"People cannot stand without bones", bones play an important supporting role in the human body, and the aging of the human body often begins with the decline of bones. According to the data of China CDC, China is the country with the largest number of osteoporosis patients in the world, which has reached1.600 million. The incidence of osteoporosis in the 60-70 age group is 58%, and it is nearly100% over 70 years old.
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To love and protect the elderly, we must break through the difficulty of "osteoporosis". The question is, how to prevent osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people? Don't worry, you will know after reading the story of "Lemon Island".
According to the Japanese media "Nikkei ゲンダイDIGITAL", Ueshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is called "Lemon Island" because its lemon production ranks first in Japan. Interestingly, the residents of the island have few osteoporosis problems, and their average life expectancy is 7 years longer than that of other areas.
This deeply attracted Tadao Iida, a professor of physiotherapy at the Department of Health and Welfare of Hiroshima University, and others. Then, the researchers studied 90 residents with an average age of about 6 1 year on the "Lemon Island" and divided them into two groups according to how much they ate lemons. The results showed that the average bone density increased by 0.7 when they ate more lemons a day. People who ate lemons regularly had higher average bone density and lower risk of osteoporosis, which was one of the reasons why islanders lived longer.
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A magic weapon for calcium supplement-"magic" lemon
Studies have confirmed that "calcium", a nutrient for maintaining bone, is a component that is not easily absorbed. However, through the chelation of citric acid contained in lemon, calcium can be made into a type that is well absorbed by intestinal tract, which can increase the calcium absorption rate of 10~20%.
In addition, lemon also has a good blood pressure lowering effect and can prevent arteriosclerosis. One of the causes of arteriosclerosis is that bad cholesterol is oxidized and attached to the arterial wall, and the rich polyphenols contained in lemon can resist oxidation, which makes bad cholesterol not easily adsorbed on the arterial wall.
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The Great Method of Supplementing Calcium-"Three More and One Less"
1, eat more dairy products, soybeans, sardines, clams, kelp, etc., or take calcium tablets 1000 mg)； every day;
2. Get more sunshine, supplement vitamin D, and promote calcium absorption;
3, exercise more, such as walking, jogging, dancing, etc., to maintain a proper weight;
4, drink less, smoke, drink coffee, so as not to increase the chance of fracture;
Note: If osteoporosis is serious and needs to be controlled by drugs, please see a doctor in time.