As you age, one of the dangers to your health is osteoporosis. This degenerative disease affects one third of all American women over the age of 60. While this is an alarming statistic, there are some steps you can take to prevent this disease from happening to you.

First things first. Before we talk about the treatment of osteoporosis, you need to understand a bit more about this disease. Women who are at risk of getting it are women:

• Over the age of 50
• Post-menopausal
• Family history of osteoporosis
• Small framed or thin
• Caucasian or Asian women
• Women who smoke
• Women who abuse alcohol
• Women who have a sedentary lifestyle
• Low calcium intake
• Women who entered menopause before the age of 45

If you suspect that you may be at risk for osteoporosis, symptoms of this disease include:

• Chronic back pain
• A history of broken bones
• A curving spine
• Loss of height

Understanding Osteoporosis

The normal procedure for protection against osteoporosis is after turning 50, your doctor prescribes an osteoporosis drug to slow the breakdown of your bones by allowing minerals to accumulate in the bone. On the surface, this sounds right. But wait. Increasing bone density is not the same as increasing bone strength. You need your bones to be strong not dense. Dense bones become brittle bones and brittle bones actual break more easily.

Instead of making your bones denser, let’s concentrate on natural treatment for osteoporosis.

Natural Treatment for Osteoporosis

Step #1 - Perform Weight-Bearing Exercise

By participating in weight-bearing exercise, you place tension and pressure on your bones. This stimulates bone formation, making your bones stronger.

Step #2 - Improve Your Nutrition

Eat healthy natural foods and use pharmaceutical grade vitamin supplements. The supplement should include calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamins D and K2 and Omega 3.

Step #3 - Reduce Stress

Stress not only takes its toll on you emotionally but on your body as well. Avoiding stress encourages bone repair.

Step #4 - Reduce Exposure to Chemicals and Allergens

Chemicals and allergens in your environment also cause your body stress and discourage bone repair.

Step #5 - Neutralize Your System

Eat more foods that are neutral and not acid-forming. This restores the pH balance in your body.

By following these five steps, you can naturally prevent yourself from becoming one of the many osteoporosis statistics. Take action and improve your lifestyle today for better health and better, stronger bones.