{"id":11116,"date":"2022-04-29T14:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/?p=11116"},"modified":"2022-04-29T20:35:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:35:58","slug":"womens-health-osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/womens-health-osteoporosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Health: Osteoporosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Osteoporosis is a bone disease that makes bones weaker and more\u00a0likely to break. Older women are most vulnerable to developing\u00a0osteoporosis. Their estrogen levels, which help protect bone\u00a0density, decline after menopause. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s recommended that\u00a0women 65 and older get bone mineral density tests to see if they\u00a0already have the disease or are at risk of getting it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bone mineral density test:<\/strong> A bone mineral density (BMD) test\u00a0measures how strong your bones are. A BMD test is advised for all\u00a0women ages 65 and older. Your doctor may also recommend it if\u00a0you are at high risk for osteoporosis. It\u2019s the only test that can tell\u00a0you if you have osteoporosis or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention tips:<\/strong> You can do a lot to help protect your bones. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, and stay physically active with weight-bearing activities<br \/>\nsuch as weight training, walking and climbing stairs.<\/li>\n<li>Stop smoking if you smoke, and know the risks of alcohol. Both can reduce bone mass.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a healthy weight. Being underweight can increase the risk of fracture and bone loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk to your doctor:<\/strong> At your next visit, ask your primary care provider about scheduling a bone density\u00a0test and what steps you can take to prevent weak bones and lower your risk for osteoporosis.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Check out this article for additional information &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/healthlibrary.healthnewengland.org\/health-library\/story\/a36515a5-6f9b-4355-8a78-abfd430298f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Osteoporosis: Battling Brittle Bones<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>(Sources: National Institutes of Health; National Osteoporosis Foundation)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osteoporosis is a bone disease that makes bones weaker and more\u00a0likely to break. Older women are most vulnerable to developing\u00a0osteoporosis. Their estrogen levels, which help protect bone\u00a0density, decline after menopause. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s recommended that\u00a0women 65 and older get bone mineral density tests to see if they\u00a0already have the disease or are at risk of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[952,978,1045,685,1044],"class_list":["post-11116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medicare","tag-bone-density","tag-bone-density-test","tag-bone-health","tag-osteoporosis","tag-womens-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/workout.jpg?fit=3296%2C1554&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-2Ti","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11116"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11118,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11116\/revisions\/11118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}