Dallas County Living Well Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 29

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WHY BONE HEALTH IS IMPORTANT
By Crys Sory, MD
When you think about staying
healthy, you probably think about
making lifestyle changes to prevent conditions like cancer and
heart disease. Keeping your bones
healthy to prevent osteoporosis
may not be at the top of the wellness list. But it should be.
Osteoporosis, which means “porous bone,” is a disease characterized by low bone mass (bone
thinning) that leads to bones becoming weak and breaking more
easily. Throughout y