Juneau Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Juneau women and men. They bring about pain and long recoveries. Juneau postmenopausal women tend to be at higher risk of fractures, especially those who have vitamin deficiencies. Juneau vitamin deficiencies are pretty easily tested for and fixed with Aurora Chiropractic Center's help should testing divulge such deficiencies. Aurora Chiropractic Center guides Juneau chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status evaluated and help them any deficiencies so as to lessen fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not really when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A new study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies raised the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were recorded in women over 50 years old and tracked for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had fractures during this time. 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, Aurora Chiropractic Center notices the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND AVOID Juneau FRACTURES
Aurora Chiropractic Center notes that the risk of fragility fractures is greater than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. One in 3 are at risk. Luckily, Juneau fracture risk may well be controlled by healthy lifestyle changes like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake and no 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 recommended. (2) Vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduces the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by 30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4) decreased bone loss. Menaquinone-4 demonstrated the strongest impact on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while supplementing with vitamin B alone didn’t demonstrate a significant effect on osteoporotic fracture incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest impact. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine levels and vascular disease appeared to benefit more from vitamin B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin B appropriately changes HCy levels thought to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Aurora Chiropractic Center examines all kinds of factors when directing patients in nutritional supplementation.
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