Osteoporosis Natural Treatments That Work

If your doctor says your bone density is degenerating or that you have osteoporosis, what can you do? Most likely your doctor will want to put you on drugs. Since most drugs have real nasty side effects, after long-term use, you may want to look for a natural alternative. First of all, you need to make sure that you are taking a good calcium and magnesium supplement, for reducing osteoporosis. For women, I recommend, up to 1200 mg to 1600 mg of calcium per day and about 600 mg to 800 mg of magnesium. For men, use around 200 mg less than women. Since calcium is a difficult mineral to absorb, in your intestinal tract, taking magnesium improves your ability to absorb it. Using an ionic form of calcium also improves your changes of absorbing it. Vitamin B12 reduces osteo View the rest of this article