If you have strong bones, a healthy lifestyle can help keep them that way. If you already have osteopenia, those same lifestyle choices can lower the chances you’ll get osteoporosis. Make these practices part of your routine:
- Do weight-bearing exercises that force your body to work against gravity.
- Eat a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D.
- Cut back on salt and caffeine.
- Don’t smoke, or try to quit.
- Drink alcohol in moderation -- no more than one drink a day for women, two for men.