| You do not need to be an expert in the medical | | | | your routine. Luckily, many foods are often fortified |
| world or the vitamin and supplement community to | | | | with Vitamin D as well, so it is more difficult to fall |
| know that calcium is one of the most important | | | | short of the RDA with this particular vitamin. Again, |
| minerals for healthy bones. You have been hearing | | | | dairy products contain a significant amount and |
| how important it is to “drink your milk”, | | | | milk-drinkers tend to get more vitamin D naturally |
| most likely, since you were a young child. It really is | | | | than others, but a supplement is always a good |
| nothing to sneeze at or take lightly, however. Most | | | | alternative to consider. |
| people do not pay enough mind to the fact that | | | | Keeping up your protein consumption, and also |
| eventually, decrease in bone density can lead to | | | | increasing your Vitamin C and Vitamin K intake, can |
| osteoporosis. | | | | also help keep your bones stronger and stave off |
| Osteoporosis is a serious bone disease that can | | | | the onset of osteoporosis. Because the body loses |
| actually lead to bone breakage if it progresses long | | | | vitamin C quite easily with the amount of free |
| enough for the bones to be very weak. Because it is | | | | radicals in the environment today, a supplement is a |
| a progressive disease and not one that causes alarm | | | | very good idea here. It is also good to supplement |
| right away, sometimes people don’t believe | | | | with vitamin K, which helps with blood coagulation |
| osteoporosis to be ‘serious’ since it has | | | | among other things. Many people are uncertain as to |
| a gradual onset of symptoms. While there is no | | | | whether their diet provides sufficient amounts of this |
| immediate life-threatening situation when someone is | | | | important vitamin. It is very rare to be deficient in |
| diagnosed with osteoporosis, it can really hamper the | | | | vitamin K; however, the main source of it in the diet |
| quality of a person’s life. There are so many | | | | comes from green leafy vegetables. If you |
| things that can be done to prevent the development | | | | don’t eat a lot of greens, make sure to look |
| of this disease, including proper supplementation, so | | | | into supplementation. |
| that one’s bones stay healthy and strong | | | | Another important, although secondary supplement |
| even later in life. Even if you are not a likely | | | | for bones, is called glucosamine and chondroitin. |
| candidate for osteoporosis, it makes good sense to | | | | These are actually two different supplements that |
| care for your bones properly early on so that you | | | | are generally sold in a compound as one. While they |
| keep them strong and healthy for life. | | | | do not promote bone health and healing directly, they |
| Calcium supports bone density and promotes healing. | | | | are very helpful with joint pain associated with age |
| While it is true that milk and other dairy products | | | | and increased activity level. Because they help to |
| contain a significant amount of calcium, you may not | | | | support the surrounding joints and ligaments, it is |
| be able to get all of the calcium you need from dairy | | | | useful to supplement with glucosamine and |
| products alone. Especially the case if you are a | | | | chondroitin, especially if you are an active individual. A |
| vegetarian, you may need to look to other healthy | | | | 1500 mg daily supplement is all you need, and you |
| foods such as broccoli and fortified orange juice to | | | | should be able to feel the difference in a couple short |
| get your dietary sources of calcium. However, it will | | | | months. |
| still be especially important for you to take a calcium | | | | All of these supplements can help with bone density |
| supplement if you fall into this category. Broccoli and | | | | and healing. The best thing you can do to help |
| fortified orange juice may contain good amounts of | | | | yourself is to take a healthy approach to your |
| calcium, but you will likely not be able to eat enough | | | | lifestyle and not expect supplementation to |
| broccoli or drink enough O.J. to get your | | | | ‘magically’ transform you. Supplements |
| recommended daily allowance of calcium. | | | | can do a great deal to help an already healthy body, |
| Vitamin D is another very important vitamin for | | | | or to correct slight problems with your regimen. |
| healthy and strong bones. It occurs naturally with | | | | However, if you start with a ‘clean |
| sunshine, so spending plenty of time outdoors will | | | | slate’, so to speak, you will be that much |
| help provide you with the vitamin D you need for | | | | better off with your supplementation. Make sure you |
| healthy bones. While outside activity in the sun can | | | | exercise – including activities with impact and |
| be a wonderful and fun source of Vitamin D, you will | | | | weight-bearing routines – and eat well. You will |
| likely not get enough of it without supplementation. | | | | be on your way to strong, healthy bones in no time. |
| Vitamin D supplements can easily be incorporated into | | | | |