A fully developed adult human will typically have 206 bones in their body. These bones work well together and provide the rigid, yet mobile, structure that your body needs to perform everyday tasks.

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BLOOM (TAMPA) – Debi Robinson, Functional Bone Health Expert, sits down with Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to emphasize the greater impact that systems in the body have on our bones, and what we ...

Find out how you can improve and protect your bone health. Check out the exercises and dietary recommendation for each age ...

Orthopedic doctors have a bone to pick with all the people who forget they’re carrying a very important skeleton around every day. We might not be able to see our ribs or tailbone or humerus, but it’s ...

Calcium builds and strengthens bones, while vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. You need both calcium and vitamin D in ...

You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your ...

Time is takes its toll on our bones. After women’s bodies reach peak bone mass, between the ages of 20 and 30, things start going south. Beginning at around age 40, and then accelerated by menopause ...

To help, we spoke with health experts to break down how menopause affects bone health and what nutrients, habits and ...

You diligently take your calcium supplements. Maybe you even choose the calcium-fortified orange juice at breakfast. But what if certain foods in your daily rotation are secretly undermining all your ...