Concord, NC Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Concord, NC women and men. They result in pain and long recoveries. Concord, NC postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at greater risk of fractures, particularly those who experience vitamin deficiencies. Concord, NC vitamin deficiencies are pretty easily tested for and addressed with Pure Chiropractic's help should testing divulge such deficiencies. Pure Chiropractic directs Concord, NC chiropractic patients who want to check their vitamin status with nutrition and address any deficiencies so as to reduce fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not really when it comes to several vitamin deficiencies! A recent study told that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies increased the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were measured in women over 50 years of age and tracked for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures during that time period. The total of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly related to fracture risk. (1) Regarding this report, Pure Chiropractic notices that it is important to check for vitamin deficiencies and deal with them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT Concord, NC FRACTURES
Pure Chiropractic notes that the risk of fragility fractures is higher than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. One in 3 are at risk. Luckily, Concord, NC fracture risk may well be controlled by healthy lifestyle changes like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake and not smoking. Vitamin supplementation including at least 1000 mg/day of calcium, 800 IU/day of vitamin D, and 1 gram/kilogram of body weight of protein in women over 50 is suggested. (2) Vitamin D plus calcium supplementation lessens the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by 30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4) reduced bone loss. Menaquinone-4 demonstrated the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while vitamin B supplementation alone did not show a significant effect on osteoporotic fracture occurrence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest impact. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine levels and vascular disease seemed to benefit more from vitamin B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin B appropriately modifies HCy levels thought to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Pure Chiropractic examines all sorts of factors when directing patients in nutritional supplementation.
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