107 - Osteoporosis: What is it and how to prevent it, with Prof James Simon

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Dr Louise Newson

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🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by Professor James Simon as they take a deeper look at our bones and discuss osteoporosis: what happens to your bone strength during the menopause, what are the risk factors for developing osteoporosis and what we can all do to try and prevent it.

Professor Simon's 3 top tips for keeping your bones strong and healthy are:

Have adequate calcium from your diet and if you're lactose intolerant (or vegan) you may need to take calcium supplements spread throughout the day.
Take good care of your skin by using sun block and a hat, but try and get the vitamin D you need through time in the sun and from fortified foods.
Do regular weight-bearing exercise that impacts through your bones as you hold your own body weight during the activity.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Neuson Health Menopause podcast. I'm Dr. Louise Newson, a GP and menopause
0:15.8	specialist and I'm also the founder of the Menopause charity. In addition, I run the Newston Health
0:22.5	Menopause and Well-Being Clinic here in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:30.9	So I'm very honoured today to have with me, Professor James Simon, who some of you
0:36.4	hopefully have heard our podcast before,
0:38.7	but I've enticed him back into the studio to talk again. So thanks ever so much for giving us
0:44.8	your time today. My pleasure. So I spend a lot of time trying to demystify the menopause
0:51.9	to debunk some myths about HRT. And you like me are hardworking
0:57.7	and work out of the evidence because we've got really good evidence. And so that's what we
1:02.9	work out of as doctors. But there is lots of good evidence showing how safe HRT is at reducing
1:09.5	risk of diseases.
1:18.2	And today I really wanted to focus on bones because osteoporosis is a almost hidden killer,
1:19.1	really, isn't it?
1:24.3	And a lot of people don't even know what it is and what the risk factors are and what can be done about it, especially for women.
1:26.1	So I would just love it if you could
1:29.2	help over the next half an hour. Let us know. First, the basics, what it is and misfactors and how we can
1:37.1	manage it. So let's talk very broadly about osteoporosis, recognize that calcium metabolism is one of, if not the most
1:52.7	important mechanisms in the human body. The amount of calcium in your blood, your mind everybody's,
2:01.8	is critical. If it's too high, your heart, your mind everybody's, is critical.
2:04.3	If it's too high, your heart stops.
2:06.2	If it's too low, your heart stops.
2:11.9	So it has to be maintained within a very, very narrow band.
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