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There are many factors that cause or worsen bone loss and osteoporosis: Family history Genetics Petite frame Age Race Gender… to name a few While these factors make you more vulnerable to fractures, there is some good news. Cutting out everyday bad habits, can boost your bone health. To have strong and healthy bones, you need to lessen these bad habits. With that in mind, here are 8 bad habits that affect your bone health: 8. Sedentary Lifestyle Astronauts might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about a sedentary lifestyle. But they are the most pure example of the effects of sedentary living on bone health. With zero gravity in space, it literally means that there is no exerted physical pressure on your bones. Astronauts lose their bone density up to 12x faster than the…

“Why am I only seeing bone density increases in certain areas and not others?”  “My spine increased but my hip did not”, is what we sometimes hear.  That’s the question we get from some customers after they have taken their first DEXA scan since starting AlgaeCal Plus and Strontium Boost. One would expect to increase bone density uniformly, no?  Not really.   Before we talk about why one area may increase while another does not let’s get some perspective.  Increasing your bone density in ANY area, if you are over age 40, is amazing! After age 40, on average, we should be losing about 1% of bone density every year until death do us part from our dear bones – any increases should be met with high fives and clinking wine glasses. Now here’s why bone density varies from location…