How to Prevent Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease of thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density in the human body. Osteoporosis mostly affects women. Even affluent countries like the United States also has the highest percentage of people with osteoporosis. About 10 million American women currently have osteoporosis and 34 million more women at risk of osteoporosis.

The main cause of osteoporosis is the reduction of estrogen in women during menopause and a drop in testosterone in men. This causes the body fails to form new bone when old bones have been destroyed by the body.

 

Body craves the minerals calcium and phosphate to form normal bone. When a young age, the body uses the mineral for bone mineral produce. Production of these bones will be disturbed if the body does not get enough calcium or the body can not absorb calcium. But as women age, calcium and phosphate will be reabsorbed into the body of the bone, causing the bone tissue is becoming weaker. This can lead to brittle bones, even without any injuries fractures could have occurred.

 

With the high rate of osteoporosis is now, of course, early osteoporosis prevention measures are indispensable. Fortunately a recent study by Dr. Daemon Jones has found effective ways to prevent osteoporosis.

 

The results of this study indicate that, weightlifting and resistance training can increase bone strength and muscle mass. Besides daily calcium intake can also prevent osteoporosis. Which is about 1,200 mg of calcium and 1,000 IU of vitamin D. Other minerals are no less important, such as boron, copper, fluorine, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin K and zinc

 

No need to be confused to find the nutritional intake, because almost everything is already contained in the food drinks daily and does not require additional supplements. Among the milk, green vegetables, fish and products fortified with calcium.

 

Prevention of osteoporosis is important to be done early. Because according to the doctor said, prevention is better than cure. May be useful.