Osteo

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Oh....I forgot to add that I teach first grade, and they ALWAYS have colds!

Debby

[ ] Osteo

hi sue....interesting to read that your hep hasnt given you calcium for the osteo. Mine wont either altho Ive gone armed with info from this group. Ive developed my own exercise which stretches my spine and unknots back muscles, bit like a crablike posture but half squatting (the mind boggles)....everyone's v. impressed at my contortions.

everyone.....it comes across that most of us were career woman, Im 56 and had to stop work 6/7 years ago. I used to wonder if my full on career as well as raising children put a stress load on my body to cause the autoimmune reaction. I know in those days my feet never touched the ground until whammo. Have all of us had a lot of stress in our lives? Just curious.

This winter it seems Im picking up every virus going, every winter it seems to get worse...if anyone sneezes a mile away even I seem to catch the cold. Cold sores are dogging me, Ive had four already, altho the cream (Ive forgotten what its called) seems to prevent them breaking out full on. Someone mentioned a leg cramp so bad it caused a bruise & pain for a few days after? I know you said you had it checked out but if it happens again that severe you need to get it checked out again.

Ive been wondering about Ruth as well...I miss her gentle posts of wisdom. Also Bozena (Australia) hasnt posted for a while. I hope they're both OK.

Love Jan

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Jan, when I first started going to my GI, she told me that the most important thing for me was to take LOTS AND LOTS of Vit C. She shared how one of her doctors in Med school would purchase cases and cases of Vit C for his med students. She said it really worked.

So, of course, I immediately went to the store and purchased LOTS AND LOTS of Vit C.....and it works....for two years now, I have only had one cold and that was this year at the end of the year. I had NOT been taking the Vit C and ended up with a summer cold.

So......for me, it is a must to take the stuff!

Debby

[ ] Osteo

hi sue....interesting to read that your hep hasnt given you calcium for the osteo. Mine wont either altho Ive gone armed with info from this group. Ive developed my own exercise which stretches my spine and unknots back muscles, bit like a crablike posture but half squatting (the mind boggles)....everyone's v. impressed at my contortions.

everyone.....it comes across that most of us were career woman, Im 56 and had to stop work 6/7 years ago. I used to wonder if my full on career as well as raising children put a stress load on my body to cause the autoimmune reaction. I know in those days my feet never touched the ground until whammo. Have all of us had a lot of stress in our lives? Just curious.

This winter it seems Im picking up every virus going, every winter it seems to get worse...if anyone sneezes a mile away even I seem to catch the cold. Cold sores are dogging me, Ive had four already, altho the cream (Ive forgotten what its called) seems to prevent them breaking out full on. Someone mentioned a leg cramp so bad it caused a bruise & pain for a few days after? I know you said you had it checked out but if it happens again that severe you need to get it checked out again.

Ive been wondering about Ruth as well...I miss her gentle posts of wisdom. Also Bozena (Australia) hasnt posted for a while. I hope they're both OK.

Love Jan

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Ian & Jan, Thanks for the info!! I was also a career woman. I have 5

children,4oldest are girls, youngest only boy-poor thing- (24,22,20,17,15

& almost 4 yr. old grandson). My husband is a full-time firefighter &

 owns remodeling business. I waited to go back to college when my youngest

could attend  preschool. If it weren't for my oldest I could not have achieved

my goals. I am a Registered Nurse & Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor(I

am 12 classes shy of a degree in psychology). I just sent in my letter of

resignation to my facility(worked there for almost 7 yrs.) I am also a 'cleanaholic',

never sitting down(probably from being raised by authoritarian parents, not

to mention Catholic school my whole life) because that was considered being

'lazy'. My 2 youngest are the only ones home now & my oldest ( & grandson

Jordan) are moving back the end of July to help out. She is a blessing!!

I do take premarin due to a complete hysterectomy 10 yrs. ago(pre-cancerous

cells, endometriosis, cysts,scar tissue-from emergency appendectomy &

emergency c-section).The following problems have occurred since I was diagnosed

& previous to-I have Gerd(take nexium),high blood pressue(take cozaar

& hctz),osteopenia(take extra-strength tylenol-no more than 3 per day),

paxil(thank God to help my coping mechanisms),not to forget good ol' prednesone

I have been on since 2/03 & my hep.thinks it will be a minimum of 7 more

months.My levels havr been gradually creeping up to the highest  end of normal

(I'm on 7 mgs. now & decrease 1 mg.every month) & my albumin keeps

becoming more abnormal-low. The hep. doc considers a 'relapse' if my levels

double. What do everyone else's docs consider a relapse?? I became ill 9/02

,was misdiagnosed by my PREVIOUS MD that I had a very severe case of mono.

I had a multitude of tests(per my requests due  to how lousy I was feeling.

Finally in Jan.2003, I requested more  in-depth lab work & that is when

the liver enzymes..were out of whack. This was a monday & the nurse waited

'till thursday to even attempt to schedule me with a hep.md. (at Toledo Hosp.),

the appt. ended up to be with his assoc. & not for another month. By that

time I made my own appt. at Cleveland Clinic for the folllowing week(infectious

disease md.) & had an appt. in 2 wks. with hep. specialist. If it weren't

for the grace of God,I do not know where I would be today if it weren't for

my PUSH for test after test. I knew it wasn't just mono. Well,enough about

my ongoing saga. My thoughts & prayers are to all of you,Thanks, Sue(from

Ohio)

hi sue....interesting to read that your

hep hasnt given you calcium for the osteo. Mine wont either altho Ive gone

armed with info from this group. Ive developed my own exercise which stretches

my spine and unknots back muscles, bit like a crablike posture but half

squatting (the mind boggles)....everyone's v. impressed at my contortions. 

 

everyone.....it comes across that most

of us were career woman, Im 56 and had to stop work 6/7 years ago. I used

to wonder if my full on career as well as raising children put a stress

load on my body to cause the autoimmune reaction.  I know in those days

my feet never touched the ground until whammo.  Have all of us had a lot

of stress in our lives?  Just curious.

 

This winter it seems Im picking up every

virus going, every winter it seems to get worse...if anyone sneezes a mile

away even I seem to catch the cold. Cold sores are dogging me, Ive had four

already, altho the cream (Ive forgotten what its called) seems to prevent

them breaking out full on.  Someone mentioned a leg cramp so bad it caused

a bruise & pain for a few days after? I know you said you had it checked

out but if it happens again that severe you need to get it checked out again.

 

Ive been wondering about Ruth as well...I

miss her gentle posts of wisdom. Also Bozena (Australia) hasnt posted for

a while. I hope they're both OK.

Love Jan

[Guest guest]

Sue, you have also had a siege, I can't help but wonder what complexities these autoimmune syndromes have to cause all these difficulties. You ask about relapse, I found every time my enzymes started to go up nothing less than a full course of prednisone would do it. One time I remember my ALT & AST were about 150 and the Doc suggested a dose of steroid. No, didn't do the trick. Do you have bone pain from the osteopenia? Is that the reason for the tylenol? Someone else mentioned this.

You are fortunate to have family to help out as opposed to Carole who helps out her family... you know what I mean. I have a brother who my sisters and I are amazed that he thinks we are restaurant workers. He lives alone and eats out three meals a day. he wonders why he never has any money...amazing

Enough rumination.

Patty

-----Original Message-----From: The Mauks [mailto:tmauk@...] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [ ] OsteoIan & Jan, Thanks for the info!! I was also a career woman. I have 5 children,4oldest are girls, youngest only boy-poor thing- (24,22,20,17,15 & almost 4 yr. old grandson). My husband is a full-time firefighter & owns remodeling business. I waited to go back to college when my youngest could attend preschool. If it weren't for my oldest I could not have achieved my goals. I am a Registered Nurse & Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor(I am 12 classes shy of a degree in psychology). I just sent in my letter of resignation to my facility(worked there for almost 7 yrs.) I am also a 'cleanaholic', never sitting down(probably from being raised by authoritarian parents, not to mention Catholic school my whole life) because that was considered being 'lazy'. My 2 youngest are the only ones home now & my oldest ( & grandson Jordan) are moving back the end of July to help out. She is a blessing!! I do take premarin due to a complete hysterectomy 10 yrs. ago(pre-cancerous cells, endometriosis, cysts,scar tissue-from emergency appendectomy & emergency c-section).The following problems have occurred since I was diagnosed & previous to-I have Gerd(take nexium),high blood pressue(take cozaar & hctz),osteopenia(take extra-strength tylenol-no more than 3 per day), paxil(thank God to help my coping mechanisms),not to forget good ol' prednesone I have been on since 2/03 & my hep.thinks it will be a minimum of 7 more months.My levels havr been gradually creeping up to the highest end of normal (I'm on 7 mgs. now & decrease 1 mg.every month) & my albumin keeps becoming more abnormal-low. The hep. doc considers a 'relapse' if my levels double. What do everyone else's docs consider a relapse?? I became ill 9/02 ,was misdiagnosed by my PREVIOUS MD that I had a very severe case of mono. I had a multitude of tests(per my requests due to how lousy I was feeling. Finally in Jan.2003, I requested more in-depth lab work & that is when the liver enzymes..were out of whack. This was a monday & the nurse waited 'till thursday to even attempt to schedule me with a hep.md. (at Toledo Hosp.), the appt. ended up to be with his assoc. & not for another month. By that time I made my own appt. at Cleveland Clinic for the folllowing week(infectious disease md.) & had an appt. in 2 wks. with hep. specialist. If it weren't for the grace of God,I do not know where I would be today if it weren't for my PUSH for test after test. I knew it wasn't just mono. Well,enough about my ongoing saga. My thoughts & prayers are to all of you,Thanks, Sue(from Ohio)

hi sue....interesting to read that your hep hasnt given you calcium for the osteo. Mine wont either altho Ive gone armed with info from this group. Ive developed my own exercise which stretches my spine and unknots back muscles, bit like a crablike posture but half squatting (the mind boggles)....everyone's v. impressed at my contortions.

everyone.....it comes across that most of us were career woman, Im 56 and had to stop work 6/7 years ago. I used to wonder if my full on career as well as raising children put a stress load on my body to cause the autoimmune reaction. I know in those days my feet never touched the ground until whammo. Have all of us had a lot of stress in our lives? Just curious.

This winter it seems Im picking up every virus going, every winter it seems to get worse...if anyone sneezes a mile away even I seem to catch the cold. Cold sores are dogging me, Ive had four already, altho the cream (Ive forgotten what its called) seems to prevent them breaking out full on. Someone mentioned a leg cramp so bad it caused a bruise & pain for a few days after? I know you said you had it checked out but if it happens again that severe you need to get it checked out again.

Ive been wondering about Ruth as well...I miss her gentle posts of wisdom. Also Bozena (Australia) hasnt posted for a while. I hope they're both OK.

Love Jan

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Patty, Yes, the tylenol is for the bone pain. Some days are better then others.

My phsical therapist says that I'm supposed to rest every 2 hours. Of course

we are in the process of remodeling our 2nd floor!! I can only do so much

- it is very disheartening to realize that the woman that used to move wheelbarrels

of stone & dirt, can barely rake or cut the grass. Oh well!! Thanks to

all your suuport!!! Love, Sue(from Ohio)

J. wrote:

Message

Sue, you have also had a siege, I can't help but

wonder what complexities these autoimmune syndromes have to cause all these

difficulties. You ask about relapse, I found every time my enzymes started

to go up nothing less than a full course of prednisone would do it. One

time I remember my ALT & AST were about 150 and the Doc suggested a

dose of steroid. No, didn't do the trick. Do you have bone pain from the

osteopenia? Is that the reason for the tylenol? Someone else mentioned this.

You are fortunate to have family to help out as

opposed to Carole who helps out her family... you know what I mean. I have

a brother who my sisters and I are amazed that he thinks we are restaurant

workers. He lives alone and eats out three meals a day. he wonders why he

never has any money...amazing

Enough rumination.

Patty

Re: [ ] Osteo

Ian & Jan, Thanks for the info!! I was also a career woman. I have

5 children,4oldest are girls, youngest only boy-poor thing- (24,22,20,17,15

& almost 4 yr. old grandson). My husband is a full-time firefighter

& owns remodeling business. I waited to go back to college when my

youngest could attend preschool. If it weren't for my oldest I could

not have achieved my goals. I am a Registered Nurse & Certified Chemical

Dependency Counselor(I am 12 classes shy of a degree in psychology). I

just sent in my letter of resignation to my facility(worked there for

almost 7 yrs.) I am also a 'cleanaholic', never sitting down(probably

from being raised by authoritarian parents, not to mention Catholic school

my whole life) because that was considered being 'lazy'. My 2 youngest

are the only ones home now & my oldest ( & grandson Jordan) are

moving back the end of July to help out. She is a blessing!! I do take

premarin due to a complete hysterectomy 10 yrs. ago(pre-cancerous cells,

endometriosis, cysts,scar tissue-from emergency appendectomy & emergency

c-section).The following problems have occurred since I was diagnosed

& previous to-I have Gerd(take nexium),high blood pressue(take cozaar

& hctz),osteopenia(take extra-strength tylenol-no more than 3 per

day), paxil(thank God to help my coping mechanisms),not to forget good

ol' prednesone I have been on since 2/03 & my hep.thinks it will be a

minimum of 7 more months.My levels havr been gradually creeping up to

the highest end of normal (I'm on 7 mgs. now & decrease 1 mg.every

month) & my albumin keeps becoming more abnormal-low. The hep. doc

considers a 'relapse' if my levels double. What do everyone else's docs

consider a relapse?? I became ill 9/02 ,was misdiagnosed by my PREVIOUS

MD that I had a very severe case of mono. I had a multitude of tests(per

my requests due to how lousy I was feeling. Finally in Jan.2003, I requested more in-depth lab work & that is when the liver enzymes..were

out of whack. This was a monday & the nurse waited 'till thursday

to even attempt to schedule me with a hep.md. (at Toledo Hosp.), the appt.

ended up to be with his assoc. & not for another month. By that time I made my own appt. at Cleveland Clinic for the folllowing week(infectious

disease md.) & had an appt. in 2 wks. with hep. specialist. If it

weren't for the grace of God,I do not know where I would be today if it

weren't for my PUSH for test after test. I knew it wasn't just mono. Well,enough

about my ongoing saga. My thoughts & prayers are to all of you,Thanks,

Sue(from Ohio)

hi sue....interesting to read that

your hep hasnt given you calcium for the osteo. Mine wont either altho

Ive gone armed with info from this group. Ive developed my own exercise

which stretches my spine and unknots back muscles, bit like a crablike

posture but half squatting (the mind boggles)....everyone's v. impressed

at my contortions.

everyone.....it comes across that

most of us were career woman, Im 56 and had to stop work 6/7 years ago.

I used to wonder if my full on career as well as raising children put

a stress load on my body to cause the autoimmune reaction. I know in

those days my feet never touched the ground until whammo. Have all

of us had a lot of stress in our lives? Just curious.

This winter it seems Im picking up

every virus going, every winter it seems to get worse...if anyone sneezes

a mile away even I seem to catch the cold. Cold sores are dogging me,

Ive had four already, altho the cream (Ive forgotten what its called)

seems to prevent them breaking out full on. Someone mentioned a leg

cramp so bad it caused a bruise & pain for a few days after? I know

you said you had it checked out but if it happens again that severe

you need to get it checked out again.

Ive been wondering about Ruth as well...I

miss her gentle posts of wisdom. Also Bozena (Australia) hasnt posted

for a while. I hope they're both OK.

Love Jan

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PPP..... rumination? isn't that what cows do to produce all that methane

the kiwis are going to tax?...kinda like chewing your cud... (and

exactly where is your cud anyway?)

[Guest guest]

Jerry, I don't believe I have any.

Patty

RE: [ ] Osteo

PPP..... rumination? isn't that what cows do to produce all that methane the

kiwis are going to tax?...kinda like chewing your cud... (and exactly where

is your cud anyway?)

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Triple P.... well...they do fall off when you get older I think...

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Thank you Shirley,

I used the Godzilla for a couple of sessions on my thumbs for osteo. A couple

of days for 2 times a day for about 10 minutes. It was not effective. I think

that I will try again for a longer period of time, for example a couple of

weeks.

I have not made a wrist unit but have used the zilla instead. I place the wet

electrodes parallel to my wrist vein, secure them with my watch band and a

Velcro strap, switching electrodes half way through the procedure. The problem

is that I am tied to the zilla for 20-30 minutes. I think that I will build a

wrist unit and try it.

Thank you for your additional information. This kind of detail is useful to

me so that I can try to duplicate your results on my osteo. I had given up

until I saw your email.

dass

Shirley <pj20flyer@...> wrote:

I will be able to add only a little info to what I have already

posted. But I will try to do the best I can. When I first got my zapper,

it eliminated the pain from a heel spur that the doc described as 'a

whopper', and did so in one whole hour!!!! Before 3 weeks were up, a

great, mountain-like fatigue was gone too. As for the Heberden's nodes--I

recall that after a couple of days of near-steady zapping, the pain was

greatly relieved, but was not totally gone. Same for the redness and

swelling. It took several days or maybe a week or two before the redness

was completely gone. But the pain and fever did leave. The nodes reduced

in size, but have never disappeared totally. And if I press really hard on

them, I can feel some discomfort, but it isn't really pain. However, those

node areas are not like the areas on fingers where there are no nodes. A

chiropractor tested my grip strength, and it is at the peak for a female my

age. I am happy with that, of course. I am thinking that I need to get

very agressive with everything and try to get totally healthy and not need

electricity any longer. But I am enjoying life as never before so I

probably will just go along with what I am doing, which is considerable. It

sure is great to not be in pain and not be tired. My main complaint, which

is a serious one I know, is a tendency toward hypercalcemia. It may be that

as I continue to zap and do my other stuff, this too will go away, but only

time will tell on that one. Bottom line is----the pain, redness, and

fever was gone in less than 3 weeks, and that may be 2 weeks--don't recall.

The 'knots' are much smaller, but can still be detected. I used the Croft

zapper for months before I got a Beck unit. I have never used the Godzilla

on the fingers. It might work sooner that way. I used the Croft zapper on

the calves of the legs and the Beck unit on the wrists. I went like

gangbusters with the Croft and started really slow with the Beck unit since

I was afraid of electroporation. If I can think of anything else I will

post it. I forgot to say that I don't use the zapper and the Beck unit at

the same time since it seems to cause some slight pain the heart area. Not

sure about that, but am pretty sure. pj

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I will file this early result into arthritis files. Let's see how

this goes. I'd say try it 20-40 minutes in a session, but be sure to

reverse the electrodes every 10 min, so as to balance it out against

electroylsis.

bG

> I will be able to add only a little info to what I have

already

> posted. But I will try to do the best I can. When I first got my

zapper,

> it eliminated the pain from a heel spur that the doc described as 'a

> whopper', and did so in one whole hour!!!! Before 3 weeks were

up, a

> great, mountain-like fatigue was gone too. As for the Heberden's

nodes--I

> recall that after a couple of days of near-steady zapping, the pain

was

> greatly relieved, but was not totally gone. Same for the redness

and

> swelling. It took several days or maybe a week or two before the

redness

> was completely gone. But the pain and fever did leave. The nodes

reduced

> in size, but have never disappeared totally. And if I press really

hard on

> them, I can feel some discomfort, but it isn't really pain.

However, those

> node areas are not like the areas on fingers where there are no

nodes. A

> chiropractor tested my grip strength, and it is at the peak for a

female my

> age. I am happy with that, of course. I am thinking that I need

to get

> very agressive with everything and try to get totally healthy and

not need

> electricity any longer. But I am enjoying life as never before so I

> probably will just go along with what I am doing, which is

considerable. It

> sure is great to not be in pain and not be tired. My main

complaint, which

> is a serious one I know, is a tendency toward hypercalcemia. It

may be that

> as I continue to zap and do my other stuff, this too will go away,

but only

> time will tell on that one. Bottom line is----the pain, redness,

and

> fever was gone in less than 3 weeks, and that may be 2 weeks--don't

recall.

> The 'knots' are much smaller, but can still be detected. I used

the Croft

> zapper for months before I got a Beck unit. I have never used the

Godzilla

> on the fingers. It might work sooner that way. I used the Croft

zapper on

> the calves of the legs and the Beck unit on the wrists. I went like

> gangbusters with the Croft and started really slow with the Beck

unit since

> I was afraid of electroporation. If I can think of anything else I

will

> post it. I forgot to say that I don't use the zapper and the Beck

unit at

> the same time since it seems to cause some slight pain the heart

area. Not

> sure about that, but am pretty sure. pj

>

>

>

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How to Prevent Osteoporosis By Dr. Ben Kim Based on my work experiences over the past several years, I'm convinced that osteoporosis is one of the most misunderstood health conditions that we know of. The purpose of this article is to help you identify the essential choices that you must make on a regular basis to minimize your risk of developing osteoporosis. Put another way, this article is intended to help you understand what it takes to build and maintain healthy bones. Understanding how to prevent osteoporosis requires that you have a clear understanding of the physical structure and functions of

your bones. Your bones are active organs that are filled with a number of different tissues, the main ones being bone tissue (hardened minerals), bone marrow, specialized tissues that line different sections of your bones (endosteum and periosteum), cartilage, blood vessels, and nerves. Why are there so many different types of tissue in your bones? Because your bones need to carry out a number of functions, the most important ones being: Production of blood cells (hematopoiesis) - The inner portion (medulla) of your long bones is where most of your blood cells are formed. Maintenance of delicate acid-alkaline balance within your blood - Your bones act

as storage sites for minerals, providing a buffering mechanism that allows the pH of your blood to stay within a slightly alkaline range (approximately 7.35 to 7.45). Provision of structural framework and protection - Your bones serve to support your entire structure and protect your internal organs. For example, your ribcage serves to create and protect your thoracic cavity, home to your heart and lungs. Transduction of sound - Small bones that exist in your inner ear region help you hear and distinguish different sounds. Due to the number of functions that your bones carry out on a daily basis, they are constantly being remodeled according to your needs and circumstances. This remodeling process is mainly carried out by two types of cells that exist

within your bones: Osteoblasts - Responsible for new bone production. Osteoclasts - Responsible for removing damaged or unneeded cells. Together, osteoblasts and osteoclasts remodel your bones on a continuous basis with three primary goals in mind: Repair areas that are damaged from stress associated with your activities of daily living - most of this damage is microscopic. Regulate calcium levels in your blood. Optimally shape your bones while you are growing. If you are not yet impressed by the amount of activity that goes on within your bones on a second-to-second basis, consider the fact that virtually all of the hormones that your body produces have some effect on your bones. Here is a severely truncated list of hormones that you produce on a daily basis that affect the activities and health of your bones: Growth hormone Testosterone Estrogen Progesterone Thyroid hormones (T4, T3 and their derivatives) Cortisol Erythropoietin At this point, it should be clear that primarily focusing on how much calcium you need to take each day is not likely to ensure that you build and maintain healthy bones. As dynamically alive as your bones are, I also hope it's clear that you can do so much more than take the right daily dose of alendronate (fosamax) or any other osteoporosis-related drug to keep your bones strong as you age. So what should you be doing to keep your bones strong and flexible as you age? How to Build and Maintain Healthy Bones 1. Be physically active. No other facet of your life has greater impact on the health of your bones. Your body is designed to adapt all of your organs -- your bones included -- to your specific needs. If you are physically active, your body will work to make your bones as strong and flexible as possible with its resources. If you lead a relatively sedentary lifestyle, your body will not work to produce and maintain strong bones since your lifestyle is not signaling a need for such bones. Being physically active doesn't mean that you have to jog "x" number of miles per day or attend aerobics classes at your local gym 3 times a week. If you are regularly doing chores around your living and work areas, walking or biking when you can instead of taking your car, and finding other ways to go about your daily routine while being physically

active, there is no need to make time to "exercise," since you are already exercising for most of the day. If you spend most of your day sitting for long stretches at a time, for the sake of building and maintaining healthy bones, you should incorporate more physical activity into your daily routine. 2. Eat mineral-rich foods on a regular basis. Your body needs much more than calcium supplements to build and maintain healthy bones. When you consider that your bones are comprised of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, manganese, zinc, iron, silica, and many other trace minerals, it should be clear that eating mineral-rich foods is far superior to taking calcium-based supplements when it comes to providing real nourishment for your bones. Generally speaking, green vegetables and herbs are the healthiest, mineral-rich foods that you can eat. If you want to ensure that you are actually getting the minerals in green vegetables and herbs into your bloodstream to become available to your bones and other organs, you must be mindful of chewing these plants thoroughly. Thorough chewing helps to ensure that the protective cell walls that surround all plant cells are broken sufficiently to allow your digestive tract to have access to the many minerals contained within those cells. Drinking freshly pressed vegetable juices and well blended green smoothies are other ways of ensuring that you actually get the minerals in green vegetables and herbs into your bloodstream. Use of high quality green food powders can also help to provide your bloodstream and bones with a rich supply of minerals. 3. Consider drinking mineral-rich broths on a regular basis. Broths that are made by simmering bones and a variety of vegetables for an hour or longer are a fantastic source of calcium and other minerals that can be used to keep your bones strong and flexible. Mineral-rich broths are a chief source of dietary calcium in east Asian countries like China and Korea, where many people are unable to fully digest dairy products. These broths take significant time and effort to make

on a regular basis, but there's no question that they can provide almost instant nourishment to your bones and other organs. 4. Ensure adequate vitamin D status. Adequate amounts of vitamin D must be present in your body for calcium in your foods to be optimally absorbed and used. When the weather is warm and sunlight is readily present, the best way to ensure adequate vitamin D status is to expose your skin to sunlight on a regular basis without getting burned. Sunlight acts on cholesterol found in your skin to produce vitamin D. Your body knows to stop producing vitamin D in this fashion when you have built up an adequate level. Please keep in mind that use of a sunscreen with an SPF of 8 or higher can prevent sunlight from

acting on cholesterol in your skin to produce vitamin D. When the weather is cool and sunlight is not readily available, the best way to ensure adequate vitamin D status is to eat one or more foods that are naturally rich in vitamin D on a regular basis. Different varieties of fish like wild salmon and sardines are good food sources of natural vitamin D. High quality cod liver oil is another good food source of natural vitamin D. 5. Eat high quality fats and cholesterol. Consumption of high quality fats optimizes the absorption of vitamins A and D into your bloodstream. And vitamin A is needed to keep your intestinal lining healthy and

readily able to absorb minerals in the foods that you eat. For these reasons, it's virtually impossible to have optimally healthy bones and teeth without including healthy fats in your diet. Here are some examples of foods that are rich in healthy fats: Extra virgin olive oil Avocados Organic eggs from cage-free birds Soaked nuts and seeds (about a handful per day at most) Cold-water fish and high quality fish oils Coconuts and coconut oil Bone broths Organically raised red and white meats (should be eaten sparingly if eaten at all - with proper planning, there is no physiological requirement for red and white meats) Healthy cholesterol is also needed for a healthy intestinal lining that is able to optimally absorb minerals into your bloodstream. Healthy dietary cholesterol can help to ensure adequate cholesterol status in your system so that sunlight has enough cholesterol to act on when producing vitamin D. While your body is capable of producing cholesterol from other nutrients, it makes sense to ensure adequate cholesterol levels via intake of healthy cholesterol. 6. Learn how to effectively manage emotional stress. Chronic emotional stress can elevate the level of cortisol in your blood. Cortisol is useful for combating stress, but if it remains elevated in your system over the long term, it can cause the matrix of your bones to weaken. Corticosteroid drugs can also weaken your bones and cause osteoporosis if used in large quantities and/or over the long term. 7. Avoid regular consumption of foods that may cause your bones to lose calcium. Acid-forming foods are foods that bring the pH of your blood down. Because you cannot survive if the pH of your blood moves outside a

very narrow range (7.35 to 7.45), your body must buffer the effects of acid-forming foods to maintain a healthy blood pH level. One of the main ways in which you body buffers acid-forming foods is to take calcium from your bones and use it to neutralize the remnants of acid-forming foods. If your body is repeatedly forced to do this, your bones may be weakened. Foods that are strongly acid-forming in your blood and should not be staples in your diet include: Artificial sweeteners Soft drinks (pop) Sugar Cookies, cakes, and pastries made with white flour Table salt Alcohol 8. Regularly eat foods that are rich in vitamin C. Collagen is a long, fibrous protein that is critical to providing your bones with tensile strength. In short, the more quality collagen that you have in your bones, the more physical stress that your bones can tolerate before breaking. Your body needs vitamin C to synthesize collagen. Please note that there is a big difference between the full vitamin C complex found in real foods and synthetic forms of vitamin C found in many nutritional supplements. Some excellent food sources of real vitamin C are: Organic goji berries Bell peppers Citrus fruits Broccoli Brussels sprouts Acerola cherries Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

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