How can you boost your bone strength and joint health?
Do you ever even think about the health of your joints or strength of your bones? Younger people may not but recent articles in Runner’s World and Bicycling.com brings these important topics to younger and older readers. Why would younger people be interested in these topics? My daughter recently was pleased to tell us she and her husband will be running a 10K this year. This is quite the goal for her as she broke her ankle a few years ago. I advised her to beef up her bone strength and sent her an article on boosting bone strength. Older people are concerned about bone strength and joint health because of fear of broken bones and aching joints. What are some foods and nutrients that promote bone strength and healthy joints? Calcium – Almost all the students I have taught know that calcium is needed for good bones. But when they analyzed their diets, they were often low and sometimes really low in calcium. ...