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Ten ways to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis.

‘Tis the season for resolutions and commitments to healthier living. In this blog post by Monica Paz, MS, CN, FNLP ask us what it would take for us to make changes to ensure better health? What catalyst would we need to do that thing that we can’t imagine doing, no matter how much someone paid us, to shift our paradigm to take control of our health? For Monica it was seeing how as she got older, she felt worse and was not able to shake that feeling of malaise, low energy and brain fog.

Chronic illness affects millions of Americans but as Monica points out, you don’t have to wait for it to knock on your door to start making small sustainable changes to improve your health right now.

In this blog post Monica outlines ten simple changes to improve bone density and overall health.

  1. Avoid carbonated beverages.
  2. Limit High protein intake.
  3. Improve digestion.
  4. Limit Caffeine.
  5. Know your Vitamin D status.
  6. Choose foods that are good sources of calcium, vitamin D, magnesium and vitamin K.
  7. Avoid alcohol.
  8. Stop smoking.
  9. Hormonal balance.
  10. Manage stress.

For a more in depth look at the 10 changes you can make right now to start reducing inflammation and chronic disease, including osteoporosis click here.