You don’t move enough
“Bone is a living tissue,” says Gareth Sneath, a physiotherapist with the Orthopaedic Therapy Clinic in Toronto. “So, subjecting them to physical stress during daily activities is important for maintaining their strength.” For bones, he says, “if you don’t use it, you lose it” is true.
Incorporating multiple sessions of weight-bearing exercises, balance training and strength training into your weekly routine is ideal for increasing bone mineral density and reducing your risk of osteoporosis, but even a daily brisk walk is better than nothing at all.
You consume too much salt
A 2013 study from Japan of 213 post-menopausal women showed that those who had a very high average sodium intake of 7,561 milligrams per day—more than three times the daily maximum amount recommended—were more than four times as likely to have a fracture as those with lower levels. That’s because as the kidneys excrete the sodium, calcium is drained from the bloodstream.
