i have an aunt that is 72 years old she has osteoporosis.How can we at home increase her her bone density & en
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Don't give her fizzy drinks... The acid in them contributes to osteoporosis.
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just be there for her. it is hard seeing our grandparents bedridden and weak. talk with her. my grandmother lived until she was 98 (my dad mother). don't listen to the first answer. that is a nasty thing to say to anyone. my grandmother would tell me stories about when she was a little girl and tell me things when I was younger. let her tell you things about when she was young. they are things you would never forget. remember grandma did not have a tv or radio or bathrooms in the house. we have color tv and radio and indoor bathrooms. and another thing kiss her and hug her and let her know you love her.
509183
I am not a doctor, but my grandmothers fingers fused together because she had too much calcium. She needed to be opperated.
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First of all, be patient. It's not easy, but try to imagin what is like for her to be in that position. Mostly if she is just 42.\nNow, it would be great if you can help her to come up with something that she can work in from home. For example: create an online bussines. It doesn't have to be big, you know. Or, see if there are any opening for columnists at your local paper. Something she could do from home and that can bring her benefits and ease her mind.\nShe could also create a support group for people with health issues like her. Maybe even a blog. These are just ideas.\nAs for you, with her desease, try to be with her: pay attention to when her doctor appointments are, the medicines she should take and when. Listen to her, ask what the doctors said, what does she believes she could do. Try to entertain her: rent a movie, cook her a yummy meal, help her clean up around. It's not an easy situation, but good stuff can come up from there!\nGood luck!
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All of my relatives from the generation before mine (Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents) died at relatively young ages.  Mostly in their 60's and early 70's from complications of such things as diabetes, high blood pressure and the like.  My mother on the other hand was diagnosed with diabetes at in her early 40's and has taken extremely good care of herself always watching what she ate.  While everyone else simply dropped dead over the years she is still here.  She has alzhiemers and is suffering miserably.  It is horrible to watch what she is going through.  I think of my uncles and aunts that ate what they wanted, smoked and drank until they just fell over, then I think of my mother's horrible suffering in her old age.  I am now middle aged and it is time for me to make some decisions that may decide the length of my life.  In weighing my options I'm beginning to lean towards enjoying everything life has to offer and leaving the end up to the fates.  At least I'll get good lasagna and if I have to go, well I'll go.  I'm not so sure I want to live a long, long life, now that I've seen the results of keeping your body healthy longer than your mind can last.  I would like to live as long as I can be relatively healthy.  I would not mind living in a nursing home if family came to see me regularly and I could keep my mind active.  I would not want to live with my children.  I don't want them to go through that for me, even if they want to.
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Having the RDA of calcuim is a first step. Also calcium is more readily absorded in the presense of Vitamin D, so get a little bit of sun (10 - 15 minutes/day is sufficient). Finally do some weight bearing exercise. The training response will induce stronger bones, connective tissue, and muscles in the area targeted by the exercise.
1028168
It is when the density of your bone degenerates.  Added calcium (Tums is a good calcium supplement) will help to prevent further degeneration.
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My husband has the same cancer as your father, but I think his might be more advanced that your dad's.  My husband is 63 years old.  He is taking the same treatments as your dad, but also a bone strengthener intravenously once every 4 weeks.  The bone strengthener is called Zometa, and this treatment takes about 30 minutes each time.  He also had 5 radiation treatments to his spine which helped greatly with pain control.  \n\nOnce cancer has spread beyond the prostate it can't be cured, but it can often be controlled for several years.  It sounds like my husband has many more spots of cancer in his bones than your dad does, and we are hopeful that he will have at least a few years.  The most important thing for your dad is to not break a bone - cancer in the bones makes them very brittle.  In addition to the intravenous bone strengtheners my husband takes calcium and Vitamin D every day - prescribed by the cancer specialist.  He takes very strong pain meds also.  \n\nThe day will come when the hormone treatments will stop working.  When that happens there is some research that suggests some chemotherapy drugs can give the person a few more months of life.  The overall life expectancy at this stage tends to be up to three years, but every individual is different and responds differently to treatment.  It will be affected by your dad's health otherwise, his strength in fighting this, his attitude, and his will to live.\n\nBe strong yourselves and take care of yourselves.  You need to take care of you in order to help him.  I have learned that.  It sounds like he is getting good care.  Ask about the need for bone strengtheners.  Also, good nutrition is very important in figthing cancer.  Make sure he eats a healthy diet, low in fat particularly.  Try to keep a positive outlook, and now is the time to live each day as if it is your last.  Life becomes precious when we realize it is on a timer.  Take care, and God bless.
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It is well established that estrogen replacement during menopause protects bone mass and helps protect against the risk of osteoporotic fractures. The accelerated bone loss during menopause has little relationship to the amount of calcium intake. After age 60, however, the proper attention to calcium intake is very important and has been shown to increase bone density. An important study published in 1992 showed that elderly women who took supplemental dietary calcium (with vitamin D) had a 30% less fractures (including hip fractures) than similar women who did not take supplemental calcium. When these investigators looked at these women again 3 years later, they still had a significantly less rate of fractures, and, they had a 15 % decreased chance of death. Most endocrinologists feel that the use of calcium supplements are safe (and inexpensive) and recommend it to most (all?) elderly men and women unless specific contraindications exist. it helps to take calcium with vitman d in them ..
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all you can do is keep low sodium stuff in the house. with dementia no she wont remember what you tell her and once they make up their mind about something there is no changing it. good luck, it's a tough disease to deal with
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my mom used estroven to help her menopause. it really helped when she took it regularly.
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You need to keep up with calcium.  Your body depletes it as you get older, so taking supplements and drinking milk etc can't hurt!  Without calcium your bones get brittle etc, so even if you have a good level now, you need to keep it good!.
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You can't tell a 62 year old person what to do, if she wanted to change, she would. Just love her as long as you have her, and be kind to her, if you push her to change life-long habits, she never will unless the will comes from her.\n\nBless you for caring about her.
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I've been told that if you drink lots of Milk that it can be helpful in strengthening your bones.  Give that a shot!!
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Yoga might help, but more than likely she has early signs of arthritis. Taking a dose of glucosamine every day can help her. It takes about 4-6 weeks to start working, as it helps build onto existing cartilage, but it is very worth the results in the end. :) I had arthritis in many of my joints by the time I was 17, when I learned at 22 about glucosamine, I took it right away, less than two months later most of my joint pains were gone, or barely noticeable, and I swear by it to this day. I'm only 28 now, but being on it for six years has changed my lifestyle. :)
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By all means ask people in this forum, as they are certainly more well-equipped to answer this question than the team of doctors that are obviously currently involved in your relatives care.\n\nsorry, but you're asking a really specific question with a paucity of information.  Ask the doctor or doctors involved.
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I do DEXAs (bone density tests of the hip and spine) as part of my job.  Women on Fosamax who have follow up studies certainly do not lose bone mass, and some improve their scores, in my experience.  There have been clinical studies that say the same.\nThe FDA based its approval on two-year studies which demonstrated Fosamax increased BMD at the hip and spine and prevented fractures at the spine.  http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/10c15a.htm\nPostmenopausal women with osteoporosis had significantly greater increases in bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and total hip after one year of treatment with FOSAMAX(R) (alendronate sodium) 70 mg once-weekly compared to women treated with Evista (raloxifene) 60 mg once-daily, according to preliminary results from the Efficacy of FOSAMAX vs. Evista Comparison Trial (EFFECT).\nhttp://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20030428&archive=bwire&slug=231185892\nHighly significant increases in BMD were seen at each measurement site in women who received Fosomax.  http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/1999/20560s12lbl.pdf#search='fosamax%20clinical%20studies'