Find experienced wholistic women's health care specialists who can help do the detective work to get you back to health. I'm 49 and my doctor says that I'm entering menopause and should start taking hormones to prevent osteoporosis. I've always been active all my life, still do my own housework, like to walk to the grocery store and try to eat healthy. Menopause does not cause osteoporosis. We all lose some bone mass as we age.
Bone is a living changing tissue that responds to stimulation.
Weight-bearing exercise is the very best way to keep our bones healthy and strong. Eating healthy, getting lots of exercise daily, and controlling our stress levels contribute to healthy bodies overall and strong muscles and bones specifically. Some of my relatives did die from heart disease and my sister had by-pass surgery this year. Heart disease is a degenerative condition of aging aggravated by Western lifestyles. Menopause does not increase our chances of developing this serious condition.