| Keys to a Successful Osteopenia Treatment | | | | arms, and face, two to three times a week to get |
| Osteopenia is a condition that means your bones are | | | | enough vitamin D. The amount of time depends on |
| weak and you are getting close to osteoporosis. | | | | how sensitive your skin is to light, use of sunscreen, |
| Once you have osteoporosis you're more likely to | | | | skin color, and pollution. Recent studies show you |
| break a bone. Since there are no symptoms, you | | | | need much more vitamin D than was previously |
| might not know your bones are getting weaker until | | | | recommended. Magnesium Magnesium works closely |
| you break a bone! The good news is that osteopenia | | | | with calcium to keep the calcium in your bones and |
| is preventable and treatable for almost everyone. No | | | | out of your soft tissues. It has many other functions |
| matter how old you are, it is never too late to start! | | | | in your body including disease prevention. Eat a |
| Building strong bones during your youth is the best | | | | variety of whole grains, legumes, and vegetables |
| defense against getting osteopenia later. Building | | | | (especially dark-green, leafy vegetables with |
| strong bones at a young age will lessen the effects | | | | chlorophyll) to increase dietary magnesium intake. A |
| of the natural bone loss that starts around age 30. If | | | | smart approach is to take magnesium along with |
| you are old or young, build your bone health using | | | | your calcium supplement as the two minerals work |
| the following advice. Calcium The best way to | | | | together in several ways to maintain balance. Vitamin |
| prevent osteopenia is to get enough calcium along | | | | K2 A dozen recent studies have shown vitamin K2 to |
| with the other proven co-factors such as magnesium, | | | | be very beneficial to you bone health. Unlike some |
| trace minerals, vitamins D3 and K2 in your diet. | | | | vitamins which can be synthesized in your body, you |
| Osteopenia and osteoporosis are not always | | | | cannot make Vitamin K so it must be supplied by |
| problems of insufficient calcium intake but rather of | | | | your food. Vitamin K cannot be stored in the body |
| incorrect calcium utilization because we do not get | | | | either, so it must come directly from your diet on a |
| sufficient amounts of these co-factors in our diet. | | | | regular basis. Exercise Being active slows your bone |
| Vitamin D It is also important to get enough vitamin | | | | loss, improves your muscle strength, helps your |
| D, which helps your body take in calcium. You can | | | | balance and prevents bone-damaging falls. Do |
| get vitamin D through sunlight and foods like milk. | | | | weight-bearing physical activity, which is any activity |
| You need 10-15 minutes of sunlight to the hands, | | | | in which your body works against gravity. |