Yes Im Biop wrote:SquareDisc City wrote:Well that raises the old question of how long people are on the craft for, and in turn how long journeys take. If it is a long time, such negative effects could be controlled medicinally either by a conventional drug or by the ever-popular medical nanites, which unlike typical artgrav don't need to go beyond IRL physics.
The effect of Micro Grav on Bones is that it weakens them from lack of use. Take me. I'm 5'10 195lbs onm Earth. Now how would my bones feel after 2 month's of weighing 20 pounds? Lazy and weak. Only way i can think of counteracting this for long term in Sleep or what not is Insane calcium injections...
Mind you, calcium injections would actually make another physiological issue of life in low gravity even worse; as the bones atrophy and their cells are recycled, they release their calcium back into the bloodstream. Fairly quickly, the concentration of calcium in the blood goes up and the astronauts/crewmembers would develop a condition called hypercalcaemia, which has a raft of unpleasant side effects ranging from depression and insomnia to gallstones and intense nausea and the resultant vomiting.