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Interesting facts about milk and milk products - By Vaidya Swati Ambulkar M.D.

Milk forms an essential part of our daily diet. We are accustomed to milk since birth. However, nowadays many people and children are allergic to milk, which is a matter of concern. In the past, the cattle used to be grazed in jungles, and remained healthy and active. The cow has been worshipped as God in India. And cows’ milk obtained by natural methods without hampering the share of the calves, is equal to Nectar. The consumption of milk and milk products is not hazardous until they are consumed in a limit. But certain wrong myths misguide us and we ignore the fact that the body is made up of the food we take, and imbalanced food intake will definitely do harm to the body. There is no magic pill in the world which can heal everything, irrespective of the cause of the d

Gain bone at early age, forget pain at old age

When we talk about geriatric problems, osteoporosis is the prime topic. Osteoporosis is loss of bone tissue, resulting in bones that are brittle and liable to fracture. Infection, injury and synovitis can cause localized osteoporosis of adjacent bone. Generalized osteoporosis is common in the elderly and in women often follows the menopause. It is also a feature of Cushing’s syndrome and prolonged steroid therapy.   Many aged remain unaware of this underlying demon. Most of the times this problem is brought to notice by a bone fracture occurred due to a simple trauma. Females face osteoporosis earlier than males. In females loss of calcium and minerals begin often at the age of 30, where as in males it occurs after 60.