Are Your Bones Getting Weaker After 60?
Osteoporosis is called the "silent thief." It does not hurt and cannot be felt — until the day a fall reveals it for the first time. After sixty, bones weaken faster. But bones are not something to surrender to age. There are daily habits that protect them. Why bones weaken after 60 With age, bone breaks down faster than it rebuilds. Women lose bone density sharply after menopause as estrogen drops, and men weaken gradually after seventy. Add too little exercise, too little calcium and vitamin D, smoking, and heavy drinking, and it goes faster. How to protect your bones One — get enough calcium. Dairy like milk, yogurt, and cheese, plus anchovies, tofu, and spinach are good sources. If food alone is not enough, supplements are an option — but talk with your doctor or pharmacist first. Two — vitamin D. Vitamin D helps calcium attach to bone. Sunlight makes it in the body, but after sixty the skin makes less. Pay extra attention in seasons with little sun, like a Utah w...