Top Five Foods To Prevent Osteoporosis

Dem Bones Dem Bones

The term ‘hip replacement’ is thrown around liberally these days and, if we’re being honest, a lot of people take it for granted as they trot over their sixtieth year.

Why does it happen? Well, by the time we’re thirty our body has stopped forming bone and has gone into maintenance mode. It does do what it can to repair any damage, but we have to give it the right tools to do the job. This means we need to do some kind of weight-bearing exercise and make sure we get enough calcium and vitamin D.

As we sail through the gates of menopause and into the winds of mature woman, our risk of osteoporosis increases with the decline of oestrogen. This becomes more of a risk if we’re small-boned, have had a diet poor in good nutrition, have led a party girl past with plenty of alcohol and nicotine or we’re just bloody unlucky.

The good news is, it’s preventable! So here’s an ‘at a glance’ chart of five foods you should be eating more of that you can stick on the fridge as a reminder. 

If you’re at risk of osteoporosis, I have a four-week meal plan and a yoga routine kicking about somewhere and it will give your body the tools it needs to start repairing any damage … or prevent it.

Let’s kick dem bones into touch … well, not literally of course.