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Apart from calcium, mineral supplements
include magnesium, boron and zinc, all of which help maintain robust
bones. Zinc stimulates the bone-forming cells called osteoblasts to work
harder. These mineral supplements should preferably be taken together
with calcium preparations.
Lack
of exercise is a risk factor for osteoporosis. During exercise,
particularly weight-bearing exercise, the bones is stimulated to retain
the calcium and repair itself well. Good exercises for the prevention of
osteoporosis are brisk walking, weight training, moderate gardening,
dancing, impact aerobics or general exercises at the gym. Some gym offer
special exercises for osteoporosis.
Weight bearing exercise is best. If you
don't have time to go to the gym, do some basic weight lifting at home
using books or tins of food. Try leg and arm exercises involving
pushing, pulling or holding against gravity.
Homocysteine, the amino acid implicated
in the development of heart disease, is also blamed for causing bone
destruction, by blocking the formation and repair of collagen within the
bone tissue. Folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements may help prevent
this.
Complementary treatments of
osteoporosis are:
- yoga (weight-bearing postures)
- Ayurvedic treatments with sesame
oil, ginger and sugar
- magnetic therapy to increase bone
strength
- light therapy to help the body
produce the vitamin D needed for strong bones
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