Fractures are enemies of Sitka women and men.
They bring about pain and long recoveries. Sitka
postmenopausal women tend to be at higher
risk of fractures, especially those who experience
vitamin deficiencies. Sitka vitamin deficiencies are pretty
easily tested for and addressed with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka directs
Sitka chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status
checked 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 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 taken
in women over 50 years old 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) In light of this report, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka notices the importance of
checking for vitamin deficiencies
and deal with them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT
Sitka FRACTURES
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka points out that the risk of fragility
fractures is more than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal
women. One in 3 are at risk. Luckily, Sitka
fracture risk may well be controlled by healthy
lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing
exercise, limited alcohol consumption 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 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)
decreased bone loss. Menaquinone-4 had
the strongest impact on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while
supplementing with vitamin B alone did not
demonstrate 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 seemed to benefit more from vitamin
B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin
B appropriately modifies HCy levels considered
to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka examines
all kinds of factors when guiding patients in
nutritional supplementation.
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Schedule a Sitka chiropractic visit with
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to tackle any vitamin deficiencies and lessen
your Sitka fracture risk!