12 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Osteoporosis (Ladies, This is Vital Info!)

Dietary Supplements.

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12. Try a Supplement

For some people, trying to cut back on calories to control weight means that calcium levels take a dive. Although it is better to get your calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium from the foods you eat, sometimes this just isn’t possible. If this is the case, talk to your doctor about the appropriate dose for you. You should never just gulp supplements without talking to your doctor, since everyone’s body is different. Your age, weight, health status (do you have heart problems or heart disease?), family history (do gall stones or kidney stones run in your family?), lifestyle (are you pregnant? Do you plan on becoming pregnant? Are you going through menopause?), as well as any medications you might be taking, all make a difference in the type of supplement and the dosage you need. High doses of calcium can cause health problems, so please speak to your doctor before you choose a supplement.

Many people believe that osteoporosis is either inevitable or they believe that it won’t happen to them. Both ways of thinking are flawed and would be a serious mistake. Death and taxes cannot be avoided, but osteoporosis can.

References:

Onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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