Definition of Osteoporosis:
Osteoporosis means “Porous Bones” .It is a disease related to age .It is a gradual thinning and weakening of bones, which can lead to an increase of in fractures usually spine, hip or wrist. There are 2 main reasons of this disease 1-not building enough bones in 1st place and 2-2ndly loss of bones in later life .Steady and adequate calcium intake is very important throughout life.
OVER 200 MILLIONS WOMEN HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS
OVER 200 MILLIONS WOMEN HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS
Symptoms of Osteoporosis:
The disease has no initial symptoms but with passage of time one may develop symptoms related to weekend bones, including back pains .loss of height and stooped posture, dowager’s hump and broken bones .As bones become fragile in osteoporosis, fractures and pain can occur even from simple movement .Some time pain and fractures don’t seems dangerous, sometime these take months to heel and pain will go away as the heeling process progress .But for some people pain can become chronic.
Is there a way to detect or track Osteoporosis?
A bone mineral test can be taken .I helps to diagnoses bone loss and osteoporosis , sees how well osteoporosis medicines is working and predicts the risk of future bones fractures .It is especially important for postmenopausal women and those 65 years old and over to undertake this test regularly
Best Source of Calcium:
The primary source of calcium in the diet includes milk and other dairy products, such as cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt. In green vegetables such as kale and broccoli are the best source of calcium .Great source of vitamin D apart from sun exposure, includes salmon, tuna, shrimp and eggs.
