Re: How to Prevent Osteoporosis

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I've ordered a weight vest to wear while walking. That is supposed to enhance your bone density as well. Dr. Furhman recommends them. I ordered one that goes to 45#.

Shari

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Good idea. You know the saying "if you don't use it, you loose it".

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Re: How to Prevent Osteoporosis

I've ordered a weight vest to wear while walking. That is supposed to enhance your bone density as well. Dr. Furhman recommends them. I ordered one that goes to 45#.

Shari

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That's like when I do my rehab for my back. I wear a weighted headband. I like the vest idea! Peace, love, laughter SV <shavig@...> wrote: I've ordered a weight vest to wear while walking. That is supposed to enhance your bone density as well. Dr. Furhman recommends them. I ordered one that goes to 45#. Shari

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Never heard of the weighed vest or headband. where did you get

yours? $?

Thanks.

carolg

> I've ordered a weight vest to wear while walking.

That is supposed to enhance your bone density as well. Dr.

Furhman recommends them. I ordered one that goes to 45#.

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> Shari

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Actually, the one I use is supplied by the chiro, and I use it when I am in there. He'd probably sell me one if I asked, though. Peace, love, laughter cgiambri <cgiambri@...> wrote: Never heard of the weighed vest or headband. where did you get yours? $?Thanks.carolg .

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Here's where I'm ordering my vest: http://www.weightvest.com/index.html

Shari

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I have problems with my back I see a Chiro when it really flares. But I never thought of the vest. I will check with my Ortho. Thank you BLESSINGS

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Greatly informative article. A friend of mine does research on

Osteoporosis (and other stuff), and is quite passionate. He has

shared with me some tid bits. We are the most calcium supplemented

nation in the world, however have high incidence of osteoporosis.

When we have lead toxicity, our bodies store the lead in the bones;

thereby, making them more brittle. Detoxification of lead may

strengthen bones.

I was so excited to share with him what my son's surgeon told us

after a knee surgery (but I was not happy about the need for

surgery!). You see, my son has been taking Natural Cellular Defense

liquid zeolites for several months before the surgery. The surgeon

did the same surgery on the opposite knee three years prior, and

noted the difference in bone density since then and he also indicated

that my son's was the hardest bone that he has ever drilled into, and

he does over 300 of these surgeries each year on athletes, mostly

professional athletes.

I think that the must be something to this research!

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> How to Prevent Osteoporosis

> By Dr. Ben Kim on August 20, 2007 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:

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> 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:

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> 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:

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> 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:

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> 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.

> For more information on healthy fats and cholesterol, view:

> Healthy vs. Unhealthy Fats and Oils

> 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.

> For comprehensive help with stress management, visit:

> The Less Stress System.

> 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:

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> 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:

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> Organic goji berries

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> Bell peppers

> Citrus fruits

> Broccoli

> Brussels sprouts

> Acerola cherries

> I hope that this article makes it clear that your bones are

active organs that are slowly supported or eroded by every food and

lifestyle choice that you make. Addressing osteoporosis with a

calcium supplement or drug without regard for your overall health

will not allow you to build and maintain the healthiest bones that

your genetics and upbringing will allow. If you have been diagnosed

with osteoporosis, please be encouraged by this article; weakened

bones can become healthy again if you consistently make the right

choices in the days ahead.

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