• dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 hours ago

    This is great especially for bedridden or disabled patients who are unable to exercise, but for most of us it’s probably a good idea to 1. start HRT as you enter menopause (low estrogen makes you susceptible to osteoporosis), and 2. add strength training to get the exercise that helps keep your bones strong.

    Think of what a great privilege it is to be able to exercise and stay healthy, and how it will keep you from losing that privilege (as a fracture can lead to future disability that makes exercise difficult or impossible).

    Personally I like to make bread from scratch and I knead by hand instead of using a machine mixer. I always like to think how it helps my bones to do this.

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      3 hours ago

      It would also help people who can’t take HRT, or who are on aromatase inhibitors after having a hormone receptor positive type of cancer.