How to take care of osteoporosis

       1.What should be noted in the treatment of osteoporosis in the elderly? What are the misconceptions to be avoided? Please give examples.  There are several treatments for osteoporosis in the elderly: (1) Reasonable diet: supplement calcium, vitamin D, vitamin C. For example, do not eat vegetarian food alone, but supplement milk, eggs, meat, fish, shrimp, cod liver oil, etc.  (2) Appropriate exercise: at least half an hour of activity every day, and weight-bearing exercise is preferred, such as walking, playing gateball, etc.  (3) Apply medication: calcium tablets, vitamin D3, bisphosphonates, fluoride, female application of estrogen, calcitonin, etc.  (4) Severe cases can be treated surgically: fractures occur.  Myth 1: Osteoporosis is a matter for the elderly and has nothing to do with young people.  Attention should be paid to the development of healthy habits during adolescence to accumulate sufficient bone savings (equivalent to deposits in the bank) in order to ensure consumption in old age and reduce the risk factors for osteoporosis.  Myth 2: What to eat to make up for it, and bone soup is preferred for calcium supplementation.  There is no scientific basis for the claim that what you eat is good for you. Animal bones contain the same calcium as human bones, but it is difficult to dissolve in water. Someone has done a test, with 5 kg of pork bones plus 5 kg of water, simmered in the pressure cooker for 10 hours, the result of a bowl of bone broth in the calcium content of only 10 mg, less than a bag of milk calcium content of 20 minutes. Therefore, drinking bone broth cannot solve the need of calcium supplementation for osteoporosis patients. At the same time, bone broth has a lot of fat dissolved in the bone, which can lead to other health problems when consumed regularly. The important thing in the dietary treatment of osteoporosis is to diversify the diet and focus on the intake of calcium-rich foods, such as milk, tofu, shrimp skin, nori, etc.  Myth 3: It is too late to treat osteoporosis in the elderly.  After people reach 30 years old, they should pay attention to calcium supplementation throughout their lives. When they are young, they do not necessarily take medicine, but mainly through exercise and diet. When there is a decrease in bone density or osteoporosis, medication should be administered to delay the loss of bone mass, reduce pain, and prevent the occurrence of falls and fractures. As long as they receive regular treatment, they can be effective no matter when, and the elderly can greatly improve the quality of life in their later years.  Myth 4: The more calcium you take, the better.  Older people aged 60 years or older need to consume 800 mg of calcium per day. Excessive calcium supplementation does not turn bones, but can cause complications. The safest and most effective way to supplement calcium is to strengthen the intake of calcium in the daily diet, pay attention to a healthy lifestyle, drink less coffee and cola, and do not smoke and drink alcohol. In addition to this, sun exposure and outdoor exercise are also beneficial to calcium absorption and utilization. Patients with declining bone density or osteoporosis should be treated under the guidance of a doctor and should not overdose on calcium supplements.  Myth 5: Many patients believe that as long as they take enough calcium, their osteoporosis should improve, or at least should not be further aggravated. This is incorrect. Comprehensive treatment is necessary, and drugs alone are not enough.  2.How should osteoporosis in the elderly be prevented? What are the misconceptions in daily health care that need to be guarded against?  In addition to medication, elderly patients with osteoporosis should pay attention to preventing falls, bruises and bumps, the purpose of which is to prevent fractures from occurring. In addition, it is very important to enhance nutrition, sufficient sunlight exposure, quit smoking and alcohol, and exercise properly.  3.It is said that in order to live a long and healthy life, we must “control our mouth and open our legs”, so what do elderly people need to pay attention to in terms of daily diet? What are the best recipes to recommend to them?  First of all, we should choose foods with high calcium and protein content, such as ribs, eggs, beans and soy products, shrimp, dairy products, kelp, sea vegetables, cheese, celery, fungus, citrus, etc.  Second, appropriate supplementation of vitamin (vitamin food) D, or increase sun exposure and exercise.  Again, you should eat more vegetables (vegetable food) and fruits (fruit food) to ensure sufficient vitamin C. Change the daily bad eating habits. The main thing is to reduce the intake of animal protein, salt and sugar, and try to use less beverages and processed foods that contain too much magnesium and phosphorus. At the same time, caffeine, cigarettes and alcoholism also cause calcium loss, so they should be avoided in daily life.  4.Is it true that elderly patients with osteoporosis cannot exercise? If so, how to exercise healthily?  (1) Lack of exercise in osteoporosis will only further aggravate the osteoporosis, so it is necessary to take some exercise according to the ability.  (2) Exercise also reduces low back pain in osteoporosis patients, which is probably related to the fact that exercise increases blood supply to the low back and promotes the release of analgesic substances such as beta endorphins in the body.  (3) Small amount of exercise, more often. If you are a little older, you can consider carrying your pet to exercise, walk the birds, skate the dog, both exercise, but not because of boring and reduce the amount of exercise. First, the amount of walking, jogging, tai chi, gymnastics, etc., the amount of exercise from small to large, step by step. The second is persistent. Third, self-protection.