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As with other parts of the body, bones also get older and may be weakened. As mentioned earlier in life and health, one of the most common diseases in the bones is osteoporosis and occurs more often in women. Here we have drugs that tend to prescribing physicians and other measures you can take to protect the health of your bones.

Remember what osteoporosis is and then talk of drugs that treat: it is a silent disease that affects the bones and occurs because the bones have less calcium deposits than they need, then weaken and become porous (for you can imagine, would look like a loofah).

It is said that osteoporosis is silent because they generally have no symptoms, unless you are very advanced. This means that you do not realize that you have and is usually detected when the problem already exists and there is a fracture (a broken) bone, typically in the hip, wrist or one or more vertebrae of the spine.

Currently, there are different types of medications that can help prevent and treat osteoporosis. Your doctor can tell you to take some if you perform a bone density test (which tells you how are your bones) and finds that your bones are weak and are likely to fracturarte.

By the way, before recommend these medicines, will determine that no other problems such as hyperparathyroidism, and so on. And it also should make sure that your vitamin D level in the blood is adequate and you are getting enough calcium (ideally in your food daily). When this is not possible, when calcium supplements are recommended. It’s harder to get vitamin D from food and is not recommended prolonged sun exposure, so it is often recommended vitamin D supplements (under medical supervision) when the level is below normal in the blood.

Also, do not forget about the importance of exercise, especially that includes weights. They have to be very heavy. In fact should never be more than 15 pounds or 6.8 kg. above your head if you already have osteoporosis. But the weight also strengthens your bones. Even activities like walking that puts the weight of your body, gardening are great.