What is the best way to prevent osteoporosis?

It doubles the chance of bone loss and fractures by keeping the hormone estrogen in your body from working well. Avoid the “female athlete triad.” Women who exercise and train intensely can have three issues -- thin bones, lack of a menstrual cycle, and eating disorders. read more

Many of the things that raise your chances for osteoporosis are things you can’t change, like your genes, your age, and your sex. But that doesn’t mean you can’t prevent the disease. The things you do every day can be part of your plan to build strong bones. read more

The best way to prevent osteoporosis is to exercise and participate in bone building activity throughout life. Whenever you walk, run, or lift weights often, you put stress on the bones. This causes a reaction in the body. read more

In men, osteoporosis may be linked with a gradual age-related decline in testosterone levels. Testosterone replacement therapy can help improve symptoms of low testosterone, but osteoporosis medications have been better studied in men to treat osteoporosis and thus are recommended alone or in addition to testosterone. read more