Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 And exercise figures into the equation as well since it's the weight-bearing exercise that stimulates bones to use those multiple nutrients to build, rebuild, repair, and preserve strong and healthy bones.
In the SuperFoodsRx Diet, synergy again is key to effectiveness but in this instance it's the synergy of all of the SuperFoods that you'll be eating together that will help you feel and look better than ever and of course lose weight. Your goal is a healthy, whole-foods diet that emphasizes the SuperFoods.
This synergy of SuperFoods eaten together and regularly is important. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones and normal cell division.)
Don't feed your babies sugary or salty processed foods, or they'll grow up craving those things. Avoid anything with high-fructose corn syrup (like sodas), and don't feed them sweets made with refined sugar. The first few months of a baby's life are crucial for imprinting taste expectations, so use that time to expose them to fruits, vegetables and other natural food sources rather than refined, processed ingredients. |
Andreas Moritz
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 But even with less than adequate sun exposure, they are still capable of absorbing sufficient amounts of calcium from the blood necessary for the building of healthy bones. While being breast-fed, an infant receives plenty of milk sugar and phospho-caseins, both excellent transporting agents for calcium. If there is anything that could cause rickets in babies, it is lack of mothers' milk and underexposure to sunlight.
Adults are not as well protected against vitamin D ingestion as breastfed infants are. |
Carol Simontacchi
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 The research performed on this mineral includes the following:
Studies suggest that silica plays a role in the production of collagen; helps build healthy bones, teeth, and cartilage; may be associated with a decreased risk of atherosclerosis; may prevent and treat osteoporosis;32' 33 and may stimulate the immune system.34
Research conducted by Dr. A. Charnot indicated that silica supports the building of healthy bones* Animals kept on high silica diets attained maximal bone mineralization much quicker than did those on low-silica diets. As early as 1986, Edith M. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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 To have room in their stomachs for the green, leafy veggies, fruits, and lean protein required for building healthy bones, most people have to dramatically reduce their intake of pastas, cereals, breads, and cheeses.
Exercising for Bone Health
Exercise makes you a lot more likely to meet and keep your prime bone—that important peak bone mass.
Studies in children, young women, athletes, and astronauts all show that weight-bearing and resistance exercise help produce new bone. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Tea drinking can also be a significant source of manganese, a mineral used by the body in the digestion of protein and to maintain healthy bones and connective tissue. Just one cup of tea can provide the daily requirement of manganese.17 The mineral content of the water used in brewing tea also contributes to the mineral content of the drink. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 As discussed above, natto itself contains vitamin K2, which while great for healthy bones, can also interfere with blood-clotting medications. Work with someone knowledgeable in both medications and natural substances if you're going to either get off blood clotting meds or use them with natural substances that work similarly.
Also keep in mind that as natto becomes more popular it will probably be embraced, coopted, and therefore ruined by the food industry. Since it's not very palatable in its natural, sticky state, it's inevitable that food companies will attempt to make it taste better. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 Calcium is important for healthy bones and teeth and for muscle contraction. Dark green leafy vegetables, brown bread and various pulses are good sources of this mineral. The RDA is 800 mg. Magnesium is involved in healthy bones and teeth, energy metabolism and muscle movement. The best plant sources are unrefined cereals, peanuts and vegetables. The RDA is 300 mg. Phosphorus is important in the calcification process. It has a recorded RDA of 800 mg in the EU.
Several minerals are required in small amounts and are mainly involved in enzyme systems. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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 MANGANESE AND COLLAGEN
Manganese participates in the formation of healthy bones and cartilage. Collagen in skin cells needs manganese in order to form. Manganese is needed by an enzyme that is needed for collagen formation in skin during wound healing.
MANGANESE DEFICIENCY
Manganese deficiency does not normally result in clear symptoms. Manganese deficiency may impair growth.
FOOD SOURCES OF MANGANESE
Whole grains, green leafy vegetables, and peanut butter are rich sources of manganese, as seen in Graph 13-3. White flour products are depleted of most of their manganese. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Great for healthy bones and Superb Vision
This immune-boosting vegetable packs an incredible nutritional wallop for a tiny number of calories. One serving, a mere 28 calories, contains 100 mg of calcium, 292 mg of potassium, 31 mg of vitamin C, 60 meg of folate, 217 mg of bone-building vitamin K, and more than 3,800 IUs of vitamin A, including 2,300 meg of beta-carotene. |
| Vitamin K is great for healthy bones, but it can interfere with Coumadin and other blood-clotting medications. This is no problem if you're eating natto for its circulatory benefits, but it is a potential problem if you're on meds. Some vitamin companies remove the vitamin K from their nattokinase supplements.
Natto Works Wonders for the Skin
I'm including natto in the list of the world's healthiest foods because it really is—but there's not much danger that too many people are going to start eating it. |
David R. Montgomery
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 But skin must also pass enough sunlight to support production of the vitamin D needed to make healthy bones. As our ancestors spread around the globe, these opposing pressures colored the skin of people in different tegions. The dominant need for UV protection favored dark skin in the tropics; the need for vitamin D favored lighter skin in the northern latitudes.
Technological innovation played a key role in the spread and adaptation of people to new environments. |
Elaine Magee
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 Vitamin D has a long-standing reputation as the vitamin that helps the body absorb calcium and build healthy bones, but recent research has revealed that it may play a role in all sorts of health-boosting functions, from reducing the risk of certain cancers to lowering blood pressure. "Activated vitamin D is one of the most potent inhibitors of cancer cell growth," says Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, who heads the Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University School of Medicine. "It also stimulates your pancreas to make insulin. And it regulates your immune system. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Most of my patients with severe vitamin D and dietary deficiencies have normal BMDs, but they definitely don't have healthy bones. So don't wait to find out what your bone density is before taking action to build bone.
The lower your vitamin D levels, the lower your bone mass and the higher your potential fracture rate. Norway's Tromso Study showed relationships among age, high PTH, low BMD, and high blood pressure in women. The older you are and the higher your PTH, the more likely you are to have low BMD and high blood pressure. |
Elaine Magee
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| LEARN TO LOVE LOW-FAT DAIRY
Dairy foods deliver a team of players that are all important for healthy bones (calcium, vitamin D, protein, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamins A and B6), some of which have synergy together. There's no better way to consume your calcium (a cup of yogurt contains 448 milligrams and a cup of fat-free milk, 300). Calcium combined with vitamin D may possibly reduce the risk of colon cancer. Low-fat dairy foods are packed with potassium, too (573 milligrams potassium per cup of yogurt; 407 per cup of fat-free milk). |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| It also provides potassium (which helps the body's cells work properly) and phosphorus (essential for healthy bones and teeth), zinc, and the valuable, cancer-fighting trace mineral selenium (3 ounces of bison or buffalo contains more than 40 percent of the Daily Value for this important mineral). With its low saturated fat content and healthy ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats, game can help lower cholesterol and decrease the risk of heart disease. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 It can help you lose weight or maintain it; develop and sustain healthy bones, muscles, and joints; relieve arthritis pain; lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety; boost moods; promote psychological well-being; and make it easier to perform daily tasks.
WHAT OTHER NONFOOD ACTIVITIES DO EXPERTS RECOMMEND TO COMBAT MY CRAVINGS?
Those who've advised sugar addicts recommend that you team up with a buddy who is also curtailing sugar intake, get enough sleep, and reduce stress. And make sure, the experts insist, to take yourself away from tempting situations such as the bakery or ice-cream shop. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 Amla
Amla (Emblica officinalis) is used as a nutritional support for promoting healthy bones, muscles, fur, skin, claws, and teeth. A formula of amla, ashwagandha, and holy basil is used with horses for immune system support, to improve poor performance, as a calming agent, and for its antioxidant effects.
Farmers have many uses for amla fruit. It is used as food for cows, sheep, and goats. |
Elaine Magee
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| Dairy products sport a team of players that are all important for healthy bones (calcium, vitamin D, protein, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and trace elements like zinc). This is our first clue that there's synergy in dairy. Our second clue comes with research showing weight loss and maintenance benefits, too. Most of the health benefits described below suggest there is some synergy involved. It's not just about calcium anymore.
Consider the calcium and protein dynamic. Most dairy foods have pretty impressive levels of two nutritional components many of us are lacking? |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
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| Playing sports outdoors, climbing trees, and riding bikes are all good activities for healthy bones.
To measure your bone density, you can have an X-ray test that uses less radiation than dental X-rays. It determines the amount of mineral in your bones—your bone mineral density, also called BMD or bone mass. Your test result is called a T-score—a measure of how far above or below you are compared to your peak bone mass. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Childhood adolescence, and early adulthood are the prime opportunities for building healthy bones. Bones reach their greatest mass and density at around age thirty; after that, they begin to weaken. Some bone loss is entirely normal and not terribly worrisome, but when the process is accelerated the bones turn frail and brittle. Unfortunately, the disorder rarely rings any warning bells until serious damage is already done. The first sign may be a minor fall or an accident that results in a broken bone or back pain caused by a collapsed vertebra. |
| Green vegetables, such as collard important for their vitamin K content, Fermented soy products, such as Essential fatty acids found in walnuts for healthy bones.
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Osteoporosis ihe other nutrients needed for calcium's assim-getables (except spinach), soybeans, nuts, the bones), broccoli, and unsweetened culve. greens, kale, romaine lettuce, and others, are which helps with bone formation, and miso, are good for the bones. |
| Many vitamins and minerals are required for healthy bones. Calcium is the obvious cne, but magnesium; boron; silicon; strontium; vitamins D, C, and K; and others play important roles in bone metabolism.
SYMPTOMS
• Bone pain
• Swelling
ROOT CAUSES
• Fall or injury
TREATMENT Diet
Recommended Food
Eat foods that are high in calcium and ilation. Sea vegetables, green leafy molasses, salmon, oysters, sardines tured yogurt are all good sources. |
| General Recommendations
High-potency multivitamin provides a base of nutrients required for healthy bones. Take as directed on the container.
Boron is a mineral that activates vitamin D and supports estrogen levels for effective calcium metabolism. Take 3 to 5 mg daily.
Vitamin C is used to manufacture collagen, an important component of bones. Take 500 to 1,000 mg twice daily.
Silicon is a mineral that is involved in collagen and calcification. Take 50 to 20 mg daily.
Zinc is required for enzymatic reactions that build bone. Take a daily total of 30 mg, along with 2 to 3 mg of copper. |
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 You must get healthy levels of sunlight— or consume vitamin D from fish oils—to have healthy bones.
Physical exercise is another important factor. If you don't use your bones, they won't get the signal that they should grow. Bones build density in response to stress. When you exercise, you put stress on the bones—causing them to undergo an adaptive response that builds bone mineral density. Walking is a great exercise for boosting bone mineral density. Swimming is not, because it doesn't put the same stress on the bones. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Magnesium is involved in healthy bones and teeth, energy metabolism and muscle movement. The best plant sources are unrefined cereals, peanuts and vegetables. The RDA is 300 mg. Phosphorus is important in the calcification process. It has a recorded RDA of 800 mg in the EU.
Several minerals are required in small amounts and are mainly involved in enzyme systems. Iron is important for the formation of haemoglobin and the transport of oxygen (RDA = 14 mg). It is found
5 mg per day. Molybdenum is important in enzymes that regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism. |
Mike Adams
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| Mineralization is very important for healthy bones, cartilage and joints throughout your body.
In addition, you must eliminate the aggravating substances in your diet or environment that promote inflammatory responses. This means getting rid of all milk and dairy products because of the stagnation or inflammatory effect that these cause in the human body. Remember that dairy products are great for cows but they are not good to be used in a cross-species format. Human beings should drink human breast milk not bovine breast milk. |
Carol Simontacchi
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| Minerals play an important role in the development of healthy bones, teeth, hair, and nails; they are also involved in proper nerve activity, muscle function, blood formation, and the regulation of hormones and bodily fluids.
Minerals are grouped into two categories—macro-minerals and micro-minerals. Macro-minerals include calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, and are needed by the body in dosages exceeding 100 milligrams per day. Minerals needed in much smaller amounts are considered micro-minerals, also called trace minerals. |
Mike Adams
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 By exposing your skin to natural sunlight, without sunscreens (in moderation, of course), your body will naturally produce vast stores of Vitamin D, which is critical for the construction and maintenance of healthy bones. Without adequate Vitamin D, your body cannot efficiently use the extra calcium you're taking. Also, by the way, the darker your skin, the more sunlight you need to generate Vitamin D. This is one reason why most American males of African descent are highly deficient in Vitamin D and suffer from skyrocketing rates of prostate cancer. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 There are a tremendous number of studies now showing that protein is essential for healthy bones and that, indeed, low protein intake can be an obstacle to bone building. (For a list of representative studies showing the positive effect of protein on bone health, see For Your Doctor on JonnyBowden.com; for a more in-depth discussion of calcium, high protein, and bone loss, see chapter 5. |
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