Preventing Osteoporosis Means Starting Early in Life
Bone density is developed and determined early in life. Your highest bone density is achieved by the time you hit your mid- to late-20’s. From that point on, no matter who you are, it is a slow decline. The trick to avoiding problems down the road is to do all the right things early in life.
Eat a general balanced diet and maintain a physically active lifestyle, because it not only helps slow down the loss of bone density, helps you avoid osteoporosis.
So get your kids started now. Movement helps to increase bone density.
- Encourage your kids to be physically active.
- Limit TV time and video games.
The more they move -- through sports or just playing around -- the better off they will be.
Make sure they eat calcium rich foods.
- It is recommended that you take in 1,000 to 1,200mg of clacium per day.
This doesn't mean it's all over for the adults. You can start today.
As with the kids, get plenty of calcium
- Through diet
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Through supplements
Stay (or get) physically active. Try any or all of these:
- Walking regularly, preferably on a firm surface
- Running, if you are capable
- Weight training
- Being involved with recreational leagues
- Staying active with your daily activities around the house
Always remember -- physical activity slows down your loss of bone density. When you stop using your muscles (meaning: no physical activity) on a regular basis, less stress is placed on the skeleton. The result is, you begin to lose bone density.
Something to be aware of:
- Exercising in a pool isn’t sufficiently effective in fighting off osteoporosis because you are not supporting your full body weight, so your bones are placed under less stress.
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