postmenopausal women

I stirred 5 g of creatine into my coffee every morning for a year just to protect my hips: the scan showed what the powder had done on its own

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I stirred 5 g of creatine into my coffee every morning for a year just to protect my hips: the scan showed what the powder...

A postmenopausal woman’s year-long experiment with 5g of creatine daily raised a crucial question: can this powder genuinely slow bone loss where it matters most? DEXA scan results reveal a more nuanced answer than supplement marketing suggests, but the mechanism behind it might surprise you.

“I thought any exercise counted”: why cycling and swimming change nothing for the femoral neck, according to a 2018 trial on postmenopausal women

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'I thought any exercise counted': why cycling and swimming change nothing for the femoral neck, according to a 2018 trial ...

Two and a half years of cycling or swimming may feel virtuous, but research reveals these activities leave hip bone density virtually unchanged in postmenopausal women. The LIFTMOR trial and systematic reviews show that only high-intensity resistance training combined with impact exercise can trigger the mechanical strain bones need to strengthen.