Hypocalcaemia

Hypocalcaemia

Calcium – role in the body The content of calcium in the body is about 1000 g. It is the basic building element of the skeleton. Almost 99% of it occurs in bones bound as apatite. However, the remaining 1% (or about 10 g) is present as ionized form in the...
Osteomalacia

Osteomalacia

What is Osteomalacia? Osteomalacia is the adult equivalent of rickets. Osteomalacia is a metabolic disease of the bones in which the bones are insufficiently saturated with calcium, making them insufficiently strong and prone to bending under load, leading to abnormal...
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ? Nordic Walking

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ? Nordic Walking

In our cycle about a healthy lifestyle, we have already described the advantages of walking (read more here). Regular walks can have a positive effect on your health and your well-being, but you can achieve even more benefits by walking with poles! More and more...
Kidney stone disease

Kidney stone disease

What is kidney stone disease? Nephrolithiasis, also known as urolithiasis, is a disease in which the kidney or the urinary tract (calyxes, pelvis and ureter) contain deposits, resulting from the precipitation of chemicals in the urine, when their concentration exceeds...