by Paul Newland
When it comes to preventing osteoporosis, in addition to a healthy diet and supplementing with calcium, vitamins and other minerals – you also need to limit the risk factors by ensuring that you don”t lose excess calcium.
Preventing Osteoporosis – High Risk Factors:
- Carbonated soft drinks – these contain a large amount of phosphorous and research has shown a link between too much phosphorous and calcium loss. Teenagers in particular are at extreme risk. Carbonation also neutralizes stomach acid making it harder for you to absorb calcium.
Osteoporosis Prevention is Much Easier Than Cure
A very easy way you can prevent osteoporosis is to start improving your nutrient intake – particularly as we get older and for women post-menopause.
One way to do this is to make healthy food and lifestyle choices – and another very easy way to prevent osteoporosis is to supplement with nutrients that actually produce a result. Osteoporosis prevention is all about making sure that your bones are gaining more calcium and otherminerals than they are losing.
To achieve this, we recommend you start a supplement program consisting of all 90 essential nutrients for preventing osteoporosis as well as a good calcium/magnesium supplement with additional minerals (including manganese and boron) and vitamins (especially Vitamin D).
Planning like this will make preventing osteoporosis and improved health apart of life and help you to stay active.
Summary
- Diet – Reducing and eliminating coffee, alcohol, sugar, processed foods and carbonated drinks are involved in preventing osteoporosis.
- Don”t smoke!
- Avoid antacids and prescription drugs that cause calcium loss.
- Drink pure, filtered water as much as you can.
- Weight-bearing exercises are important.
- No carbonated drinks – it’s so important it’s worth saying again.
Paul Newland is a health writer, sports training consultant and martial arts instructor and runs the Global-Longevity.com website.
He is the author of numerous health information books and guides, including the Wellness Report, The Ultimate Arthritis Report, The Ultimate Nutrient Guide and The Healthy Exercise Guide – available Free through Global-Longevity.com.
