| Many people are recently learning that they | | | | tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, you can |
| may be predisposed to osteoporosis due to | | | | guarantee many more healthy years. Keeping |
| thyroid supplementation with synthroid. This | | | | active by regularly exercising, stretching, |
| is true, synthroid, along with many other | | | | and even doing things as simple as yard work, |
| factors, can lead to bone mass loss. Other | | | | can work wonders for building strong bones |
| contributing factors include excess animal | | | | and connective tissue. Osteoporosis is a |
| protein and sodium consumption, caffeine | | | | disease of the bones, in which bone mineral |
| consumption, and even lack of sunshine. | | | | density is reduced, and eventually leads to |
| Recent studies have shown that soy | | | | an increased risk of fracture. It is most |
| consumption can increase calcium regeneration | | | | commonly found in women after menopause but |
| and facilitate continuous bone regeneration | | | | can also be found in men and pre-menopausal |
| in the body. Since osteoporosis affects over | | | | women with particular hormone disorders and |
| twenty million women and over two million men | | | | chronic diseases, or due to smoking and |
| in the United States, a sound diet rich in | | | | medications. It can be prevented after a few |
| soy foods and supplements can help to | | | | lifestyle changes and medication. Although |
| strengthen calcium retention and stave off | | | | the disease has no specific symptoms, its |
| many serious consequences. Along with | | | | main consequence is an increased risk for |
| increasing soy consumption, there are also | | | | fracture in the vertebral column, hip, and |
| other ways to prevent osteoporosis while | | | | wrist. The symptoms of a vertebral collapse |
| encouraging optimal bone and joint health. | | | | are acute back pain and shooting pain due to |
| Many of us are aware that calcium is | | | | compression of a nerve. After a large number |
| important in building strong bones. If you | | | | of vertebral fractures occur, the person will |
| feel that you need to supplement with | | | | experience stooped posture, loss of height, |
| calcium, make sure to consult a dietary | | | | and chronic pain which leads to a resulting |
| reference to be sure and determine which form | | | | reduction in mobility. Fractures of the long |
| will work best for you. You must also | | | | bones will impair mobility and may often |
| remember that magnesium intake is essential | | | | require surgery. Hip fractures usually |
| when you are supplementing with calcium. | | | | require immediate surgery because there are |
| Vitamin D, which is also very important in | | | | immediate risks that are associated with a |
| the formation of the skeletal system, helps a | | | | hip fracture, including increased mortality. |
| great deal with calcium absorption. Wild yam | | | | The risk of falling is often increased by |
| can also have effects similar to soy, as it | | | | impaired eyesight due to any cause, which is |
| has the ability to regulate hormone activity. | | | | why most cases of people with osteoporosis |
| In addition, there are also other minerals | | | | falling is found in the elderly or people |
| that are necessary. Therefore, you should be | | | | with different eye diseases. By removing all |
| sure to take a good multivitamin and mineral | | | | obstacles and loose carpets in the living |
| supplement, especially if your diet is not | | | | environment, you can substantially reduce the |
| all that healthy. Lastly, there are many | | | | number of falls. For those with previous |
| lifestyle factors that can help you to avoid | | | | falls or a balance disorder, you are most at |
| getting osteoporosis. By limiting the use of | | | | risk for falling, so be very careful. |