Home Remedies for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis means porous bones. That means people diagnosed with osteoporosis run a greater risk for bone breaks and fractures. Osteoporosis is often referred to as “silent disease” because there are virtually no symptoms of bone loss. The best way to fight osteoporosis is to strengthen up bones. Here are some tips on how to do that and better your overall health at the same time:
Exercise Regularly. Exercise is known to be one of the most important things you can do to fight osteoporosis. The best exercises in this respect are walking, jogging, dancing, aerobics and strength training.
Get Some Sun. 15 minutes of exposure on the hands, lower arms, and face (without sunscreen) is enough to allow your body to produce and store the necessary amount of vitamin D.
Maintain Healthy Weight. Being underweight puts you at higher risk for a deficiency of calcium, which can affect your bones’ health. On the other hand, being overweight is no guarantee of bone health either, because it tends to discourage regular bone-building physical activity.
Stop Smoking. Smokers absorb less calcium from foods. In addition, female smokers have less estrogen, which helps protect bones, and tend to go through menopause earlier.
Eat more soy products or take a supplement that contains soy isoflavones to balance estrogen levels.
Limit the Alcohol Intake. Alcohol interferes with the body’s ability to absorb calcium.
Consume Less Salt. Excess salt intake and taking diuretics increase the amount of calcium your body loses through urine.
Forget the Phosphorus Myth. There is a widespread fallacy that the phosphorus in carbonated drinks can deteriorate your bones. In fact, too much phosphorus can hinder your body’s absorption of calcium, but the amount of phosphorus in soda is not sufficient to cause any problems.
A handful of sesame seeds had every morning may also help osteoporosis.
Another home remedy for osteoporosis is calcium- rich almond milk.