Bone Boosters: Best Foods for Keeping Them Strong
Listen to older people talk and you often hear about someone who fell and broke their hip, arm, leg, or other bones. I visited a childhood friend recently and her arm was in a cast as she had fallen off her bicycle. But one doesn’t have to be old to break a bone. A relative was playing flag football, tripped due to a hole on the field, fell and broke her ankle. What foods can you add to your diet to boost bone health and to have stronger bones? What are some ways we can strengthen our bones? Diet: adequate intake of certain vitamins and minerals are needed for strong bones. Exercise: Weight-bearing activities like walking, running, and strength training are great for bone health. Lifting weights and strength training are 2 ways to “promote new bone growth and maintain existing bone structure”. What nutrients are essential for building and maintaining bone density? Calcium: almost everyone knows yo...