Get gardening
Just 20 minutes a day outside is all you need to keep your vitamin D levels topped up. Sunshine on unprotected skin is the best way to get this vitamin, which your body uses to absorb calcium to make bones hard and strong. And the activity of gardening is great for keeping bones healthy. Just make sure you don’t burn.
Time to quit
It has been found that smoking weakens your bones. Research suggests that smokers are more likely to develop fragile bones and suffer from fractures – and take longer to heal after a fracture. For help quitting, use your local NHS Stop Smoking Service, 0300 123 104; nhs.uk/smokefree
Go easy on the wine
Excessive alcohol consumption raises your risk of osteoporosis, falls and fractures. Try to stay below the recommended limit of 14 units a week – with no more than three units in one day.
Take a supplement
Think you may not be getting enough of bone-strengthening vitamin D? The Department of Health recommends taking a 10 microgram supplement a day if you have limited sun exposure (if you live in a care home, for example, or cover your skin when outside), especially during October to March.
HAVE A BANANA
They’re rich in magnesium, which helps your body use calcium and vitamin D. Other good sources include green veg, nuts, fish and meat.
Vitamin D boosters
この記事は WOMAN'S WEEKLY の May 26, 2020 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です ? サインイン
この記事は WOMAN'S WEEKLY の May 26, 2020 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
すでに購読者です? サインイン
10 OF THE BEST Buys for CHARITY
Look great and support Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October
How to HAGGLE
Save those £££s by plucking up the courage to negotiate
Your wellbeing
LATEST HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR MIND AND BODY
Here to help
LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD
Good to GLOW
Plant your bulbs now for a lovely bright start to spring
Painted VASES
Prettify empty jars and bottles with this quick craft project
Escape to OXFORD
Delve into the city's rich cultural heritage for a wonderful weekend
Sail through menopause WITHOUT WEIGHT GAIN!
Middle-aged spread may seem inevitable - but it really doesn't have to be
Woodland wonders
When you go down to the woods, you'll find a whole new world teeming with life
'We should all be dancing'
Singer and actor Toyah Willcox on overcoming adversity, ageing and Strictly Come Dancing