Nutrients to Prevent Bone Loss

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Nutrients to Prevent Bone Loss JoAnn Guest Jan 10, 2005 10:27 PST

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Depending upon your specific situation,at certain times in your life

your body will more than likely need some extra support in a particular

area of bone density

That's because your body is in a constant state of either building

bone, repairing bone or forming and strengthening new bone.

 

Building strong bones requires:

boron, magnesium, zinc, alfalfa, green barley grass, dandelion root,

rose hips, yucca and red raspberry.

 

Formation of bones: to maintain bone density-- horsetail, oat

straw, organic flaxseed and vitamin C daily, preferably with

bioflavonoids.

 

Vitamin D-- is required to help your body absorb calcium,

Boron and zinc are required to help enhance the effectiveness of

vitamin D.

 

If you take in too much calcium,you will find that your body doesn't

use vitamin D correctly.

 

Often pharmaceutical drugs will result in loss of bone.

 

Surgery and illness can be a factor in bone loss. If you suffer from an

illness that requires your body to be in a constant state of healing

your body will rob calcium from bones to provide healing to the injured

areas.

The body will always work to maintain healing of an organ, even if

it means sacrificing calcium from your bones.

 

Just because you are taking a calcium supplement or eating calcium

rich foods does not guarantee your body is absorbing and using

calcium correctly.

 

There are things that prevent proper assimilation of calcium:

fluorides in tap water,carbonated beverages,heavy metals, coffee,and

excessive refined salt and refined sugar contribute to bone loss as

well.

 

It is important to eat Certified Organic whole foods without additives,

pesticides, rBGH or gmo's. So eat organic foods, fresh whole and

uncooked when possible, and be sure that eggs and meat are organic and

not filled with hormones for quick growth.

-Boron

and Dandelion:

 

Speaking of boron, dandelion greens,roots and shoots run a

close second to cabbage, with 125 ppm.

Dandelion also has more than 20,000 ppm of calcium, meaning

that just ten grams (just under seven tablespoons) of dried

dandelion shoots will provide more than 1 mg of boron and 200 mgs of

calcium.

 

Dandelion is also a fair source of 'silicon', which some studies

suggest also helps to strengthen bone.

 

Avocado:

 

As one reputed vegetable source of vitamin D, avocados can help the

body turn calcium into bone. I suggest mashing an avocado into organic

yogurt so you get your calcium and some vitamin D at

the same time.

Avocadoes are also rich in heart healthy vitamin E.

 

(Glycine max) and other unprocessed beans)

Vegetarian and Japanese women have a lower incidence of osteoporosis

and fractures than Western women who eat traditional high protein

diets.

 

The reason, according to James Anderson, M.D. of the

University of Kentucky College of medicine in Lexington, appears to

be that those who indulge in the traditional western high protein diets

tend to 'excrete' increasing amounts of calcium into their urine.

 

Beans are also good source of protein, however they cause considerably

less 'calcium loss' than consumption of animal proteins. In addition,

soybeans and other beans contain " genistein " , a plant estrogen

(phytoestrogen) which acts like the

female sex hormone in our bodyies. I'd be willing to bet that a diet

rich in unprocessed beans, lentils and legumes would strengthen bone and

prevent heart disease as well as or equally as well as, estrogen pills

(HRT).

 

Horsetail:

French research suggests that " silicon " helps prevent osteoporosis

and can be used to treat bone fractures.

Horsetail is among the richest plant sources of this mineral, in the

form of the compound " monosilicic acid " ,and it is a substance which the

body can readily use. Aging and low estrogen levels decrease the body's

ability to absorb

" silicon " .

 

Recommended amounts may be up to nine 350 mg capsules daily.

 

If you use horsetail tea, add a teaspoon of pure natural raw honey or

'cane'(sucanat or turbinado) sugar to the water along with the dried

herb. The unrefined sugar will pull more silicon out of the plant. Bring

it to a boil, then let it simmer for about three hours. Strain out the

leaves, then let the tea cool before drinking.

 

I have nothing against calcium supplements but I believe that

everyone should get as much calcium as possible from organic foods.

It's not only possible to do this, it's better for your bones,

because the mineral strength of bone depends on more than calcium.

 

For calcium to actually strengthen bones, it must be combined with some

other nutrients as well.

 

Phosphorus is important, but you also need magnesium, boron, zinc,

vitamin D and vitamin A to ensure that you maintain a strong bone

structure. You can get all of these nutrients in supplements, however I

prefer

to get them the way Nature intended— all packaged together in our foods!

 

 

Nutrition experts suggest that people at risk for osteoporosis limit

their protein intake to no more than one gram of protein per

kilogram of body weight, which translates into around two to three

ounces of protein—

on the order of one Amish chicken breast or one Laura's Lean beefburger

(hormone and antibiotic-free-—daily for the

average woman.

www.laurasleanbeef.com

 

Most Americans eat considerably more protein, running a risk

of calcium loss even if they " consume " a lot of the mineral supplement.

 

Magnesium is extremely important for bone health, equally, if not

more important than calcium! Sixty percent of our body's magnesium

stores are contained in our BONES, particularly in the trabecular bone

of the wrists, thighs, and vertebrae.

It has been shown that women suffering from osteoporosis have much lower

 

levels of magnesium in their 'trabecular' bone than healthy women.

This is not surprising because magnesium is vital for metabolizing

calcium and vitamin C and helps to convert Vitamin D to the active

form necessary to ensure efficient calcium 'absorption'.

 

Magnesium also activates the enzyme 'alkaline phosphatase'.

 

This enzyme helps to form calcium 'crystals' in the bone and is often

used as an indicator as to whether new bone is being formed.

 

A study by Biolab in London compared different groups of women, some

with osteoporosis, some postmenopausal but with no osteoporosis, and

some women on HRT.

 

They found that NONE of the women in any group had low levels of

calcium.

 

BUT the women with osteoporosis had low levels of other

VITAL BONE NUTRIENTS INCLUDING MAGNESIUM AND ZINC, and of

the 'enzyme' " alkaline phosphatase " ', indicating poor bone " renewal " .

 

A normal level of this' 'enzyme' is DEPENDENT on having enough

magnesium in the body!

Magnesium also PREVENTS the buildup of unwanted calcium DEPOSITS

elsewhere in the body (i.e. joints,arteries etc).

 

We need twice as much magnesium as calcium if the " biochemistry " of

bone formation is to run smoothly.

 

Most of us, in fact, are magnesium deficient rather than calcium

deficient. Good sources of dietary magnesium are dark green leafy

vegetables, apples, seeds, nuts, and figs.

 

The importance of magnesium in the bone-building process has been

demonstrated. In one research project Two groups of women were

monitored. One group took HRT plus magnesium. The other took HRT alone.

After nine months, the bone mineral density of the women taking

magnesium had increased by 11 percent. The women taking only HRT

showed NO INCREASE in bone density.

 

After two years the magnesium takers were still improving their bone

density!!

Taken from " Natural Choices for Menopause "

By Marilyn Glenville Ph.D.

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Vitamin D is essential for the intestinal absorption of many

minerals, but particularly calcium and magnesium

 

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with defective " calcification " of

the bones and pathogenic " calcification " of the arteries.

 

'Synthetic' vitamin D added to milk has the same effect as vitamin D

deficiency —

it causes " abnormal calcification " of the soft tissues, particularly

the blood vessels, --contributing to arterial plaque finally resulting

in arterial thrombosis.

 

Vitamin D is derived from fish oil and sunshine. You need at

least 20 minutes of sun daily in order for your body to make

sufficient quantities of vitamin D.

 

Minimum sun exposure does not increase your skin cancer risks.

 

Fish Oil is the oil extracted from the flesh of cold water fish.

Good examples are alaskan salmon, mackerel, tuna

in water without additives (chicken broth contains msg,etc), sardines in

water, herrings and anchovies.

 

Fish oil is a rich source of the omega-3 essential fatty

acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid

(DHA). Both EPA and DHA are normal constituents of body tissue.

 

It is essential that EPA and DHA supplements include vitamin E to

prevent rancidity, and that supplements be taken with additional

vitamin E supplements to prevent " oxidation " in the body.

 

In fact, some of the conflicting results of studies using fish oil

may be due to the fact that in some cases, the supplements did not

contain additional vitamin E to protect them. Study results have been

superior when EPA has been consumed with a vitamin E supplement.

Per capsule, fish oil supplements generally contain between 180 and

400 mgs of EPA plus 120 to 300 mgs of DHA.

 

Fish Oil should not be confused with cod liver oil which is the oil

extracted from the 'liver' of the fish.

Although cod liver oil contains EPA and DHA, large doses should be

avoided,, because the oil contains large amounts of additional vitamins

A and D which, if ingested in very large amounts, could be quite toxic.

Quality Norwegian Fish Oils are obtained from the Spectrum Naturals

website.

http://www.spectrumnaturals.com

-Boron

Rich Foods

-Plums

[dried prunes]

Quinces

Strawberries

Cabbage

Dandelion [leaves]

Apples

Asparagus

Celery and [roots]

Figs

Broccoli [leaves]

Pears

Beets

Sour Cherries

Red currants

Cauliflower [florets]

Apricots

Radishes

Black currants

Celery [seeds]

Brussels sprouts [leaves]

Cowpeas

Rutabaga [leaves]

American persimmons

Grapes

Cucumbers

Onions

Alfalfa sprouts

Black beans [fruits and seeds]

Spinach

Carrots

Rutabaga [roots]

Endive

Peas [seeds]

Broccoli [stems]

Brussels sprouts [stems]

Chinese cabbage

Turnip [roots]

Chicory [roots]

Bell peppers

Organic Soybeans

Bananas

Mangoes

Cantaloupe

Wheat [seeds

Papaya

Gooseberries

Avocados

Red raspberries

Sesame seeds

Blueberries

 

Fruits, vegetables, tubers and legumes have a higher concentration

of boron than grains.

Boron rich foods will decrease the amount of calcium your body

*excretes* by 40%.

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Acidity

Since the body can only operate within a very narrow PH range

balance between acidity and alkalinity, to neutralize the resulting

acidity the body is required to " mobilize " Calcium from the bones.

Once this is accomplished, the Calcium is lost in the urine, never

to be returned to the bones.

Replace dairy milk with organic non-gmo SOY or RICE milk in cooking

and on cereal. Eat generous servings of green leafy vegetables, beans,

broccoli, sesame seeds, oats, fruits, and non-gmo tofu/miso for strong

bones.

 

There is three times as much Calcium in one serving of Spinach or

Kale as there is in one glass of diary milk with generous amounts of

beneficial magngesium included.

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JoAnn Guest

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