Dealing With Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a condition which makes the bones weak and causing them to break easily. As the bones are fragile the slightest movement can break them, especially joints like the hip, spine and wrists. Increasing age makes you prone to this disease, men over fifty and post-menopausal women are the most common patients of osteoporosis. This breakage of bone occurs within a couple years of menopause due to reduction in estrogen levels. After years of erosion the bones give away causing pain, spinal deformity and fractures.

Some common factors

– Women are more prone to osteoporosis than men.
– Increasing age
– Hereditary
– Low estrogen and testosterone level in women and men respectively.
– Thin and frail body structure or suffering from anorexia nervosa
– Calcium and vitamin D deficiency
– Lack of exercise
– Smoking and drinking alcohol has adverse effects on the bone density.
– Use of certain medication or drugs

Remedies for Osteoporosis

Eat a healthy diet which includes plenty of calcium and vitamin D. Exercise regularly and cut down on alcohol and...