How to Treat Osteoporosis Using Natural Remedies

Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones, making them vulnerable to fracture anywhere in the body. Keeping active helps to prevent its onset. Read this article to find out how you can treat and prevent osteoporosis.

Instructions

1. CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE:

   To avoid the risk of osteoporosis, encourage children to take regular weight-bearing exercise and rink plenty of milk. Calcium and vitamin D supplements are also recommended in older women, either through the diet or prescribed tablets. Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.

2. EXERCISE:

   Try to continue taking regular exercise to improve muscle tone and bulk.

   Walking, golf, tennis, badminton, bowling, ballroom, or disco dancing is a great insurance policy

3. NUTRITION:

   The key to avoiding osteoporosis is building strong bones.

   The diet of all at risk of osteoporosis should be rich in foods that contain calcium, vitamin D, bioflavonoid, vitamin K, and magnesium. For calcium, eat plenty of low-fat diary products, nuts, beans, and canned sardines. For vitamin D, eat eggs and oily fish. You can get lots of vitamin C and bioflavonoid from citrus fruit, blackcurrants, bilberries, blueberries, and blackberries. For vitamin K, eat spinach, broccoli, and cabbage. Eat tofu, almonds, and cashews for their magnesium.

4. HERBAL REMEDIES:

   Drink a daily tea containing stinging nettles, alfalfa, and sage and take two teaspoons of horsetail juice in water three times a day. Chinese angelica also provides nourishment and is becoming more widely available in tablets from health-food stores.

5. AROMATHERAPY:

   The following oils can help with osteoporosis:

   Fennel
   Rosemary
   Black Pepper
   Lavender
   Roman Chamomile
   Marjoram
   Benzoin

   Use the oils in baths, or in bowls of warm water. They can also be massaged into the skin. DO not use rosemary or fennel if you have high blood pressure or epilepsy.

6. PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS:

   Avoid anything that increases the risk of eliminating, or causing the poor absorption, of calcium. Too much protein, too much sugar, excessive amounts of refined carbohydrates, too much salt, alcohol, and lots of soft drinks all increase the body's loss of calcium.

   Coffee and caffeine should be taken in modest amounts.

   You should eat more oily fish and take good vitamin D and calcium supplements.