Help Your Bones Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

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December 21,  2011

ANNOUNCER:

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN THE U.S. TODAY, 10 MILLION PEOPLE, 8 MILLION OF WHICH ARE WOMEN,  HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS, A BONE-WEAKENING DISEASE. 

WINTER WEATHER AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON CAN PRESENT CHALLENGES FOR THOSE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN AGED 50 OR OLDER TO LEARN HOW THEY CAN MAINTAIN HEALTHY BONES LEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR. 

BARBARA DEHN, A REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER, DISCUSSES HOW TO PRESERVE BONE HEALTH DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

BARBARA DEHN:

“People with osteoporosis should be extra vigilant about falling in inclement weather during the winter months. Women can take extra precautions to avoid suffering an osteoporotic fracture. It’s also important to be more mindful of proper nutritional intake while indulging on holiday foods to ensure you receive appropriate amounts of calcium and vitamin D. Post-menopausal women with osteoporosis should see a doctor regularly and take osteoporosis medications as prescribed.”

ANNOUNCER:

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING BONE HEALTH, MAKE SURE TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR OR VISIT NOF.ORG. I’M GAYLE HUMPHREY.