Your bones could be silently thinning for years before you ever fall and break one in midlife or older age—a fate that strikes up to half of women over 50 , double the number of men.
Erica Sloan is a Senior Health Writer at SELF. She specializes in health and wellness topics, including sleep, mental well-being, and sexual and reproductive health, while also exploring themes related to diet, fitness, and consumer health. Erica's work has been featured in notable publications such as Well+Good, Glamour Us, Vogue India, and British Vogue.












