Absolutely! Research has shown that weightbearing exercise can reduce the rate of bone loss even among postmenopausal women.

Regular weight bearing exercise, low to moderate alcohol consumption, elimination of smoking, routine medical checkups and diet and/or supplements with adequate daily calcium.

Like muscles, bones need exercise to stay strong. No matter what your age, exercise can help you minimize bone loss while providing many additional health benefits. Doctors believe that a program of moderate, regular exercise ( three to four times a week) is effective for the prevention and management of osteoporosis. Weight bearing exercises such as walking, jogging, hiking, climbing stairs, dancing, treadmill exercises, and weight lifting are probably best.

Ans.Yes, maintaining good level of activity and taking a balanced diet is very important. Dietary supplements like Calcium are very important in preventing osteoporosis. Similarly, doing regular exercises helps in preventing bone loss, and special exercises like pelvic floor exercises help in modifying problems like urinary incontinence.

But I don't want to use the medication for a year and then have to stop and have all my hair fall out.

Use sound pre-run food strategies. Snacks containing complex carbohydrates with moderate amounts of protein can fuel your run and prevent a depleted fuel tank afterward. Try peanut butter on whole grain bread, yogurt with added low fat granola, or a hard-cooked egg and half bagel 2-3 hours before the run. Afterward, grab an energy bar and sports drink to help muscles replace lost fuel for the next run. Don't forget fluids.

EVISTA helps prevent osteoporosis in women after menopause. With treatment with EVISTA, bone thinning is reduced and good, quality bone is maintained.

ANSWER: Absolutely. Just because your periods have stopped does not mean that your hormones are about to go away. Hormones (and their deficiencies) stay with us regardless of the age. In fact, one of the reasons why a post-menopausal woman still has migraines is because of the decline of some of the key hormones. Some women develop migraine headaches for the very first time after they enter menopause.

Not directly. Vitamin D does, however promote the absorption of dietary calcium and the mineralization of bones. When vitamin D is absent, these processes are impaired. Serious deficiency diseases may result, such as rickets in children and the softening of the bones in adults. Inadequate vitamin D and calcium intakes may contribute to the development of osteoporosis. Studies have shown that vitamin D supplementation reduces bone loss in older women.

Eat foods rich in calcium, such as nonfat milk, low-fat yogurt, broccoli, cauliflower, salmon, tofu, sesame seeds, almonds, and leafy green vegetables. Avoid foods that can interfere with your body's absorption of calcium, such as red meats, soft drinks, and excessive amounts of alcohol and caffeine. Do not smoke. Some studies have shown that women who smoke increase their risk of developing osteoporosis by 50%.

Essentially no progesterone is made by the ovaries after menopause. Progesterone has many important roles in maintaining good health. Estrogen is still being produced by conversion of androstenedione in body fat. This is often sufficient when progesterone is added. For vaginal dryness and mucosal atrophy to return to normal conditions three to four (3-4) months of natural progesterone use. If you are using a tri-phyto-estrogen relief is obtained within 2 weeks.

Osteoporosis is loss of bone density and strength. Bone loss occurs naturally as we age, but is more severe in some individuals due to a variety of factors. You can help keep your bones, and supporting muscles, strong, and guard against osteoporosis, by safely carrying extra weight while you walk in WALKVEST by Debbie Rocker. The WALKVEST increases the weight bearing benefits of walking to help build bone density and strength and guard against osteoporosis.

The best way to describe a hysterectomy is "instant menopause." What is not really understood by most doctors is that the body continues to produce about 40% of the estrogen it had been producing before menopause or hysterectomy, even through the ovaries have been removed. However, progesterone levels decrease more severely. The symptoms usually attributed to low estrogen are really due to a lack of progesterone.

Ans. Women may experience problems after menopause due to reduction in the level of sex hormones. The main problems are: Other prolonged health problems like osteoporsis / weakness of bones and fracture and heart problems (hypertension, heart attacks and stroke).

Ans. HRT (Hormone replacement therapy) can be given for the relief of menopausal symptoms by replacing the hormone (estrogen), which decreases at onset of menopause and leads to various symptoms.