Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Holding up those aging joints

I certainly noticed that the onset of flagging estrogen levels correlated very strongly with the onset of crumbling knees. Now we have a study that confirms the association between low levels of serum estradiol and a rising incidence of osteoarthritis of the knees.

In other words, the lower your estrogen levels, the higher your risk of knee joint degeneration. Read more in the upcoming issue of vintagefemail.

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