There is a story that repeats itself more often than we think.
Maria, 68, was an active and strong woman. She had never smoked and walked every day.
She did everything “perfectly.” But one day, she tripped on a rug at home. A simple fall… the kind of fall that usually has no consequences.
But she couldn’t get up.
His femur fractured like a dry biscuit.
At the hospital, the doctor was clear:
“Her bones are as fragile as a sponge. She suffers from advanced osteoporosis.”
The most shocking thing: she didn’t know.
And nobody had checked a crucial point: the medications he was taking daily.
Your bones are not made of stone: they are alive.
Many people think that bones are rigid and unchanging structures, but the reality is different.
Inside your bones, two “teams” are constantly working:
- Osteoblasts : build new bones
- Osteoclasts : eliminate old bones
When balance is maintained, your bones are strong.
But if destruction prevails over building… the bone becomes fragile from the inside, even if it looks normal from the outside.
Some medications can disrupt this balance without you feeling anything.