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• Not only do your bones protect your internal organs and hold your body upright, but they also store precious minerals that serve you in innumerable ways.
• Until recently, many of us took our bones for granted as a reliable and powerful part of our bodies.
• But within the past several years osteoporosis - the condition of having porous, low-density bones that are capable of spontaneously breaking and crumbling - has become a household word.
• Now osteoporosis is considered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be a major public health threat.
• In the United States today, ten million people are estimated to have the disease, of whom eight million are women.
• The NIH also estimates that 34 million more people may have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis.
• A DEXA test gives you a T-score, which is a measurement of your bone density compared with that of women who are at peak bone density.
• It is well known that building your bones begins early in life, but it is never too late to create strong bones with exercise.
• One of the great things about eating the Naturally Healthy Diet that I recommend in my book Natural Choices for Women's Health is that, time and again, the foods that are good for one aspect of your health prove to be beneficial to every part of your body.
• Many women today who are concerned about their bone health take vitamins and mineral supplements in addition to eating a diet that supports healthy bones.
• Most of the research on supplements for bone health is centered on calcium and vitamin D, but many other vitamins and minerals are also important for bone health.
• The recommended dose is 45 mg a day.
• Strontium, a naturally occurring mineral, has been found to inhibit the breakdown of bone and stimulate the formation of new bone.

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