Things that are bad for your bones

Keeping your bones strong and healthy may not be on the top of your wellness list… but it should be! After all, bones are responsible for many important functions including movement, organ protection and support for the rest of your body. Healthy, strong bones are key to leading long, healthy, active and independent lives.

So, what all you do to take care of your bones? A majority of people start taking care of their bone health only when they are diagnosed with conditions like osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

Therefore, to prevent your bones from degenerating, take care of your lifestyle right from the beginning and don’t wait for the dreading symptoms to crop up!

Here are a few things which can cause harm to your bones:

• Smoking:

  Smoking reduces the blood supply to the bones and many other body tissues. The nicotine in cigarettes slows the production of bone-producing cells, called osteoblasts. It decreases the body's absorption of calcium, which is necessary for vital cellular functions and bone health. It also affects the balance of hormones, including estrogen, which is needed to build and maintain a strong skeleton in women and men.

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• Alcohol:

  Calcium is best friends to your bones and alcohol the enemies! Excessive alcohol interferes with the absorption of calcium and vitamin D in your body. Alcohol also decreases estrogen levels which slows down bone remodeling and leads to bone loss. Some studies suggest that there is an increase in two potentially damaging bone hormones, cortisol and parathyroid hormone, which results in decreased bone formation, increased bone breakdown, and drain calcium from your bones.

• Excessive salt:

  Do you have a habit of adding more salt to your food once it is served on the dining table? If your answer is yes, please stop. Because the more salt you eat, the more calcium you lose. This doesn’t mean that you need to completely cut down salt from your food but aim for less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day.

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• Inactivity:

  Been a couch potato the entire life? Never exercised? Do you spend almost 9-12 hours sitting in the office chair? Don’t be shocked but you’re more prone to getting bone diseases than people who have an active lifestyle. It has been found in a research study that youngsters in their 30s who broke their bones during regular day-to-day activities, represented bones of a senior citizen due to sedentary lifestyle.

• Lack of Calcium & Vitamin D:

  Vitamin D allows your body to absorb calcium. Calcium is necessary for building healthy, strong bones. Without enough vitamin D and calcium, bones may not form properly in childhood and can lose mass, become weak, and break easily in adulthood. Even if you get enough calcium in your diet, your body will not absorb that calcium if you don’t get enough vitamin D.

• Underweight or Overweight:

  Too heavy? Too thin? Both can increase your risk of getting bone diseases. Low body weight may increase your risk for low bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis. One study looked at BMD in 1,767 premenopausal women and found that 24 percent of women with a BMI of 18.5 or lower had a low BMD. Only 9.4 percent of participants with a BMI higher than 18.5 had low BMD. Extra weight may place extra pressure on your joints and cartilage (the hard but slippery tissue that covers the ends of your bones at a joint), causing them to wear away.

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Think of your bones as a savings account. There is only as much bone density in your account as you deposit!

At Dr Batra’s, we have treated thousands of cases related to bone health issues with safe and effective homeopathic medicines. They not only give you long-lasting results but treat your illness without causing any side-effects. For more information, you can call us on this number 9033001642 or book an appointment with us: https://www.drbatras.com/book-an-appointment