is problem because it ends ferer can experience fabeing set up. The calcium up being the sixth-leading tigue, weight gain, dry skin, from dairy products and cause of death in the United sluggish thinking, muscle leafy green vegetables are States. People die from weakness, constipation and vital then. complications of no longer depression. Acid-blocking medicabeing able to function. They When it releases too much tions such as Nexium and can’t eat, bathe or even sit of the hormone, it causes Prilosec for people with properly. They also get more weight loss, diarrhea, trouble digestive issues have been infections. concentrating and a racing implicated in increased risk heart. The telltale signs are Multiple sclerosis of osteoporosis. bulging eyes and swelling in Resistance training and Multiple sclerosis, in the neck resulting from an walking are good exercises which the body’s immune enlarged thyroid gland. to keep the bones strong. system turns on the nervous Unfortunately for women, Not smoking makes a big system, can be a scary dithey are five to eight times difference. And osteoporosis agnosis, but treatment has more likely to have a malmedications, which got a bad come a long way. A sufferer functioning thyroid than rap in the past, actually can can live a nearly normal, acmen, said Dr. Laura Ryan, do wonders for stopping that tive life, unlike 30 years ago an endocrinologist at the bone loss and even reestabor longer, when they might Center for Women’s Health lishing the bone structure, have been relegated to a bed at Ohio State University. Ryan said. or wheelchair. “There’s not a whole lot About 70 percent to you can do to head it off,” Alzheimer’s disease 80 percent of cases afflict Ryan said. But it’s relatively About 5.2 million people women, said Dr. DeRen in the United Huang, a Mount Carmel States and Health neurologist. 44 million “We don’t exactly know worldwide the reason,” Huang said. have AlzheiEvidence suggests that mer’s disease. vitamin D, which the body Women make manufactures from sun exup two-thirds posure, is vitally important, of those cases. both to warding it off and “I think for mitigating damage after a long time, onset. Sometimes an overthe reason was the-counter supplement isn’t Primary Care. Dental. (thought to be) enough to make up for that, that women Counseling. Family Planning. Huang said, and patients live longer,” need to get a prescription for heavy-duty vitamin D. Everyone welcome. said Dr. MerMost insurances accepted. edith Mucha, Call 315-536-2752 for an appointment today. omen disproportionately suffer from some health problems that the other half of the population rarely has to consider. Here are a few conditions for females of all ages to watch:
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