281 results for “balance”

The statistics are startling: from 2008 to 2012, the number of women using bisphosphonates in response to osteoporosis fell by 50%. The reason? Concern about the dangerous side effects of such drugs, including bone death in the jaw and fractures in the top of the femur. While these are real…

In its column “The Regulars,” The San Francisco Chronicle features stories about “ordinary” San Franciscans. But there’s absolutely nothing ordinary about 67-year-old Suu Ngo, which is why a video telling her story has been a viral sensation. Having emigrated from Vietnam as a single mother in 1985, this hard working…

For Barbara Knickerbocker Beskind, a nationally renowned occupational therapist in her early 90’s, good physical health isn’t just a matter of good luck or genes. For her, and those she treats, the advice is clear: It’s all about bone density and balance, and that being proactive from an early age…

Counting calories is never fun. But would you do it if you knew an occasional drastic reduction in calories would lead to a longer, healthier life? Researchers at the University of Southern California believe they are on track to achieve that outcome. Theorizing that restricting dietary intake can reprogram the…

We’ve all had this experience- rushing somewhere, not looking where we’re going and the next thing we know, we’re flat on the ground.  If we’re lucky, we can dust ourselves off and get back on our way.  As we age, however, that luck may run out. Falling can be a…