Dealing with Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a serious condition that causes your bones to become weakened or fragile to the point where they might break or shatter the slightest of movements. Active joints like the hips, wrists, and spine are particularly affected. The most common patients of osteoporosis are post-menopausal women and men over fifty. The older you get, the more likely you will be affected by Osteoporosis, due to reduced hormone levels in the body from age and menopause, and years of erosion to the bones, giving way and causing pain, fractures, and spinal deformity.

These are some common factors of Osteoporosis:

-Increasing age-Hereditary-Women are more prone to osteoporosis than men.-Low estrogen and testosterone level in women and men respectively.-Calcium and vitamin D deficiency-Lack of exercise-Smoking and drinking alcohol, which can adversely affect bone density.-Use of certain medication or drugs

Remedies for Osteoporosis
A healthy diet rich in calcium and vitamin D can greatly reduce or potentially reverse the effects of osteoporosis. Low-fat milk, yoghurt, cheese, orange juice, green leafy vegetable like spinach, cereals and breads are all good sources of calcium.

A cup of milk has 100 international units of vitamin D. Four cups a day could be your daily dose of vitamin D. Studies have also shown that post-menopausal women can have supplements containing manganese (5 mg/day), copper (2.5 mg/day), and zinc (15 mg/day) in combination with a calcium supplement (1,000 mg/day). It is termed to be more effective than having the calcium supplement alone.

Exercise regularly and cut down on alcohol and cigarettes, which can interrupt the processes of maintaining health bone density.

Exercise helps not only to strengthen the body, but also strengthens your bones. A twenty minute walk three to four times a week may help you tremendously. You can also go biking, swimming or join aerobic dancing classes to improve the bone condition. Engage in weight-bearing exercises as these help in strengthening the bones. If you have a swimming pool or a beach around your house, go walking in chest deep water for 30 minutes at least three days a week. This prevents stress on your bones hence there is less erosion.

Consume less salt and avoid food products which have more than 300 milligrams of salt per serving. Stay away from carbonated beverages like cola and soft drinks. The phosphoric acid present in carbonated drinks contains phosphorus, which if had in excess, can cause elimination of calcium from the body.

Studies have shown that vitamin K is very useful in maintaining healthy bones. It is found in green, leafy vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, lettuce and spinach. You can also consume vitamin K supplements.

If you want to increase calcium content include Parmesan cheese in your diet. To lessen fat intake and increase calcium, add powdered non-fat dry milk powder in soups, casseroles and other beverages. Some of the food products that promote healthy bones are avocado, black pepper, cabbage, cod liver oil, Dandelion, garlic, onions, Parsley, Pigweed and Horse tail. Eating pineapple also prevents bone fractures due to the presence of manganese in pineapple.

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