Can Osteoporosis be cured?

 

Osteoporosis is a medical condition, in which the bone tends to become fragile and brittle, due to the loss of tissue, which results in the changes in hormones and deficiency of vitamin D and calcium. The main cause of Osteoporosis is the lack of certain hormones, particularly androgen in men and estrogen in women. Women, who are older than 60 years of age, are most frequently diagnosed with this disease. Woman’s risk of Osteoporosis is due to Menopause, which reduces the estrogen levels. Osteoporosis causes thinning bones, which results in painful fractures. Risk factors for Osteoporosis are smoking, aging, being female, menopause, low body weight, some medications, and low sex hormones.

Osteoporosis can be treated and prevented with exercise, vitamin D, calcium, osteoporosis medications. The bones like wrist, spine and hip are most likely to break, although all bones are affected by this disease. Some warning signs to recognize that, you may have Osteoporosis are- a bone, that breaks easily unexpected, a stooped posture, loss of height over time, back pain which is caused due to fractured or collapsed vertebra in your back. The bones of human body are usually densest, in the age of 30. However Osteopenia is the first stage of osteoporosis, is when bones are weaker than normal but not so far that they can break easily.

Foods to avoid when you have osteoporosis are alcohol, caffeine, wheat bran, soda, red meat, salt, liver and fish liver oil. Foods to eat when you have osteoporosis are nuts like brazil nuts and almonds, types of fish like sardines with bones and canned salmon, dairy products like calcium fortified cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, and milk, green leafy vegetables like mustard greens, dried figs, broccoli, turnip greens, kale and collard greens. Some exercises to control osteoporosis are gardening, low-impact aerobics, stair climbing, dancing, elliptical training machines, and walking. Maintaining good health with walking, healthy diet reduces the danger of osteoporosis.