Osteoporosis in Women

Osteoporosis are far more common in women than men. Menopause is the most common cause of osteoporosis in women. Preventing bone loss is an important concern in the menopause and during post-menopausal stages. Osteoporosis is a disease that weakens bones to the point where they break easily—most often, bones in the hip, backbone (spine), and wrist. Osteoporosis is called a “silent disease” because there typically are no symptoms in the early stages of bone loss, until developing fractures or collapsed vertebra results in back pain. Medications are available for effective treatment.  Maintain adequate calcium and vitamin D levels are essential. Healthy and active life style benefits bone health for life time.

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Action is what counts: Bridging the gap between health knowledge and behavior transformation

As health science develops globally and information technology become more efficient than ever today, new health information from all channels and connections (television and digital news, social media, emails and blogs, phone and texts, etc) come to us quickly. It can be a bit of overwhelming, but provided us great resources for health news update and opportunities for learning.

In general, the process from information receiving, knowledge building and transformation into practice for health benefits is in a three-step flow:

• Information validation and cognitive processing (scan commercials/scams and knowing it’s health value).
• Transform the learned knowledge into useful skills and apply them in real life.
• Practice, including be able to adjust new skills in variable conditions, for results and sustainable health benefits

Knowledge is power and enable us to make educated choices for healthy living. The behavior transformation is from knowledge. Behavior is the end result that is the only way knowledge can be beneficial. However, it doesn’t happen magically but requires significant time and effort. Bridging the gap between "knowing" and "doing" is a common struggle.

It is true, deep down in our heart, we know what is good things to eat or to do for a healthier and happier life. But despite knowing all of that, we may not ACT on it.  In reality, it’s very common in many people.

There is no simple answer. Humans have emotions, feelings and free wills. We try to reason or make excuses for anything we want or don’t want to do. We are knowledgeable but sometimes tend to overthink, which complicates life.  Furthermore, fundamentally driven towards pleasure and away from pain is human nature. We prefer short term gratification rather than delaying pleasure for long term gain. This explains why many people favor the ice cream rather than eating carrot sticks or do nothing rather than go to gym.  We know well that healthy food choice and fitness are important for well-being, but knowing and doing are in different domains.

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The key take away messages:

• You know it well. Do it now. Don’t wait. Action is what it counts.
• Take breaks while on vacations and set an allowance for comfort food pleasure are acceptable. Too strict diet may be hard to follow and self-discipline is essential to prevent cheating. The best eating pattern is what works for you and you can stick with. Combine healthy eating with exercise routine is most effective for wellness maintenance.
• The weight has up and down days, don’t see it as a failure. Don’t give up. Be confident that results will sustain with continued efforts. The great feeling after workout is your reward for short term effort and quality of life improvement is your reward in the long run.

Action call: 

Take action today; don’t put it off. You are not alone; we may have different situations but also share something basic in common. Contact QualityLifeForum@outlook.com for a free call. An individualized coaching program can help you achieving your personal health goals.