West Des Moines Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of West Des Moines women and men. They result in pain and long recoveries. West Des Moines postmenopausal women tend to be at higher risk of fractures, particularly those who have vitamin deficiencies. West Des Moines vitamin deficiencies are pretty easily tested for and addressed with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa guides West Des Moines 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 merrier? Not really when it comes to several vitamin deficiencies! A recent 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 of age and followed for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had 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) With respect to this report, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa notices that it’s important to check for vitamin deficiencies and deal with them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT West Des Moines FRACTURES
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa points out that the risk of fragility fractures is greater than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. 33% are at risk. Luckily, West Des Moines fracture risk can be curbed by healthy lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake 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 plus 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 had the strongest impact on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while vitamin B supplementation alone didn’t show a significant effect on osteoporotic fracture incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest effect. (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 appropriately modifies HCy levels considered to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa considers all sorts of factors when guiding patients in nutritional supplementation.
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