Williamson Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of Williamson women and men. They give rise to pain and long recoveries. Williamson postmenopausal women have a tendency to be at greater risk of fractures, particularly those who have vitamin deficiencies. Williamson vitamin deficiencies are relatively easily tested for and addressed with Apple Country Chiropractic's help should testing divulge such deficiencies. Apple Country Chiropractic guides Williamson chiropractic patients who want to find out about their vitamin status with nutrition and address any deficiencies in order to lower fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not necessarily when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent study told that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies raised the risk of incident fractures in postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were measured in women over 50 years of age and tracked for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures during that time period. The number of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly related to fracture risk. (1) Regarding this report, Apple Country Chiropractic notes the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and address them.
WHAT TO DO TO FIX VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT Williamson FRACTURES
Apple Country Chiropractic notes that the risk of fragility fractures is greater than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. 33% are at risk. Fortunately, Williamson fracture risk may well be curbed by healthy lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing exercise, limited alcohol intake and not smoking. Vitamin supplementation including at least 1000 mg/day of calcium, 800 IU/day of vitamin D, and 1 gram/kilogram of body weight of protein in women over 50 is recommended. (2) Vitamin D with calcium supplementation reduces the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by 30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4) decreased bone loss. Menaquinone-4 had the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while supplementing with vitamin B alone didn’t show a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture occurrence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest impact. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine levels and vascular disease seemed to benefit more from vitamin B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin B appropriately changes HCy levels thought to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Apple Country Chiropractic considers all types of factors when guiding patients in nutritional supplementation.
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