Osteoporosis and Men
Osteoporosis and men don’t really seem to go together. In fact, osteoporosis, or bone loss, is usually associated with women. It’s true that women experience bone loss in menopause at a rate 4 times greater than men, but because 3 million American men have active male osteoporosis, ReNEW MAN has made it a priority. In fact, an estimated 14 million men are at risk or have early signs of bone loss and density called osteopenia. Read more to find out what we tell our clients about osteoporosis in men and osteoporosis treatment.
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What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis, which literally means, “porous bones,” is the condition in which the quality and density of the bone is reduced. Bone Loss or loss of bone density increases the risk of bone fracture and deformity. Like women, men who lose bone density do so in the spine at a rate 4 times greater than the rest of the body. This can lead to what is often call, “the shrinking man” effect, where you literally lose height because of depleted bone density. Like women, osteoporosis can also cause a hump in the shoulders and back.
What Causes Osteoporosis in Men?
In men osteoporosis is caused by a combination of low testosterone, low estrogen, and low growth hormone. Testosterone is primarily responsible for bone density, and because men have much more testosterone than women, women are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis. Osteoporosis in men, however, does occur more than you think because as we age, the hormone responsible for bone density in men, testosterone, begins to diminish.
Stress and cortisol (the stress hormone) also play a significant role in bone loss. Stress and cortisol cause leaching of nutrients from the body. In the case of men and osteoporosis, the nutrients leached from male bodies are vitamin D and calcium, two components vital to healthy male bone density.
Osteoporosis Treatment
Bones constantly responds to the amount of mechanical stress put on them, and similar to muscle mass, bone mass must be used or it atrophies. Exercise helps with the metabolizing of vitamin D and calcium, and bone responds to muscle use and muscle training by growing accordingly. Studies have shown osteoporosis in men can be avoided by exercise, but only exercise at the site of skeletal stress. Walking or jogging, for example, can increase bone density in the hips but weight lifting will not. In other words, aerobic exercise is more effective than resistance exercise in preventing bone loss. At ReNEW MAN we can offer many ways to be “creatively active” and show you how to avoid osteoporosis in men. Read on to learn more about out treatment:
- Our doctors balance your hormones. Because the relationship between men and osteoporosis is usually hormonal, our doctors raise testosterone to optimal levels and keep estrogen at a safe level. We also talk with you about controlling stress and work to optimize cortisol levels and if possible growth hormone.
- We also encourage an active lifestyle. We hesitate to use the word “exercise” because for some men, exercise is simply not fun. Because your body is designed for hunting and gathering, we offer simple and easy solutions that change your lifestyle from a sedentary one to an active one. In modern life you don’t even have to get out of your car to open the garage door. We want to change that and help you build activity into your day.
- We offer a variety of treatment programs. At ReNEW MAN we offer a variety of plans geared toward curing not only osteoporosis in men, but also all of the other symptoms associated with male menopause (andropause).
As with most symptoms of andropause, osteoporisis in men has multiple treatment programs available. Give us a call or visit our treatment page to learn more about how male osteoporosis has been prevented or eliminated in many of our clients and what we can do for you.
Our knowledgeable staff is here to help answer any of your questions about osteoporosis in men.