Did you know that at the time of our birth, our body has 270 bones? These bones make up our entire skeletal structure. The number of bones in our body goes down until it reaches only 206. The decree in the number of bones in our bodies is because some bones join to form just one bone. To ensure that our bones are strong enough to carry our body frame, our bodies make use of the element, calcium. As we age, our bodies continually replace our old bones with new ones. In time, such remodeling dwindles down to infrequent occurrences, leading to … [Read more...]