By Henry | October 04, 2010 at 11:22 AM EDT | 2 comments
A Decade-by-Decade Guide to Protecting Your Bones
Take a stand: what you should (and shouldn’t) do to avoid breaks, fractures, and bone loss throughout your lifetime.
by Stacey ColinoTimeless Advice
Throughout your life, be sure to:- Stick with a bone-friendly diet. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products. Women should consume 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 400 to 800 I.U. (international units) of vitamin D a day. After menopause, they should consume more.
- Keep moving. Exercise may have a greater effect on bone strength than calcium consumption, according to recent research. The more impact, the better: Running, lifting weights, and jumping rope are all excellent bone builders.
- Quit smoking. Compared with nonsmokers, women who smoke have lower estrogen levels and typically reach menopause earlier, both of which lead to lower bone density.
- Watch the salt. A high-sodium diet (more than 2,400 milligrams a day) is associated with excess calcium excretion.
- Be careful with alcohol. Moderate drinking (one alcoholic beverage a day for women) may be good for the bones because it increases estrogen levels; larger amounts could be harmful.
Dr. Oz had a show about this just last week. Why does everything to seem downhill after 30? He shared what foods to eat more of at the age of 30,40, and 50 to help bone strength. All good info. :)
Because after 30\'s we tend to stop moving; eat not-so-good coz we say \"i am busy\"; eat not enough and the result is slower metabolism...That\'s why age does not matter when it comes to \"getting back at it again\".