For decades, estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) was considered the only preventive measure for osteoporosis. Unfortunately, it was only available for women, some of whom were soon excluded as the risk of uterine cancer became known. Still estrogen may play a role in the prevention of bone loss ...

Statistics show that people who abuse alcohol suffer reduced bone mass. Although this is not surprising, the reasons are still not understood in full. There are probably many. Alcohol may directly damage bone and does seem to interfere with the bone renewal cycle . From a lifestyle ...

Prevention is the best treatment for osteoporosis and is concentrated in two areas: regular exercise and adequate calcium intake . Treatment For Osteoporosis The goals of osteoporosis treatment are to maintain the bone which remains and to prevent additional loss. If osteoporosis is severe, nothing will restore the ...

Therapies to prevent bone loss. Strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis include dietary changes, calcium supplementation, exercise, and hormone or other drug therapies. Regardless of whether you are taking hormones or other drugs, you can benefit from a diet rich in calcium and from regular exercise....

Natural Hormonal Therapy for Osteoporosis. Conventional medicine relies chiefly upon HRT therapy (estrogen and progesterone) to treat osteoporosis . The synthetic progesterone used is progestin, and it is frequently prescribed along with estrogen to minimize estrogen  uterine cancer risk. Extensive testing at the Department of Obstetrics ...

There is a much higher risk of osteoporosis after menopause in women. The risk increases if you happen to be effected by early natural menopause in which the menstrual periods stop at an earlier age than the average age of 45 to 55, or if you have had ...