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7. Eat a diet with plenty of protein and vegetables
Vitamin C helps to increase the cells that form your bones. Vegetables have plenty of this valuable vitamin. They also help to raise the level of density of the minerals in the bones. You should try to include yellow and green vegetables in your daily diet. One study showed that a group of women who were over the age of 50 who ate onions had a 20% reduction in developing osteoporosis. Make sure you include plenty of protein as well, because bones are made up of around 50% protein. A study that spanned one year showed that women who at 86 grams of protein every day had less bone loss than those women who only ate 60 grams of protein daily.
8. Try collagen
Collagen consists of a number of amino acids that help to increase the bone and ligaments in your body. A clinical trial showed that women who were postmenopausal, and took a collagen supplement along with a hormone supplement had less of a breakdown in their body’s collagen.
9. Eat foods that are high in zinc and magnesium
Besides the vitamins that are already listed above, your body also needs magnesium to help convert the vitamin D that you take so that it helps calcium to be absorbed by your bones. There are not many foods that have a good amount of magnesium, so you may want to take a supplement. As for zinc, it helps to create the building of bone cells and keeps the bones from breaking down. You can find zinc in shrimp, beef, spinach, oysters, pumpkin seeds, and flaxseeds.
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