Santa's Broken Ankle
Heard Santa has a broken ankle...that can't be a good thing! Don't you think we take bones for granted? Here they serve this pivotal purpose in our bodies and we don't really know they're there or appreciate them until we've broken one.
Well...as we age we become more aware of our bones. Because they age along with us! After a certain point in our life (around age 30-35)...they have reached their peak growth and density and then it's downhill from there. The trick is slowing down the decent. Here are a few tips from my book, THE CHANGE OF LIFE DIET AND COOKBOOK...from the chapter BOOST YOUR BONES NATURALLY:
You want to make sure you get enough calcium coming IN (via foods you choose) and you want to make sure a minimal is going out. To do this you want to maximize calcium absorbers and minimize calcium depleters (diets high in protein, caffeine, and sodium).
Get your calcium anyway you can. A few servings of lowfat or skim dairy products (yogurt, milk, cottage cheese, cheese, etc..) will get you there fast but there's also calcium fortified orange juice for those of us that don't exactly drink milk as a beverage.
Vitamin D is a calcium enhancer (vitamin D is fortified into many products like orange juice, some yogurts, margarines, breakfast cereals and milk but these are the foods that contain vitamin D naturally: fish liver oils, oysters, mackerel, most fish, eggs).
Plant estrogens possibly suppress the removal of calcium from the bones. Soy contains two types of plant estrogens and flaxseed contains one type (lignans). Whole wheat products contain lignans too and you'll find plant estrogens also in certain fruits and vegetables likes apples, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, grapefruit, oranges, pears, raspberries, strawberries, and more.
Magnesium helps your bones by increasing calcium absorptions in the intestines and it helps the body use vitamin D which also helps your bones. You find magnesium in plant foods (nuts, seeds, beans, soy, dark green veggies like broccoli and spinach, and potatoes, whole grain foods and also meats, seasfood, and milk (but in smaller amounts).
Keep those bones strong Santa! This should help prevent any further breaks and bumbles!
Related Topics: Top sources of calcium, Osteoporosis
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Well...as we age we become more aware of our bones. Because they age along with us! After a certain point in our life (around age 30-35)...they have reached their peak growth and density and then it's downhill from there. The trick is slowing down the decent. Here are a few tips from my book, THE CHANGE OF LIFE DIET AND COOKBOOK...from the chapter BOOST YOUR BONES NATURALLY:
You want to make sure you get enough calcium coming IN (via foods you choose) and you want to make sure a minimal is going out. To do this you want to maximize calcium absorbers and minimize calcium depleters (diets high in protein, caffeine, and sodium).
Get your calcium anyway you can. A few servings of lowfat or skim dairy products (yogurt, milk, cottage cheese, cheese, etc..) will get you there fast but there's also calcium fortified orange juice for those of us that don't exactly drink milk as a beverage.
Vitamin D is a calcium enhancer (vitamin D is fortified into many products like orange juice, some yogurts, margarines, breakfast cereals and milk but these are the foods that contain vitamin D naturally: fish liver oils, oysters, mackerel, most fish, eggs).
Plant estrogens possibly suppress the removal of calcium from the bones. Soy contains two types of plant estrogens and flaxseed contains one type (lignans). Whole wheat products contain lignans too and you'll find plant estrogens also in certain fruits and vegetables likes apples, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, grapefruit, oranges, pears, raspberries, strawberries, and more.
Magnesium helps your bones by increasing calcium absorptions in the intestines and it helps the body use vitamin D which also helps your bones. You find magnesium in plant foods (nuts, seeds, beans, soy, dark green veggies like broccoli and spinach, and potatoes, whole grain foods and also meats, seasfood, and milk (but in smaller amounts).
Keep those bones strong Santa! This should help prevent any further breaks and bumbles!
Related Topics: Top sources of calcium, Osteoporosis
Technorati Tags: santa, brokenbones, osteoporosis, calcium
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