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Osteoporosis is so often a silent disease, as bone loss happens gradually over time and without any symptoms.

Osteoporosis Clinic Ireland is a multidisciplinary clinic, providing a unique triple therapy approach, that has been developed to assist people with or predisposed to bone health issues. Osteoporosis is a silent disease affecting one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 in Ireland, although all age groups can be affected.

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as The Sunshine Vitamin, as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun.

NUI Galway’s Paediatric Society and the Association of Medical Students Ireland (AMSI) are co-running a two-day event titled ‘Healthy Heroes’ to promote child and adolescent health. They have invited a total of 400 local primary school and transition year students to attend interactive workshops surrounding healthy habits, on November 8-9th at NUIG’s main campus.

NUI Galway’s Paediatric Society and the Association of Medical Students Ireland (AMSI) are co-running a two-day event titled ‘Healthy Heroes’ to promote child and adolescent health. They have invited a total of 400 local primary school and transition year students to attend interactive workshops surrounding healthy habits, on November 8-9th at NUIG’s main campus.

Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD, the UK’s leading nutritionist specialising in women’s health is bringing her Balance Your Hormones tour to Galway on October 25. Attendees will learn about how to use food, vitamins, and minerals to increase energy, eliminate mood swings, improve memory, and reduce stress, as well as finding out how to lose weight without dieting.

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as the 'sunshine vitamin', as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun. For this to take place we need sufficient levels of cholesterol in the body. Vitamin D3 is the form our bodies produce naturally.

Silica is a necessary trace element in the human body.

n Galway next month will see a dozen female scientists from around the west of Ireland give presentations on their research on the streets of the city.

One in four men and one in two women over 50 will develop a fracture due to osteoporosis in their lifetime.