Book contents
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- 13 Protect Your Bones throughout Your Life
- 14 Why Your Bladder, Kidney, and Perineal Health Matters
- 15 Maintaining Your Blood (Cardiovascular) System
- 16 Our Muscles throughout the Lifespan
- 17 The Wonderful World of Microbiota and the Value of the Mediterranean Diet
- 18 What Happens to the Immune System as We Age?
- 19 The Problem of Pain in Older Adults
- 20 Don’t Give In and Live with Pain
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
13 - Protect Your Bones throughout Your Life
from Part II - Caring For Your Body
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2023
- The Gift of Aging
- Reviews
- Additional material
- The Gift of Aging
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Map and Compass
- Part I Caring For Your Mind
- Part II Caring For Your Body
- 13 Protect Your Bones throughout Your Life
- 14 Why Your Bladder, Kidney, and Perineal Health Matters
- 15 Maintaining Your Blood (Cardiovascular) System
- 16 Our Muscles throughout the Lifespan
- 17 The Wonderful World of Microbiota and the Value of the Mediterranean Diet
- 18 What Happens to the Immune System as We Age?
- 19 The Problem of Pain in Older Adults
- 20 Don’t Give In and Live with Pain
- Part III Caring For Yourself and Your Family
- Part IV Caring For Your Soul
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Elizabeth’s Original Mediterranean Diet Recipes
- Index
Summary
What is the ideal way to build strong bones? When young, run, jump, play. Drink milk. When adults, get a healthy quantity of calcium and vitamin D. Six important actions for building strong bones explained. Exercise, Vitamin D. Calcium. Limit alcohol and tobacco. For women, when 65, get bone density test to check for osteoporosis. Prevent falls. Check medications. Falls are the number one injury-related cause of fatality for people over 65. Tai chi can reduce the risk of falls by 60%!
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- The Gift of AgingGrowing Older with Purpose, Planning and Positivity, pp. 87 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023