Drink milk? It may be the best thing you can do to plan for retirement. Calcium from milk and other sources can help prevent osteoporosis later in life. Osteoporosis causes bones to become thin and susceptible to breaking. Prevention is the key:
- Eat a calcium-rich diet. Experts recommend 1000 mg of calcium a day up to age 65 and 1500 mg daily after that.
- Alcohol, caffeine or a lack of vitamin D can interfere with calcium absorption. You can get vitamin D from fortified milk and your body manufactures the vitamin after exposure to sunlight.
- Exercise is helpful in building and maintaining strong bones. Weight bearing exercise such as walking, jogging and stair climbing will increase strength, but only as long as you maintain the program.
- Smoking makes you more susceptible to osteoporosis.
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