Showing posts with label Bone health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bone health. Show all posts

Friday, May 14, 2010

Tips to Prevent Osteoporosis

The loss of estrogensetelah menopausal hormones increase the likelihood of osteoporosis, a disorder causing bones to become porous and fragile.

Adults need to eat a diet rich in calcium (1000-1200 mg / day) to prevent osteoporosis. The National Institutes of Health recommends even more calcium to 1,500 mg / day for 65-year-old. Foods rich in calcium are milk, yogurt, cheese, salmon, and broccoli. One glass of milk contains about 300 mg calcium

Vitamin D is cheap and free is sunlight because the body makes vitamin D when ultraviolet light touches the skin. Diligent in walking, dancing, gymnastics or jogging.