Menopause is a condition that many women dread, mostly because they don’t know exactly what to expect. One of the most common symptoms of menopause is osteoporosis. Virtually every woman will have osteoporosis to varying degrees after menopause. The severity will depend on factors like heredity and how much care you took of your body before the onset of menopause. Other factors which may increase your risk of getting osteoporosis include premature menopause, removal of the ovaries and/or uterus before the onset of menopause, smoking and some medications like asthma medicine.
Apart from lifestyle changes, one of the things you can do to limit the rte and amount of bone loss is by using calcium supplements.
Studies have been done on the relationship between calcium and osteoporosis and they have shown that calcium does make a difference in reducing osteoporosis, especially when it is combined with Vitamin D.
Preventing osteoporosis begins even before the onset of menopause. If you build up your bones by eating healthily and getting enough exercise, this makes your bones thicker so that when you eventually reach menopause, bone loss will have less serious consequences.
If you are going through or have already gone through menopause, you can still help yourself:
- Take 10000 to 12000mg of a calcium supplement with 400-600 IU of Vitamin D every day.
- Do weight-bearing exercise including walking and climbing stairs for 30 minutes about 3 times a week.
- Eat a diet that’s low in fat and high in fiber
Good article, but you left out the growing recognition that Vitamin D is also very important!
Fabulous info, so glad you shared it with us. Keep up the good work. It answers a lot of questions..
Women in their 40′s should be more aware of their health. Eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, drink milk, and do simple exercises everyday. I suggest a short visit to a physician before taking in vitamins and calcium supplements so that the appropriate dosage required by the body will be known. Thank you for this blog about menopause.
Hi.
As a professional naturopath I like to find other folks passing on their experiences with this condition and offering up sound advice. As coincidence would have it, I have just written an article similar to yours! Great minds!
Loved your blog, found you on SocialSpark, will be back again!
Craig Hitchens. B.HSc.
Hi.
As a professional naturopath I am all for good sound advice, but what I really like is for people to share what has worked for them. I like this article and as coincidience would have it, have not long ago written one on my blog that is similar….great minds hey!
Loved your blog and I will be recommending it to my readers.
Have a great day!
Craig Hitchens. B.HSc.