Protect Yourself from Osteoporosis
1- It is highly recommended to drink milk every day, as it is the major source of calcium. Women aged 25-65 need 1000mg a day, but in case of pregnancy or breastfeeding, they need 1200-1500mg a day.
2- Exposure to the sunlight to increase the production of Vitamin D which is necessary for the absorption of calcium.
3- Eating leafy vegetables as they are a good source of calcium and contain the vitamins and minerals. Such vegetables include broccoli, rapeseed, spinach, beans.
4- Continuous exercise, especially walking and jogging.
5- Reduce the intake of red meat, as it contains phosphor which needs highly big quantities of calcium to be equivalent to blood.
6- Smoking cessation.
7- Reduce the intake of soft drinks.
8- Avoiding the over-intake of caffeine.
9- Keeping away as much as possible from tension and stress as they help increase the cortisol hormone, which is very harmful to bones.
10- Go through yearly checkup to measure the bone thickness.