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Episode 21: Yoga Therapy for Osteoporosis
Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast: Take Control of Your Bone Health
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[1:44] The word yoga
[2:28] Yoga therapy
[5:00] Staying safe during yoga
[5:17] Why yoga is the answer for healthy ageing
[6:03] Biggest things to focus on when it comes to bone health
[7:30] Dr. Fishman ongoing study about bone density
[8:26] Two things that build stronger bones
[9:35] Important aspects of bone health
[11:29] Flexibility
[15:45]Joint alignment
[16:27] Posture as an aspect of spinal alignment
[19:08] Western changes to yoga
[22:55] Fall prevention
[23:47] Improving balance
[25:21] Subtle aspects of yoga
[26:34] Breathe is the connector between the body and the mind
[28:48] Mindfulness
[29:50] How practicing yoga will help with osteoporosis
[31:29] Choose 100
Yoga Therapy
Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. In this episode I will be talking about how practicing yoga will help with osteoporosis, two things that build stronger bones, important aspects of bone health and the biggest things to focus on when it comes to bone health.
"The more flexibility you have in your body, the better your body will receive anything that happens – slipping, tripping falling. Bones don’t break because they’re fragile, they break because we fall. " [13:48]
"When you improve your confidence, you’re gonna move more, do more, create more bone building and muscle building stimulation." [25:16]
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yoga can stimulate bone growth in your 20’s and can reverse bone loss in your 60’s. Yoga creates stronger bones because it has 10-20 times greater pressure than gravity.
In addition to bone growth, Yoga improves balance, anxiety, and posture.
The osteocytes in your legs govern your appetite, which is why Yoga promotes weight loss.
Rotation is completely safe for women suffering from osteoporosis or osteopenia. Safe spinal rotation involves having proper length and extension in the thoracic curve.
Yoga done for 20-30 minutes every day can protect your cognitive function.