{"id":101,"date":"2015-07-23T07:09:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T07:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/?p=101"},"modified":"2020-04-10T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:43:01","slug":"bare-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2015\/07\/23\/bare-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Bare bones"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sibo<\/a><\/p>\n

Seeing as we\u2019ve chatted about skin<\/a> and hair<\/a>, I figured maybe we should finish off this body stuff with some info about bones.<\/p>\n

We all take our bones for granted too. Unless we break one that is \u2013 then we realise that they are quite useful things. I\u2019ve never broken a bone before \u2013 but I know a friend who did and he said it was not only sore – but wearing the plaster of Paris cast was a real pain in the butt.<\/p>\n

Imagine if we did not have any bones \u2013 we\u2019d be a puddle of skin, hair and guts flopping around on the floor. Seriously gross hey!<\/p>\n

We are born with around 300 bones, but some of them fuse together as we grow and by the time we are all grown up we have 206 bones. Our bones keep growing until we are in our 20\u2019s and by the time we hit our 30\u2019s our bones have reached maximum density.<\/p>\n

The longest bone in our bodies is the thigh bone \u2013 this is called the femur. The smallest bone is found in the middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long. That\u2019s pretty small. Good job it\u2019s attached to other bones and it can\u2019t get lost!<\/p>\n

Every single one of those 206 bones has a name too. Just imagine\u2026 if you wanted to study orthopaedics you\u2019d have to learn all of them. Eish!<\/p>\n

Like our skin, the human body’s bones are also constantly worn down and re-made, to the point where every 7 years we essentially have a new bone.<\/p>\n

Hah! That\u2019s an interesting fact. Next time my Gogo tells me I make her old bones tired \u2013 I can tell her that her bones are not so old after all!<\/p>\n

Calcium is very important to keep our bones healthy. This means we need to drink milk and eat stuff like cheese, yoghurt and buttermilk. Believe it or not broccoli, kale, bok choy, almonds, figs, oranges and white beans are also great sources of calcium.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a cool worksheet on how to make a skeleton out of paper on my website. If you are bored in the holidays \u2013 go check it out www.sibo.co.za<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Take care of your bones,<\/p>\n

Sibo<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n

Cool interesting word for the week: Galvanize<\/p>\n

Meaning: To shock or excite somebody into taking action.<\/p>\n

Example: Sibo\u2019s aunt was galvanized into eating more calcium rich food to help build up her bones after she broke her hip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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