Sitka Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Sitka women and men. They bring about pain and long recoveries. Sitka postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at higher risk of fractures, particularly those who have vitamin deficiencies. Sitka vitamin deficiencies are pretty easily tested for and fixed with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka's help should testing divulge 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 diminish fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not really when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent study reported 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 recorded in women over 50 years old and followed for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures during this time. The number of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly associated with fracture risk. (1) Regarding this report, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka notes that it’s important to check for vitamin deficiencies and address them.
WHAT TO DO TO FIX VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT Sitka FRACTURES
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka notes 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 can 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 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 showed the strongest effect 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 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 thought to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka considers all sorts of factors when guiding patients in nutritional supplementation.
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