Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 I am proof positive that more calcium supplements and more dairy don’t help with keeping your bones healthy. When I had my first bone scan about 10 years ago, my results were that I had osteopenia, which is not quite osteoporosis, but getting close to it. I was already drinking 3 big glasses of milk a day, eating ice cream and cheese, and taking calcium supplements. There really wasn’t much more that I could do – even though the doctor told me to add more calcium and drink more milk. So I decided to do an experiment, and go completely the opposite of what the doctor was saying. I eliminated my calcium supplements, I eliminated dairy, and I eliminated meat – well, I do eat meat about 2-3 times a month, and I do eat ice cream & cheese about that same amount also. I also added whole food nutritional supplements – no more isolated nutrients, or synthetically made vitamins. Well, it took a little while, but after about 5-6 years, my bone scan showed that I have bones of a 25 year old (I’m 57). Your bones are made up of cells, just like your other parts of your body – all cells. Cells renew themselves – some quicker than others. Like cells in your mouth get renewed about every day, cells in your bones take up to 4-5 years or so. So if you feed your cells the healthiest diet you can imagine, then your cells will be healthy. When they get replaced, they will be replaced with healthy cells, not junk food cells. Meat is acid forming, and the only way your body compensates, is with calcium – your body pulls calcium from your bones and teeth to help digest all that acid. Carol ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ whole-food supplements that provide nutrients essential for the health of people, pets and plants. http://www.BlueGreenSolutions.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- Ed Siceloff [siceloff] Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:51 PM Milk and Calcium I found this to be an interesting article. Ya’ll can find the website where it is stored at the end of the article. Ed Osteoporosis by Bruce Friedrich " The myth that osteoporosis is caused by calcium deficiency was created to sell dairy products and calcium supplements. There's no truth to it. American women are among the biggest consumers of calcium in the world, and they still have one of the highest levels of osteoporosis in the world. And eating even more dairy products and calcium supplements is not going to change that fact. --Dr. John McDougall The McDougall Program for Women (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2003 Report Share Posted August 25, 2003 Thanks for an eye opener of an article. I have stopped my milk intake. But I have to take milk in tea because, according to Dr. Hulda Clark, black tea causes oxalic acid stones in kidneys. We need milk to dissolve away these type of stones. Ratan. - Ed Siceloff Sunday, August 24, 2003 10:20 PM Milk and Calcium I found this to be an interesting article. Ya’ll can find the website where it is stored at the end of the article. Ed Osteoporosisby Bruce Friedrich"The myth that osteoporosis is caused by calcium deficiency was created to sell dairy products and calcium supplements. There's no truth to it. American women are among the biggest consumers of calcium in the world, and they still have one of the highest levels of osteoporosis in the world. And eating even more dairy products and calcium supplements is not going to change that fact.--Dr. John McDougallThe McDougall Program for Women (2000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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