Women have long been advised to take calcium supplements to help strengthen bones as we age. Vitiamin D supplements have also been a major topic of health reporting lately, with many recent studies touting its benefits for everything from minimizing cardiovascular risk to tooth loss. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now says that […]
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No Known Cure for “Boomeritis”
I realized something the other day. I just don’t bounce as well as I used to. Last weekend I took a tumble down the stairs in my house. I suppose it could have been much worse than just a hairline rib fracture. The doctor said it would take 6 weeks to completely heal. In the…