There are more than 200 bones of various forms and dimensions to
be discovered in the body. They contain protein referred to as collagen
and minerals such as calcium and phosphate. The bones are very important
to the body structure as they function as a support for the body and
because they function to secure the body from injury, as well as to
produce blood. Bones are significant to human wellness.
Therefore,
people should have correct information and understanding of the various
issues and concerns regarding bones so that they can preserve bone
wellness. By doing this, the issues that could originate from unwise
diets and way of lives would be stayed clear of.
Generally put, to
have a balanced diet means to preserve bone wellness. "Just eating a
balanced diet is often enough to ensure you take in the necessary
nutrients," says Connie Weaver, PhD, Chair, Nourishment Science
Division, Purdue University. The one significant area where this may
very well be problematic is Omega 3, since it mostly originates from
fatty fish, which ought to be consumed twice a week. And a lot of people
miss that. Here, it might be a good idea to use fish oil pills.
Listed below are some pointers on how to prevent bone issues and to preserve bone wellness.
1.
Consume plenty of fruits and vegetables. Vegetables and fruits like
Environment-friendly Veggies, beans, tofu, sesame seed products, as well
as oranges have calcium beneficial in maintaining bone wellness.
2.
Consume plums and berries in order to decrease inflammatory reaction.
these fruits are abundant in antioxidants that assist in the development
of bones, avoiding bone loss and improving bone features.
3. Eat
calcium-based food. Milk, soy, yogurt and also cheese have calcium which
is actually helpful for bone growth and development.
4. Eat food
consisting of a high level of polyunsaturated fats like tofu and
flaxseed oil. The contained valuable fats are really good to reinforce
bone structure and bone wellness.
5. Consume food rich in Omega 3
like Salmon, fish oil, and so on. These oily fish consist of adequate
Omega 3 fatty acids that are responsible in bone growth and protection.
If you do not eat enough fish, take fish oil pills.
6. Take enough
Vitamin D from sunlight exposure, food, and supplements. Vitamin D
supports calcium absorption to enable regular bone mineralization.
7.
Participate in daily physical activity or body workout like walking,
running, climbing up stairs, and so on. These workouts are needed to
preserve bone wellness and to prevent osteoporosis.
8. Avoid much
salt and alcohol. Taking in too much salt triggers everyone to excrete
higher level of calcium. Alcohol prevents bone formation and
development.
9. Avoid tobacco and cigarette smoking. Smoking
cigarettes creates osteoporosis and bone fractures than might eventually
lead to discomfort and handicap. Also, avoid passive smoking to secure
bones.
10. Do not have poor food in your daily diet particularly
unhealthy food: by decreasing the amount of calcium the bones require,
unhealthy food, also caffeinated sodas etc., can ruin bone wellness.
Keeping
good care of the bones is easier with a correct understanding and its
matching application. The old proverb that says, 'prevention is better
than treatment' is turns out to have much significance on the facet of
bone health. A healthy and balanced diet together with routine workout
is an evidently efficient way to ensure that bone wellness is preserved.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Osteoporosis - Bone Disease That Silently Robs Your Bones
5:17:00 AM
When you look in the mirror, it doesn't come into view. Just imagine, you could be
twenty, thirty, forty or older and it could afflict you. People who look at you don't
see it. When it does finally surface on the outside for any human eye to see, the
harm may be irreversible. The scary part is the external warning of osteoporosis is
silent while inside the body is clamoring for help.
Many women rate turning fifty as a positively high experience. I once looked
forward to the celebration. The inner peace that comes with this proclaimed turning
point is chafed only by my recent diagnosis of osteopenia. Osteopenia is the
beginning phase of osteoporosis. Any age is too young for this disease.
My hope of naturally preventing further bone density loss and even reversibility is to
not take drugs for the rest of my life. I prefer to walk around straight and stand
short at 5 foot 2 inches. Unbelievably my new gynecologist reported my height at
one inch less than just a short thirty years ago. My fear is that only a life sentence to
some prescription drug will be the answer. Most of my anger is, "I wish I knew then
what I know now." The rest of the anger is of closed and under-educated minds in a
medical society that takes the Hippocratic oath.
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH
For almost 2 years I asked my gynecologist to prescribe a bone density test for me.
He tried to appease me by dismissing my concerns of what I was reading. "You're
too young; you needn't worry about this." But, the risk factors in health magazine
articles were consistent. Finally he respected my request.
BE HUNGRY TO LEARN
Can you imagine knowing more about the reading of a medical test of this nature
than your doctor? It was inconceivable, but true. The results revealed I was in the
beginning stages of the precursor to osteoporosis; something called osteopenia.
The test results read similar to what I found in the book The Osteoporosis Cure by
Harris McIlwain, MD and Debra Fulghum Bruce. My doctor immediately wrote up a
prescription for me. It was for a drug with known possible side effects including
breast cancer. He was not interested in hearing about my plan for first trying one
year of an alternative program to include more exercise, added soy products and
increased calcium supplements. The potential, natural approach to prevent and
reverse bone density loss lies in a number of year-round daily routines.
AT LEAST DO THE MOST IMPORTANT EXERCISE
Walking is healthy for both the body and the mind. The outside pleasurable venture
is a time to soak in sunshine and nature with cooperative weather. The treadmill is a
more repetitive, boring journey to a healthy body but it is tolerable. Weight lifting
eventually pays off with a lean looking body besides helping the skeleton. Weight
bearing exercise, including a suggestion from what one woman with severe osteo
told me: when in a standing position, as often as possible, put all your weight on
just one foot. Every step or skip or jump you take tells your bones to bring in some
calcium from somewhere in your body. For the longest time the added benefit of
keeping my bones strong was not high on my intention of the activities. Some
things change. For one there are no options now. I hate not having options. Daily
exercise, including weight lifting is a necessity.
EAT AND DRINK CALCIUM
Remember when your mom said, "Drink all your milk?" Profound and simple
wisdom. Calcium, along with a variety of vitamins and minerals that activate the
absorption of the calcium, is part of my daily diet. Calcium on its own is not
enough. It needs at a minimum, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium and zinc. Those
chocolate chews Viactiv(TM) ease the pill popping dilemma. All this and more, is
essential for the building of our bone structure until we are 30. After 30 or so it
seems our body finds difficulty in building and even weakens in maintaining
calcium. I wish this information and even more was rampant 20 years ago. If you
know you can choose life with or without a straight jacket, what would you choose?
More than what you probably want to know about all these vitamins and minerals is
found in Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis by Alan R. Gaby, MD.
DON'T DISMISS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
If drugs didn't have a part in the creation, why would they need to have anything to
do with sustaining? I've always held physicians in high esteem for their technical
expertise. Sometimes their bedside manner is an added bonus in the relationship.
But, what good is having a doctor near your bedside if they can only sing you to
sleep by singing loudly and off key in your ears? When you ask questions of your
long trusted doctor and he or she says, "Gee I've never heard of that," the
discomfort is frightening. Yes, I would rather have more of the questions, yet I'm
wanting the doctor to have more of the answers. The thing they tend to do best is
rush to hand you a pre-written prescription for some drug. I fired my gynecologist
of almost 20 years. I found an internal medicine doctor, who also does the
gynecological tests, on recommendation. She is more current in her information,
education and cautiousness to prescribe drugs.
I correspond with several women diagnosed with osteoporosis who took the natural
way to bone rebuilding. For all 6 or so of them, a year later none, not one, reported
that it worked. A drug prescription is now their life sentence. Yet, there is a recent
study of women adding 50 high jumps a day into their exercise. The results
increased bone density in all ages of women. One year later, on reading about the
study again, it turns out you need to wear a weighted vest to achieve better results.
I've discovered osteoporosis is the story for millions of women, yet you don't have
to honor the gathering with your presence. What makes me the angriest is its highly
probable I could have prevented or at least minimized all this. You can prevent and
reverse your skeletal life structure from collapsing when you begin to take charge of
your own health and when you begin early in adulthood, age 30 or so. Fear and
anger don't have to make an unexpected visit. If it's not too late for you, bone-up
on the facts! (pun intended) While there's still time, you may want to make some
easy changes.
twenty, thirty, forty or older and it could afflict you. People who look at you don't
see it. When it does finally surface on the outside for any human eye to see, the
harm may be irreversible. The scary part is the external warning of osteoporosis is
silent while inside the body is clamoring for help.
Many women rate turning fifty as a positively high experience. I once looked
forward to the celebration. The inner peace that comes with this proclaimed turning
point is chafed only by my recent diagnosis of osteopenia. Osteopenia is the
beginning phase of osteoporosis. Any age is too young for this disease.
My hope of naturally preventing further bone density loss and even reversibility is to
not take drugs for the rest of my life. I prefer to walk around straight and stand
short at 5 foot 2 inches. Unbelievably my new gynecologist reported my height at
one inch less than just a short thirty years ago. My fear is that only a life sentence to
some prescription drug will be the answer. Most of my anger is, "I wish I knew then
what I know now." The rest of the anger is of closed and under-educated minds in a
medical society that takes the Hippocratic oath.
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH
For almost 2 years I asked my gynecologist to prescribe a bone density test for me.
He tried to appease me by dismissing my concerns of what I was reading. "You're
too young; you needn't worry about this." But, the risk factors in health magazine
articles were consistent. Finally he respected my request.
BE HUNGRY TO LEARN
Can you imagine knowing more about the reading of a medical test of this nature
than your doctor? It was inconceivable, but true. The results revealed I was in the
beginning stages of the precursor to osteoporosis; something called osteopenia.
The test results read similar to what I found in the book The Osteoporosis Cure by
Harris McIlwain, MD and Debra Fulghum Bruce. My doctor immediately wrote up a
prescription for me. It was for a drug with known possible side effects including
breast cancer. He was not interested in hearing about my plan for first trying one
year of an alternative program to include more exercise, added soy products and
increased calcium supplements. The potential, natural approach to prevent and
reverse bone density loss lies in a number of year-round daily routines.
AT LEAST DO THE MOST IMPORTANT EXERCISE
Walking is healthy for both the body and the mind. The outside pleasurable venture
is a time to soak in sunshine and nature with cooperative weather. The treadmill is a
more repetitive, boring journey to a healthy body but it is tolerable. Weight lifting
eventually pays off with a lean looking body besides helping the skeleton. Weight
bearing exercise, including a suggestion from what one woman with severe osteo
told me: when in a standing position, as often as possible, put all your weight on
just one foot. Every step or skip or jump you take tells your bones to bring in some
calcium from somewhere in your body. For the longest time the added benefit of
keeping my bones strong was not high on my intention of the activities. Some
things change. For one there are no options now. I hate not having options. Daily
exercise, including weight lifting is a necessity.
EAT AND DRINK CALCIUM
Remember when your mom said, "Drink all your milk?" Profound and simple
wisdom. Calcium, along with a variety of vitamins and minerals that activate the
absorption of the calcium, is part of my daily diet. Calcium on its own is not
enough. It needs at a minimum, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium and zinc. Those
chocolate chews Viactiv(TM) ease the pill popping dilemma. All this and more, is
essential for the building of our bone structure until we are 30. After 30 or so it
seems our body finds difficulty in building and even weakens in maintaining
calcium. I wish this information and even more was rampant 20 years ago. If you
know you can choose life with or without a straight jacket, what would you choose?
More than what you probably want to know about all these vitamins and minerals is
found in Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis by Alan R. Gaby, MD.
DON'T DISMISS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
If drugs didn't have a part in the creation, why would they need to have anything to
do with sustaining? I've always held physicians in high esteem for their technical
expertise. Sometimes their bedside manner is an added bonus in the relationship.
But, what good is having a doctor near your bedside if they can only sing you to
sleep by singing loudly and off key in your ears? When you ask questions of your
long trusted doctor and he or she says, "Gee I've never heard of that," the
discomfort is frightening. Yes, I would rather have more of the questions, yet I'm
wanting the doctor to have more of the answers. The thing they tend to do best is
rush to hand you a pre-written prescription for some drug. I fired my gynecologist
of almost 20 years. I found an internal medicine doctor, who also does the
gynecological tests, on recommendation. She is more current in her information,
education and cautiousness to prescribe drugs.
I correspond with several women diagnosed with osteoporosis who took the natural
way to bone rebuilding. For all 6 or so of them, a year later none, not one, reported
that it worked. A drug prescription is now their life sentence. Yet, there is a recent
study of women adding 50 high jumps a day into their exercise. The results
increased bone density in all ages of women. One year later, on reading about the
study again, it turns out you need to wear a weighted vest to achieve better results.
I've discovered osteoporosis is the story for millions of women, yet you don't have
to honor the gathering with your presence. What makes me the angriest is its highly
probable I could have prevented or at least minimized all this. You can prevent and
reverse your skeletal life structure from collapsing when you begin to take charge of
your own health and when you begin early in adulthood, age 30 or so. Fear and
anger don't have to make an unexpected visit. If it's not too late for you, bone-up
on the facts! (pun intended) While there's still time, you may want to make some
easy changes.
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