Fractures are enemies of La Grande women and men.
They result in pain and long recoveries. La Grande
postmenopausal women tend to be at greater
risk of fractures, particularly those who experience
vitamin deficiencies. La Grande vitamin deficiencies are relatively
easily tested for and fixed with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC directs
La Grande chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status
checked and help them any deficiencies so as to lessen
fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the merrier? Not really
when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent
study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies
increased the risk of incident fractures in
postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were recorded
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 associated with fracture risk. (1) With respect
to this report, Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC notes the importance of
checking for vitamin deficiencies
and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO FIX VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT
La Grande FRACTURES
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC points out that the risk of fragility
fractures is more than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal
women. One in 3 are at risk. Fortunately, La Grande
fracture risk may well be limited by healthy
lifestyle changes like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing
exercise, limited alcohol consumption 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 suggested. (2) Vitamin D plus 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)
reduced bone loss. Menaquinone-4 had
the strongest impact on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while
vitamin B supplementation alone didn’t
demonstrate a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture
incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show
a modest effect. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine
levels and vascular disease appeared to benefit more from vitamin
B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin
B appropriately changes HCy levels considered
to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC considers
all sorts of factors when directing patients in
nutritional supplementation.
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Schedule a La Grande chiropractic visit with
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to tackle any vitamin deficiencies and lessen
your La Grande fracture risk!