La Grande Vitamin Deficiencies in Women Related to Fracture Risk
Fractures are enemies of La Grande women and men. They lead to pain and long recoveries. La Grande postmenopausal women tend to be at higher risk of fractures, particularly those who experience vitamin deficiencies. La Grande vitamin deficiencies are pretty easily tested for and fixed with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC directs La Grande chiropractic patients who want to check their vitamin status with nutrition and address any deficiencies in order to reduce fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the merrier? Not really when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent study told 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 taken in women over 50 years old and tracked for 6.3 years (plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures during that time period. The total of deficiencies (0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly associated with fracture risk. (1) In light of this report, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC notices the importance of checking for vitamin deficiencies and address them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND AVOID La Grande FRACTURES
Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC notes that the risk of fragility fractures is more than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women. One in 3 are at risk. Luckily, La Grande fracture risk can be controlled by healthy lifestyle modifications 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 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) reduced 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 effect on osteoporotic fracture occurrence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show a modest effect. (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 modifies HCy levels considered to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC examines all types of factors when directing patients in nutritional supplementation.
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Schedule a La Grande chiropractic visit with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to correct any vitamin deficiencies and reduce your La Grande fracture risk!
