Weekly Wellness Tip
How to build better bones
Building strong bones when you’re young will help prevent
conditions like osteoporosis when you’re older. But whatever your
age, these steps will help your bone health:
Eat a calcium-rich diet. Consume foods such as low-fat or nonfat
dairy products, dark green vegetables, beans, and tofu.
Get your vitamin D. Foods with vitamin D include fortified
beverages and cereals, fatty fish, and eggs. For a dose of vitamin
D from the sun, in spring and summer expose your face and arms
to the sun for 15 minutes. If you’re out in the sun longer, wear
sunscreen.
Do weight-bearing activities. These include brisk walking, hiking,
dancing, yoga, tai chi, strength training, and others.
To find the level of vitamin D and calcium that’s right for you, go
to ghc.org and enter “calcium and vitamin D” in the search box.
This tip is provided by Group Health Physicians.
For information on all kinds of health topics,
visit the Group Health website at ghc.org.
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