Special attention is needed for bone health because fractures often occur in summer. Drinking alcohol on sleepless tropical nights can adversely affect bone health, and you can slip and break your bones while wearing sandals or slippers and go out of the rain.
In particular, since osteoporosis has no clear precursor symptoms, it is the top priority to prevent fractures caused by osteoporosis.
According to the medical community on the 20th, if you can't sleep due to tropical nights, the risk of osteoporosis increases. This is because it is difficult to suppress osteoblasts that destroy bones, which can speed up the progression of osteoporosis. Not getting enough sleep reduces the calcitonin hormone that inhibits bone absorption in osteoblasts. Calcitonin hormone is a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland so that calcium in the blood is adsorbed to the bones while sleeping.
Also, alcohol found in tropical nights is harmful. Alcohol not only interferes with deep sleep, but alcohol, which is a component of alcohol, promotes diuretic action, which may reduce moisture in the body. Bones are composed of 45% calcium and minerals, 34% protein, and 20% moisture. If there is a problem with moisture supplementation in summer, bone health will also be adversely affected.
In addition, a fall accident on a rainy day in summer is one of the factors that threaten bone health. In particular, the elderly who have a poor sense of balance due to age are more dangerous. The main cause of fall accidents in summer is shoes. If you wear sandals or slippers and go out in the rain, it is easy to slip, and many fractures occur after falling.
Slowly decreasing hearing is a natural symptom due to aging, but if your hearing suddenly drops or sudden hearing loss occurs in your 50s, you should suspect osteoporosis. When the bones that make up the area around the cochlea of the ear weaken, it decomposes and affects sensory nerve cells, increasing the risk of hearing loss.
Periodontal disease can also be a sign of poor bone health. Gum bones weaken together when other bones weaken, causing periodontal disease. In addition, if the kidneys have decreased in three years or if the hands and toenails are frequently broken, it is necessary to doubt whether the bones have weakened.
Kim Tae-hyun, director of orthopedics at Mokdong Himchan Hospital, said, "To prevent and manage osteoporosis, you should take enough calcium and vitamin D," adding, "Lack of calcium and vitamin D leads to osteoporosis. "If the body lacks calcium, it replenishes the bones even by decomposing them," he stressed.
If you wear sandals or slippers on a rainy day, you should be careful of fractures because they are easy to slip.
Calcium is better taken through food. Dairy products such as anchovies and milk, seaweed, and protein-rich meals that help bone formation are recommended. However, if you have any other diseases other than osteoporosis, you should be careful about taking calcium supplements.
If you have a chronic disease, you should consult your doctor enough to decide before eating calcium-rich food or taking calcium supplements.
According to the Korean Bone History Association, supplementing calcium with calcium supplements helps improve bone density, but increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. In particular, high-dose calcium supplements are a problem. This is because accumulating calcium in blood vessels can harden blood vessels and interfere with blood flow, worsening cardiovascular disease.
Vitamin D is necessary for the absorption and utilization of calcium and phosphorus, bone formation and maintenance. Sun exposure can naturally supplement vitamin D, but supplements can be effective because their synthesis ability decreases with age. In addition, exercise such as walking or lifting dumbbells is also helpful because bones become strong only when they are stimulated from outside.
Underweight people are more likely to develop osteoporosis than normal weight, and those who lack exercise are also at high risk. Even if you take medicine for certain diseases such as thyroid or diabetes, there is a risk of osteoporosis, so efforts should be made to prevent the risk of fractures by supplying sufficient minerals and vitamin D.
Writer: Yeyoung Jeon
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