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Smoking is a habit that does damage to our general wellness with the effects of the addiction often showing later in life. When it comes to our teenagers smoking we may well worry about their risk of heart disease, cancers and strokes,…

How well we know our medical history and whether we pass on the correct information to doctors could be very important when it comes to brittle bone conditions. Clinicians may already access guidelines when they admit us after suffering…

Whether we're male or female, we can now protect our bones from thinning by eating at least three or more servings a week of fish, according to a new study. The oils in dark fish like mackerel, salmon and tuna have been linked with wellness…

Eating well and exercising can boost wellness and protect us from many different health conditions, although a new study reveals more ways we can safeguard ourselves from brittle bones. Our skeleton requires a good level of calcium and…

Smoking is a habit that has long been associated with negative wellness implications, from increasing cancer and heart disease risks to strokes. Now a new study says that as well as affecting our bones, our second-hand smoke could…

Like most people, you can probably remember being a child and looking down at the unappealing sight of green vegetables sitting on your plate. You know what they taste like, and you know that you’d much rather having something sweet and…

Sometimes it is easy to forget about vitamins. After all, a lot of us take for granted that we are getting the right levels of vitamins into our bodies from the foods that we eat. It can be easy to focus on the obvious stuff like avoiding…

Breaking a bone can be painful and cumbersome as we deal with casts and crutches if we need them. They can also be common once icy weather hits, but could you be ignoring fractures at the expense of your wellness? Experts from the National…

Brittle bones can cause a range of wellness problems, particularly if we have to be less mobile than we were before a diagnosis. Low bone mineral density means we could easily suffer from fractures after just a minor fall, which can make us…

Our wellness relies on the actions of many proteins to build cells and remove old ones to keep us in tip-top condition. But sometimes we need to preserve cells, and this natural process can put our wellbeing at risk. A new study looking at…

When our meals are laden with lots of sugar and fat, we are reminded to think about our wellness because heart disease and diabetes are associated with these kinds of diets. But now health experts are saying that we could also be increasing…

Our genes contribute to our wellness, with some people lucky enough to sail through life without many wellbeing issues. For the rest of us, we generally need to look at our lifestyle to make the most of our genetic make-up and avoid making…

Our bone health may suffer more if we also have wellness issues linked with digestion, say researchers. Another reason why a stomach problem that prevents us absorbing nutrients plays such an important part in osteoporosis has been…

Millions of us around the world get diagnosed every year with bone wellness problems, with most of these kinds of health problems being associated with the older generations. But, a new study links later bone health with what we eat in…

As we get older fractures from falls can have serious consequences for wellness, so reducing the chances of breakages could help us live healthier for longer. There are many approaches we can take to limit bone fractures throughout our…

Osteoarthritis occurs in knee joints.   The knee joint is the largest of all the body's joints. A knee is hinged to a shin bone and to a thigh bone for a rather complicated ball-in-socket action. It bears the body's weight during movement…

Some conditions seem to be linked with our age, but a well-known bone problem could strike our wellness at any age if we are at risk of it. Bones tend to become weaker over time, making falls a more serious threat to wellbeing as we get…