Osteoporosis. Also - getting minerals from raw plants

[Guest guest]

I just heard a radio interview with Susun Weed

(http://www.susanweed.com/index.htm). Then I went to her web site and

found an interesting article there about bone health

(http://www.susanweed.com/z13%20articles_sw.htm#an5). Two points

especially grabbed my attention:

1. There is no correlation between bone density and bone breakage.

She writes, " When I found myself at dinner last year (2000) with

Brown, director of the Osteoporosis Information Clearing House,

I asked her to point me in the direction of any study that shows a

clear relationship between osteoporosis and broken bones. She

smiled. " There are none. "

" In a recent study, " she continued. " Researchers measured the bone

density of people over 65 who had broken bones. Twenty-five percent

had osteoporosis. Twenty-five percent had high bone density. And

fifty percent had normal density. " Notice that those with high bone

density broke their hips as frequently as those with osteoporosis. "

2. It is very difficult to get minerals from raw plants.

" Raw, fresh foods do not deliver minerals to our bodies. To extract

minerals, we need heat, time, and generous quantities of plant

material. I prefer to extract minerals into water or vinegar. "

She also says that enough protein and fats are necessary for bone

health.

Roman