Prevention and care of osteoporosis
Primary osteoporosis includes osteoporosis in the elderly and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Bone mass in men and women begins to decline after the age of 35 to 40, and women lose far more bone mass than men after menopause, so the incidence of women is much higher than that of men. Osteoporosis is a common disease among middle-aged and elderly people, and it is a degenerative pathology. The decrease of estrogen secretion after menopause causes the loss of mineral content in bone and the onset of osteoporosis in elderly women; the decrease of intestinal calcium absorption function and the impairment of calcium metabolism in the elderly is also a major factor.
Clinical symptoms caused by osteoporosis include shortening of the trunk, hunchback, compression fracture, lumbar muscle spasm, low back pain, and fracture of limb bones, with femoral neck fracture being the most common.
Prevention: To maintain a good diet and lifestyle habits to keep bone mass relatively stable and reduce its loss.
Prescription
1, more sunshine, so that the skin vitamin D synthesis increased, conducive to the absorption of calcium.
2, moderate exercise, can improve the blood supply of bones, increase bone density.
3, eat more food containing calcium and protein. Milk and soy products contain more calcium, fish, chicken, beef rich in protein.
4, avoid smoking, alcohol.
5, the elderly should be careful with drugs, such as diuretics, tetracycline, isoniazid, anticancer drugs, prednisone, etc. can affect the metabolism of bone.
Degenerative osteoporosis is the basic law of bone development, growth and aging, but is affected by hormone regulation, nutritional status, physical factors (sunlight, weight), immune status (systemic physique, disease), genetics, lifestyle (smoking, alcohol, coffee, diet, exercise, mental and emotional), economic and cultural level, medical protection and other eight aspects, if you can strengthen the awareness of self-care early. Degenerative osteoporosis can be delayed and prevented if self-care awareness is enhanced early, good dietary and lifestyle habits are developed, and scientific intervention is actively carried out. Experts suggest that the daily intake of calcium should be about 1,300 mg for teenagers and 1,000 mg for adult women. And three meals should pay more attention to the following A prevention way –
1, from the daily diet to get protein, for bone formation and overall health are very important. Eat more foods that contain calcium and protein. Milk and soy products contain more calcium, fish, chicken, beef protein-rich.
2, drink more milk and consume dairy products.
3, eat less processed meat food, because sassafras @ food containing too much protein and phosphorus, will hinder the absorption of calcium.
4, low salt and low fat diet, because ^ high salt and fat, will affect the absorption of calcium.
5, vinegar helps the absorption of calcium, can be added to the food in moderation.
6, eat less sweet food, because the sugar will also affect the absorption of calcium
7, less alcohol, smoking, so as not to hinder the absorption of calcium.
8, the elderly should be careful with drugs, such as diuretics, tetracycline, isoniazid, prednisone, etc. can affect the metabolism of bone.
9, taking calcium drugs, and pay attention to maintain a balanced diet. Due to differences in personal constitution and the degree of absorption of nutrients, many people cannot achieve or even fall far short of the daily intake standard of calcium obtained from food. Doctors recommend that, under the premise of maintaining a reasonable diet, 500~1200 mg of calcium supplement medication can be taken daily, and the dosage should be taken according to the actual situation and follow medical advice.
In addition to attention to food, daily life, but also pay attention to the following health care –
1, more sunshine, so that the skin vitamin D synthesis increased, conducive to the absorption of calcium.
2, moderate exercise, can improve the blood supply of bones, increase bone density.
3, eat more food containing calcium and protein. Milk and soy products contain more calcium, fish, chicken, beef rich in protein.
4, avoid smoking, avoid alcohol.
5, maintain the correct posture, do not hunch over, so as not to increase the burden of bone catching wind.
6, do not often take the kneeling posture.
7, more than forty years old, should avoid engaging in too intense, too much negative gravity sports.
8, the elderly should be careful with drugs, such as diuretics, tetracycline, isoniazid, anticancer drugs, prednisone, etc. can affect the metabolism of bone.
9.Prevent all kinds of accidental injuries, especially falls that can easily cause fractures in the wrist and femur.
10.Regularly receive osteoporosis examination.
It is difficult to treat osteoporosis in old age, and sometimes the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation alone is not obvious. Therefore, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine should be used to treat the disease, depending on the individual, and give full play to the active role of diet therapy to supplement the deficiency and increase the deficiency, and regulate the bone metabolism to maintain it in a balanced condition, so as to achieve the purpose of recovery.