HEALTH

  INTRODUCTION The importance of bone health.  We all know that bone health is important for various reasons  now.  But it protects our vital organs from injury.  You know, it supports us, and allows us to move,  and do what we would like.  But it's also really our storage system.  So, it stores minerals like calcium and phosphorus  that are released when we need them  when blood levels drop. NUTRITIONS FOR BONE HEALTH So peak bone mass age again, just as a reminder,  it's about up to the age of 30 in women,  and about 75% to 85% of our skeleton  is built during adolescence.  And then we lose calcium as adults.  So, another reason to look forward to being 30.  We do need sufficient bone nutrients like calcium, vitamin  D, and really to build the best strongest bone, but also  to maintain that bone. So, keeping bones healthy-- there's a whole slew of things  here--  healthy food choices, a well-balanced diet is seemingly  very easy to say that--  eating foods rich in calcium