Studies by scientists at the Women's College Research Institute and the University of Toronto, Canada, indicates that the use of nitroglycerin ointment has the potential to increase bone density and prevent osteoporosis.

An initial study provide hope for the availability of an effective and inexpensive treatment for bone disease or osteoporosis.

In the Journal of the American Medical Association reported the use of nitroglycerin ointment for two years in post-menopausal women a significant effect on increasing bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease bone resorption.

"Nitroglycerin can stimulate bone formation and prevent resorption. It can give an effect on bone density and structure," said researchers in a report.

Nitroglycerin has been previously used extensively as a vasodilator, a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels and help solve problems of the heart such as angina and chronic heart problems.


Sophie Jamal and his team tested the efficacy of nitroglycerin ointment improvement the bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, femoral neck and pelvis. In addition to using nitroglycerin, the researchers also use a placebo as a comparator.

Research shows, the quality of a man's health can be determined also by the levels of cholesterol in their blood. Those who are able to maintain stable levels of good cholesterol or HDL his relative has a long life.

According to researchers at the Boston study published the American Journal of Cardiology, the man who is able to reach the age of 85 years tend to have high HDL cholesterol levels while in their 60s. Men of his HDL highest risk of less than 28 percent died at age 85, compared with men with HDL levels was the lowest.

Dr. Nir Barzillai from the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, U.S., believes the results of this study add to evidence that cholesterol plays an important role in determining the quality of one's health.

"We must always remember that this is a relationship, and it does not mean having a high HDL can increase life expectancy," said Barzillai.

According to the American Heart Association, about 12 million people in the land of Uncle Sam suffering from heart disease and stroke by the year 2006. But the risk of heart problems can actually be lowered by maintaining HDL cholesterol levels remain high. HDL levels are low, less than 40 milligrams per deciliter (mg / dL) in blood, as long as it is also known to increase risk of heart disease.

According to nutritionist Joy Bouner, MS, RD, CDN, author of Your Inner Skinny, food containing cholesterol is not the only cause of rise in bad cholesterol or LDL in the blood. In fact, actual genetic factor which becomes the biggest factor in the formation of LDL. "It is the heart that affect how much cholesterol is produced by the body and unfortunately there are some people who produce genetically high cholesterol."

We would often hear the shrimp and egg yolk is food with high cholesterol content. Does this mean we should stop eating them for cholesterol in our blood can not jump?

American Heart Association recommends us to eat no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. And, sources of cholesterol are meat, dairy products, meat, poultry, shellfish, and egg yolks.

In people who are genetically sensitive to cholesterol when eating foods high in saturated fat, the levels of LDL in the blood will rise sharply. That's why we need an ideal dose of fat that enters the body for our hearts ldd produces fatigue in the blood. Lifestyle factors also affect the ease of the body to produce cholesterol.

American Heart Association recommends us to eat no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. And, sources of cholesterol are meat, dairy products, meat, poultry, shellfish, and egg yolks.