OSTEOPOROSIS

OSTEOPOROSIS is not a calcium deficiency disease; it is a disease of excessive calcium loss.  In other words, you can take all the calcium supplements you want but if your diet and life style choices are unhealthy or you’re taking prescription drugs that cause you to lose calcium, you will still lose more calcium from your bones than you can take in through diet.  Some good food choices for calcium are snow peas; broccoli; leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, and beet and turnip greens; almonds; figs; beans nonfat milk; yogurt; and cottage cheese.  Don’t depend on milk to get your calcium. Milk has poor calcium to magnesium ratio.  Magnesium deficiency may be more common in women with osteoporosis than calcium deficiency.  Good sources of magnesium are whole grains; wheat brain. Leafy green veggies, nuts (almonds best).  Make your food count for your body!