Life Saving Tips IV
PROTECT YOUR BONES
Osteoporosis makes bones brittle and apt to break, but there may be ways of preventing it, or at least staving it off.
1. Postmenstrual women at increased risk for osteoporosis, should consider having a bone mineral density (BMD) test.
2. If you’re postmenstrual and your bone mass is low, talk to your doctor about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and raloxifene (Evista), a new “designer estrogen” that may also help prevent osteoporosis.
Life Saving Tips by: Sandra Gordon
