Fernandina Beach Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Fernandina Beach women and men. They bring about pain and long recoveries. Fernandina Beach postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at greater risk of fractures, especially those who experience vitamin deficiencies. Fernandina Beach vitamin deficiencies are pretty [simple|easy]6] to test for and addressed with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic directs Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status checked and help them 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 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 measured in women over 50 years old and followed for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had fractures during this time. The number of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly related to fracture risk. (1) With respect to this report, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic notices the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND AVOID Fernandina Beach FRACTURES
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic 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, Fernandina Beach fracture risk may well be limited 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 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 had the strongest impact on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while vitamin B supplementation alone did not show a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture occurrence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did reveal 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 effectively changes HCy levels considered to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic considers all types of factors when directing patients in nutritional supplementation.
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Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic to correct any vitamin deficiencies and decrease your Fernandina Beach fracture risk!
