Prevention

Bone healthy actions should begin in childhood and continue throughout your lifetime. However, it's never too late to take action to promote healthy bones. Bone healthy actions are the keys to enable you to build and maintain strong bones. These include:

	Eating a well-balanced diet and getting adequate calcium and vitamin D;
	Participating in regular exercise;
	Taking safety precautions to protect your bones and prevent falls;
	Avoiding smoking and the use of tobacco products
	Avoiding the excessive consumption of alcohol
	Maintaining normal hormonal balance in premenopausal women;
	Avoiding excessive dieting and excessive thinness; and
	Talking to your medical professional about the promotion of healthy bones.