Bone Health for Women From Youth to Advanced Age
Due to having a different hormone balance, women have different bone health needs than men, and these needs vary as women grow older. Dr. Caroline Williams DC, CFMP, ACN of Native Sun Nutrition & Functional Medicine is here to guide you through what women’s bones need at every stage of life.
General Bone Health Needs
Bone health is affected by what you eat, how much you exercise, the type of exercise, stress levels and even how much you sleep. Your bones love a healthy diet packed with fresh fruits and vegetables, drinking enough water every day, and healthy protein sources. Adequate sleep helps ensure good bone density
What your bones don’t love is a diet packed with processed food, like fast food and frozen meals. Such food is hard to digest, devoid of nutrients, has more chemicals, preservatives, additives and whatnot than actual nutritious food. Poor sleep and chronically high stress levels make it hard for your body to keep your bones strong and full of calcium.
Dr. Williams can evaluate your diet and help you meet your nutritional needs through both diet and good whole food supplementation. She has a wealth of information for you to draw from on her website to help you understand how your diet affects not only your bones, but also your overall health, which also helps you understand the personal health recommendations she gives you.
Another thing you need to consider for the sake of your bones no matter your age is the use of pharmaceutical drugs. Please take all drugs into careful consideration with your physician, weighing the risks versus benefits. Many drugs are known to negatively impact bone health.
Bone Health Needs In Your 20s and 30s
Nutritionally, you’ll want to focus on a whole food diet while minimizing your intake of fast food and preservatives. Also, get regular exercise 3-5 times a week. Dr. Williams will guide you through what foods are actually healthy and which are not since many foods are advertised as good for you when in reality they offer little nutritional value. As a former figure competitor, Dr. Williams can also help you build a health exercise routine for your bones.
Bone Health Needs in Your 40s
Come your forties, it becomes highly important to moderate alcohol consumption. You don’t have to give it up completely, but you do want to be mindful. And when it comes to exercise, you’ll want to increase weight bearing exercises to help preserve bone density. Utilizing lab testing, Dr. Williams can help you determine your nutritional needs, and once again she’s there to help optimize your fitness routine.
Bone Health Needs in Your 50s and Beyond
Once again, keep alcohol consumption to a minimum. At this age, you need to carefully exercise five days a week while maintaining weight bearing exercise. Cardio isn’t enough. Weight bearing exercise cues your body to preserve bone mass and density. Dr. Williams will work with you to ensure your nutritional needs are met and help you modify your fitness routines.
Take the First Step to a Healthy Lifestyle Today
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