Tag: bone

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Niacinamide improves bone health and reduces fat synthesis

Two of the features of aging thought to be unavoidable are brittle bones and increased visceral fat,…

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Vitamin B1 (thiamine) supplementation prevents/treats osteoarthritis (OA)

Actual conclusion of the study itself and a very strong claim, considering medicine considered OA to be…

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Low vitamin D and HIGH (not low) PTH predict bone deterioration

A great new study, which would hopefully trigger a re-assessment of the current approaches in treating osteoporosis/osteopenia….

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Cartilage/bone health depends on oxidative metabolism

A good study that demonstrates yet another “structural” aspect of health – the strength and growth or…

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Compared to meat eaters, vegans / vegetarian / pescatarians have higher risk of fractures

The study just hit major news outlets and is generating a lot of “controversy”. Why putting that…

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Aspirin – a new osteoporosis drug

A study published almost a decade ago made the bold claim that aspirin may be a novel…

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Humans have a ‘salamander-like’ ability to regrow cartilage

The title says it all, but the study authors make the unfortunate/handicapped conclusion that while we may…

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Osteoporosis is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, driven by nitric oxide (NO)

Let’s repeat the mantra one more time – structure and function cannot be separated, they are interdependent…