Taking these steps will help prevent osteoporosis but will also help the body get the minerals it needs to calm the appetite.

1) Generally, we should be eating natural foods, as close as nature intended. We should be eating foods that provide us with the maximum of nutrients, foods that are easy to digest and work in harmony with our bodies. You need top-grade ‘fuel’ to function well. Just as a high performance car would not perform well on low-grade fuel. We can make our body’s job very difficult or very easy. Good nutrition is essential at any age but even more so as we get older.

2) A healthy program needs to be followed for the rest of your life. I have eaten this way for well over 2 decades now, so I know what it is like to change habits of a lifetime.

3) Exercise is very important, helps the bones, circulation, heart, moods – includes walking, dancing, jogging, what ever makes you happy and you know you will continue to do.

Most people consume far too much salt without actually realizing how much. There is so much hidden salt in the average diet, most processed foods have quite a lot – bread, cheese, bacon, crackers, chips, etc etc. For some people food is bland or tasteless without salt.

Too much salt can cause all sorts of health problems not least fluid retention and shortages of other minerals, as too much sodium causes imbalances.

You can make a herbal-salt this will reduce your salt needs, helping to re-educate your taste buds.