Eat Right To Keep Osteoporosis Away
If you read any book or magazine about osteoporosis, I can bet all my money on the fact that it would advise you to take calcium tablets to keep your bones strong and healthy. After my own experience with in my family with this disease, I spent a long time researching about what can be done to avoid osteoporosis. I would say that, taking calcium to avoid this bone disease is the worst advice any person can receive.
Osteoporosis has a number of causes. It is true that all those who are suffering from osteoporosis have a deficiency of calcium in their bodies. So supplementing it by calcium tablets is a good idea. But what is left unnoticed is that most of these people are unable to absorb the calcium which they take in. Thus, this standard advice becomes futile for them.
Keeping these things in mind, I want to suggest some step that you can take to keep yourself away from osteoporosis. Here is a list of the things that some I know did wrong and some ways to go about helping yourself in the right way.
Avoid sodas and processed foods
I would advice you to stay away from drinking sodas or eating highly processed or baked food. All these are rich in phosphorous, and can hinder the proper assimilation of calcium in the bone tissue.
Watch your sugar consumption
You will have to cut your sugar intake including artificial sweeteners as well as liquor like wine radically. Eating too much sugar makes you body resistant to insulin. Due to this, the pancreases continuously secrets insulin with interferes with the calcium absorption.
Reduce fat intake
Too much of fat also reduces the ability of our body to use calcium.
Maintain balance between Estrogen and Progesterone
To build our bones, our body needs the right balance between progesterone and estrogen. Estrogen decreases the bone loss rate whereas Progesterone triggers the osteoblast cells which assist in building the bones. I advise you to eat foods that are rich in zinc but have low levels of copper to maintain progesterone levels.
Be acidic
Hey, this isn’t a joke. Gastric hydrochloric acid helps a lot in dietary calcium absorption. I have now recommended those in my family to take HCL along with each meal, and would advise you to do the same.
Avoid chlorinated water
Chlorine is a major calcium antagonist. So, if you can afford, drink bottled water. Otherwise, keep the tap water in refrigerator for about 24 hours and then drink. This would help the chlorine to dissipate.
Avoid antacids, laxative and other similar treatment
Use of diuretics, laxatives, cortisone and antacids treatments should be avoided as much as possible. This is because they hinder calcium absorption by our body.
NO Smoking
Cigarettes inhibit the manufacture of bones. So avoid it completely.
I will leave you with this, It is not necessary to suffer from Osteoporosis. Your life and good health is in your own hands. So control it properly by eating right.
Pat King is a Nationally Renowned Health & Fitness Guru and Creator of http://www.FitnessLifeClub.com He has worked in the Health & Fitness field for 12 years and has dedicated his life to spreading the importance of living a conscious healthy life. You can learn more about Pat at http://www.FitnessLifeClub.com/pat-king Last year Pat started his own Health & Fitness training and developing company. Pat teaches seminars in several states which include Professional Development & Leadership trainings for Fitness Professionals and Health Empowerment seminars for corporations and the general public. Pat’s passion for Health & Fitness proves true in the TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL seminars that he teaches. Pat hopes to release the first of a series of books in 2008 which are what he says to be the answer to the Health Crisis in America. Pat believes that he holds the secrets that will change the way people view there health and how it effects others. Have a Health & Fitness Question? Ask Pat at http://www.AskPatKing.com
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