10 Foods That Can Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Changing your diet can be an effective, gentle, inexpensive and even delicious way to prevent, relieve or reverse a wide variety of conditions. If you are at risk for or have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, consider adding these calcium-rich foods to your diet:
- Organic, hormone-free dairy products if your body is able to tolerate them
- Canned sardines and canned sockeye salmon. The soft bones are not noticeable and provide a rich calcium source.
- Dark green vegetables such as broccoli, collard greens and bok choy
- Organic tofu
- Unsweetened organic soymilk (or nut milk) that is free of the potential digestive irritant carrageenan
- Black-eyed peas
- Blackstrap molasses
- Poppy seeds and sesame seeds
- Almonds
- Figs
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