I am at most risk for osteoporosis which is a disease of bones that have weakened. There are various factors like age, gender, family history, race, body type and a person lifestyle. Peak bone mass is typically reached around the age of 20 to 30. I am between that age range and need to start taking extra care of my bones. Being a female increase my risk over men. Specific races are at a greater risk such as whites and Asians descents. My thyroid is considered under active and needs to take medications to control and manage the hormones. If taking too much hormone to balance or over work the system the risk in increased. My family history with osteoporosis includes my mother and her mother, they both take medication to slow the progression of
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I can adjust my thyroid hormone intake so I'm not using too much hormone by having blood testing done to check the levels. Adjusting my dietary needs to help prevent osteoporosis.
The book had limited information on osteoporosis. This led me to do research about osteoporosis on the internet. The internet helped me learn how and what changes along with the book I can make. I have some knowledge about osteoporosis because my mother has osteoporosis. The information I was most surprised about was about peak bone loss. I am reaching the point where I am going to start losing bone mass if left untreated.
I am aware that I need to start making changes to improve my health. I need to start by getting a bone density scan done since I am at an increased risk because of my family history. Talk to a doctor about medications I can take to help prevent osteoporosis, removing any medications that increase my chances for bone loss. Keeping rooms well-lit and clean and picked up to prevent falls. Start eating a well-balanced meal and increase food that has protein, vitamin C and vitamin D. Adding a daily supplement that includes potassium, vitamin C, and D. Take 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D. Increasing exercise daily using strength training. Follow a regular set plan of exercising 30 to 60 minutes daily and doing different types of workouts each day. Including these changes will lessen my chance for osteoporosis. Knowing that bone loss can be slowed down and I can't reverse effects that I can prevent starting
I can adjust my thyroid hormone intake so I'm not using too much hormone by having blood testing done to check the levels. Adjusting my dietary needs to help prevent osteoporosis.
The book had limited information on osteoporosis. This led me to do research about osteoporosis on the internet. The internet helped me learn how and what changes along with the book I can make. I have some knowledge about osteoporosis because my mother has osteoporosis. The information I was most surprised about was about peak bone loss. I am reaching the point where I am going to start losing bone mass if left untreated.
I am aware that I need to start making changes to improve my health. I need to start by getting a bone density scan done since I am at an increased risk because of my family history. Talk to a doctor about medications I can take to help prevent osteoporosis, removing any medications that increase my chances for bone loss. Keeping rooms well-lit and clean and picked up to prevent falls. Start eating a well-balanced meal and increase food that has protein, vitamin C and vitamin D. Adding a daily supplement that includes potassium, vitamin C, and D. Take 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D. Increasing exercise daily using strength training. Follow a regular set plan of exercising 30 to 60 minutes daily and doing different types of workouts each day. Including these changes will lessen my chance for osteoporosis. Knowing that bone loss can be slowed down and I can't reverse effects that I can prevent starting