How many times have you asked yourself, what contributes to bone loss?
Many people do not know this, but there are several types of osteoporosis.
There is primary osteoporosis, which is usually related to declining estrogen in premenopausal women.
Estrogen has a protective effect on the bones and not only – they fulfill numerous roles having an effect at the level of the brain, at the level of important organs such as the heart and liver, in the sphere of the mammary glands, the ovaries, the uterus, the vagina. Low estrogen (as during menopause), causes an increase in osteoclasts, cells that break down bone.
Declining estrogen increases, releasing cell signaling proteins called cytokines.
These cytokines – interleukin IL-1 and IL-6) specifically stimulate osteoclasts, (cells responsible for bone demineralization) which in turn increase bone degradation. So that’s primary osteoporosis.
A completely different cause is secondary osteoporosis. This is the category we entered with celiac disease and this is where osteoporosis occurs as a result of behaviors, conditions, diseases, disorders, medications that cause low bone density, either by preventing the maximum bone mass from being reached, or by the rate of bone loss, which increases slow.
Secondary osteoporosis can affect both adults and young people. I have worked with a lot of people, ranging in age from their 20s to their 80s. MANY people have or have had a secondary cause… and if you have a secondary cause that is actively working against you and contributing to your bone loss right now…
With the following, you do NOT want to wait to have a lower starting point, as that will only increase your risk of fracture.
An important point I want to emphasize is that there can be several causes. Just because you are postmenopausal women doesn’t mean it’s the only cause of bone loss, it could be more than hormones,
It is very important to start taking measures so that the risk of fractures does not increase further.
Take care of your health, because if you don’t take care of your health, you will be forced to take care of your illness.