Osteoporosis

The word osteoporosis literally means "porous bones"; in other words, bones that are filled with tiny pores, or holes.

In 1993, the Lancet medical journal reported that the remains of an 18th-century woman were found beneath a church.

Studies showed that these bones were stronger and more dense than the bones of any modern women, either pre-menopausal or post-menopausal.

Something in our modern lifestyle is clearly affecting the density and strength of our bones, and only now are we beginning to understand what that might be.