Topic: flexibility

There’s No Such Thing As A Perfect “Yoga Body”–And 8 Other Truths On And Off The Mat

There's No Such Thing As A Perfect "Yoga Body"âAnd 8 Other Truths On And Off The Mat

Before I started practicing yoga, I thought it was just for a certain “type” of person: You know, the skinny, bendy, double-jointed, put-their-leg-behind-their-head type of person. (If I sound naive or just plain crazy, bear with me.) I also ignorantly thought it was only for the weird, devoid-of-personality (i.e., never get mad enough to tell someone to f*ck off or excited enough to spit their margarita out during an off-color joke) types who spent their days chanting, singing and living in a blissful, zen-like state. More »

Osteoporosis Drugs May Help Women Live Longer

Osteoporosis Drugs May Help Women Live Longer

Sure osteoporosis meds allegedly can reduce the risk of fractures in osteoporosis patients, but can they really add five years to your life? That’s exactly what an Australian study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism claims. The research shows that participants taking bisphosphonates (or drugs that prevent bone loss) for an average of three years had a significantly longer life span than those treating the disease with treatments such as Vitamin D and hormone therapy. According to Medical News Today, “Among younger women with osteoporotic fractures, where one might expect about 20-25% of deaths over five years, there were no deaths at all.” More »