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OSTEOPOROSIS

If you are 45 years old or younger and think that it's too early to start worrying, about osteoporosis , think again: The earlier you think about it, the better. Osteoporosis is 100 percent preventable.

Bank bone now

Bone up on calcium

Premenopausal women need at least 1000 milligrams of calcium a day. The best sources of calcium? Low fat dairy products. skim milk and part-skim mozarella cheese top the list.

Stay active

Incorporate activity into your lifestyle now.

Take a walk

Every woman should have a program that includes weight-bearing exercise.

Join a smoking-cessation program

Smoking cigarettes can lower estrogen levels.

Skip coffee and alcohol

Put both alcohol and caffeine on your no-no list. Both are diuretics that leech calcium from your bones.
Oct 08, 2008
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