Of Calcium and Hunchbacks
I need to start doing sit-ups and/or pilates because I have no core strength and my posture has seriously gone to hell in a hand-basket. The last thing I need is to walk around like Quasimodo. Maybe I should get one of those back brace things and wear it to work. Ha ha.
My mom was diagnosed last year with osteopenia which has inspired me to start taking calcium supplements because white and asian women are most susceptible to it. It’s not full-blown osteoporosis, but it’s not good news. What’s especially upsetting to her is that she’s spent the past 30 years exercising every morning, eating right and not smoking. It’s like that birthday card, “Eat Right. Exercise. Die Anyway.” Obviously, there are quality of life benefits that outweigh any inevitable problems, especially complications associated with aging, but still.
Apparently, there are medicines out on the market to combat loss of bone mineral density that are not proven to fully rectify the problem and can actually make it worse if you stop taking it. So if you start taking it and don’t realize this, you basically are committed to taking something for life whether you want to or not. This is something that Sally Field neglected to mention in that ad for Boniva where she’s frolicking with her dog.
Once again, I can’t help but think of all the R&D that has gone into medications for Erectile Dysfunction and feel angry all over again.
The bottom line is, people (especially women) need to try to get as much calcium as possible into their bodies now. Your bone mineral density peaks at 30 years-old and after that it starts to get reabsorbed by your body.
Oh, and you should also have an IRA (pre-tax), ROTH IRA (post-tax) or 401K started by at least 24 years-old because Social Security won’t be there by the time we want to retire. Just start squirreling away a little bit here and there now, and as you age, increase your contributions.
I don’t know why I’m so anxious about everyone this morning. I just want the people I care about to stay healthy and happy.
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