Breast Feeding

(Elizabeth Barker)
If Breast feeding is a mother's little helper in weight loss, it may also be your secret little robber in bone loss. Your new job as milk supplier steals around 200 mg a day from your calcium stores, affecting your bones-unless you exercise, according to new research from the American College of Sports Medicine, In a one -month study, breast feeding mothers who worked out had a significantly smaller drop in bone - mineral density (compared to a sedentary control group) and lowered their body fat without dieting. The weekly regimen included three 45 minute bouts of weight-bearing cardio and three strength-training sessions.

Again this validates how exercise is so important to staying healthy. But new Moms, with their Doctors advice, should make sure they are getting enough calcium every day.