May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. The steps to prevention are easy and provide other health benefits; but ignoring the threat can have devastating consequences. What can you do?
- Calcium 1,000 mg - 1,200 mg daily with vitamin D 400-800 mg daily
- weight bearing exercises like walking, running and lifting weights
- no more than 1 alcoholic beverages per day
- do not smoke
To find out if you are at risk discuss your lifestyle and family history with your physician, you may be scheduled for a bone density exam.
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Mon, May 2, 2011
by Alicia Prince