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Bone Density - Is it all its cracked up to be?
I had an interesting conversation with my local Chiropractor about bone density and diet this past week. I was under the impression that as us women age our hormone production decreases and this causes our bone density to decrease. Hence the prescribing of hormone replacement therapy as we reach menopause. I thought that making better food choices would keep me from loosing bone density. I found out that this is only a small part of the solution. The main part of the solution is load bearing weight. As we get older and become less active, we loose bone density because our bones are no longer bearing the weight of our activities. Therefore our body “thinks” that it does not need to use the available calcium in our bodies to build bone. Without doing load bearing exercises taking calcium is just about worthless. If our bodies do not have the need to use the available calcium it simply won’t. No matter how much is available. So the solution is a multi part solution – load bearing exercise getting enough fruits and vegetables, and supplementing with vitamins and minerals. I personally will not be taking hormone replacement therapy. Here’s to your health Dotty, |
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