any areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercise

How many times have you heard it said, My poor grandmother fell down and broke her hip. She never recovered, and now she is dead. Certainly, this is a major tragedy, but a preventable one in most cases. Osteoporosis ( bone strength is weakened by the bones becoming porous and less dense) comes with aging. The condition is more prevalent among women than men. Your bone become frail and brittle and are broken more easily than when you were younger. If you are in the 50 year or older range, it would be a good idea to have your medical practitioner set a bone density scan for you. The procedure is non-invasive and relatively short.

So why go through theses skeletal problems? Don't, you do not have to. It is just a matter of knowledge and following through on it. As you probably know, bone building, bone density, and bone health is mainly due to the mineral calcium. Your body has to keep the calcium uptake into your bones higher than the calcium loss. Now that we know this, How do we get the calcium in our body into our bones?

First, are you getting enough calcium in your diet? Chances are you are not. You can take calcium supplements. But there are many people taking calcium supplements who still end up with weak, porous bones to some degree. Why? You need to take calcium supplement that also has vitamin D in it. Unfortunately, there are many calcium supplements on the market that do not have vitamin D in it, even medical science tells us that for calcium absorption into the bones you must take it along with vitamin D. So read the label on calcium supplement bottles, and if it doesn't contain vitamin D put it back on the shelf and look for another.

There is an excellent source of vitamin D. The source is sunlight. But in many areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercises

younger. If you are in the 50 year or older range, it would be a good idea to have your medical practitioner set a bone density scan for you. The procedure is non-invasive and relatively short.

So why go through theses skeletal problems? Don't, you do not have to. It is just a matter of knowledge and following through on it. As you probably know, bone building, bone density, and bone health is mainly due to the mineral calcium. Your body has to keep the calcium uptake into your bones higher than the calcium loss. Now that we know this, How do we get the calcium in our body into our bones?

First, are you getting enough calcium in your diet? Chances are you are not. You can take calcium supplements. But there are many people taking calcium supplements who still end up with weak, porous bones to some degree. Why? You need to take calcium supplement that also has vitamin D in it. Unfortunately, there are many calcium supplements on the market that do not have vitamin D in it, even medical science tells us that for calcium absorption into the bones you must take it along with vitamin D. So read the label on calcium supplement bottles, and if it doesn't contain vitamin D put it back on the shelf and look for another.

There is an excellent source of vitamin D. The source is sunlight. But in many areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercise

r body has to keep the calcium uptake into your bones higher than the calcium loss. Now that we know this, How do we get the calcium in our body into our bones?

First, are you getting enough calcium in your diet? Chances are you are not. You can take calcium supplements. But there are many people taking calcium supplements who still end up with weak, porous bones to some degree. Why? You need to take calcium supplement that also has vitamin D in it. Unfortunately, there are many calcium supplements on the market that do not have vitamin D in it, even medical science tells us that for calcium absorption into the bones you must take it along with vitamin D. So read the label on calcium supplement bottles, and if it doesn't contain vitamin D put it back on the shelf and look for another.

There is an excellent source of vitamin D. The source is sunlight. But in many areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercise

s vitamin D in it. Unfortunately, there are many calcium supplements on the market that do not have vitamin D in it, even medical science tells us that for calcium absorption into the bones you must take it along with vitamin D. So read the label on calcium supplement bottles, and if it doesn't contain vitamin D put it back on the shelf and look for another.

There is an excellent source of vitamin D. The source is sunlight. But in many areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercise

any areas of the country you can't depend on the sun being out for any amount of times.

Next, you should do some weight bearing exercise. Working out with weights is one way. Use light weight and a program (many are available on the internet, books, and magazines), especially never used weights before. Also, they may not seem like it, but walking, jogging, dancing, hiking and racquet sports fall in this category. All these exercises force muscles to work. The muscles put pressure on the skeletal system. This pressure causes calcium uptake into the bones to make the bones stronger to handle the extra stress. The key is on all these exercises, is to start slow and gradually increase the amount of exercise for best results. And many of theses exercises can be done outdoors, in the sunshine -a natural source of vitamin D.

Your physician can prescribe medications to increase bone density. Some of which you only have to take once a week, and others only on a monthly basis. But these medications can have harsh side effects, especially on your gastrointestinal tract. Ladies, if you are post-menopausal and you are taking estrogens, you already have an advantage as these female hormones help in bone density. Discuss these options with your health care professional, if you feel it is necessary.

On the other hand, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can be detrimental to bone density.

So, be sensible,take a calcium supplement with vitamin D and exercise for 30 minutes at least 3 times a week. Be and feel strong and healthy.