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Osteoporosis prevention

Osteoporosis Prevention

Carrie Louise Daenell, ND

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

Avoid excessive consumption of meat.
Cigarette smoking enhances calcium loss from bone.
Soft drinks with carbonation enhances calcium loss from bone
A good source of calcium is dark green vegetables.
A diet high in vegetables favors optimal phosphorous/calcium ratio rather than a diet high in dairy and meat products.
Some studies indicate that foods such as spinach, chard, beet greens, and chocolate contain calcium oxalates that bind with calcium preventing its absorption, thereby increasing the tendency of developing osteoporosis.
Phytic acid found in wheat and oats also will bind calcium.
Several drugs such as steroids and many antibiotics cause osteoporosis, especially if taken over a long period of time.
The best prevention of postmenopausal osteoarthritis is adequate calcium levels prior to menopause.

TREATMENT

Diet:

An excess of green leafy vegetables and adequate sources of protein, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains (such as brown rice, barley, quinoa and millet), nuts, sprouted seeds, beans and fermented dairy foods such as kefir and yogurt.
Salads should contain lemon juice or cider vinegar to increase calcium absorption.
Milk and dairy sources are not the best source of absorbable calcium and should not be increased in the diet.

Physiotherapy:

Sunbathing (15 minutes twice a week)
Sea bathing.
Daily exercise.

Vitamin, mineral and nutritional supplementation:

Vitamin B complex - 25 to 50 mg two to three times per day.
Vitamin C - 1000 to 2000 mg two to four times per day.
Vitamin D - 400 to 1000 mg per day.
Calcium (citrate, aspartate, gluconate, amino acid chelated) - 800 mg twice a day.
Magnesium - 400 mg twice per day.
Pancreatic enzymes.
Hydrochloric acid: with meals if stomach does not produce enough (see physician for determining need for this supplement)
Cod-liver oil.
Silica.
Vitamin E - 400 to 800 IU per day.
Natural estrogens help prevent calcium loss from bone.
Natural progesterone helps restore calcium to bone.
7-isopropoxy-isoflavone (ipriflavone) 200 mg three times per day helps prevent loss of bone mass.

Botanicals:

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)*
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)*

EXERCISES

Weight bearing exercise should be continued throughout an individual’s life on a daily basis. Walking thirty minutes a day would be the minimum recommendation. Consult your physician to develop an exercise program suited to you individually.



	Osteoporosis prevention
	Osteoporosis Prevention Carrie Louise Daenell, ND PREVENTIVE MEASURES Avoid excessive consumption of meat. Cigarette smoking enhances calcium loss from bone. Soft drinks with carbonation enhances calcium loss from bone A good source of calcium is dark green vegetables. A diet high in vegetables favors optimal phosphorous/calcium ratio rather than a diet high in dairy and meat products. Some studies indicate that foods such as spinach, chard, beet greens, and chocolate contain calcium oxalates that bind with calcium preventing its absorption, thereby increasing the tendency of developing osteoporosis. Phytic acid found in wheat and oats also will bind calcium. Several drugs such as steroids and many antibiotics cause osteoporosis, especially if taken over a long period of time. The best prevention of postmenopausal osteoarthritis is adequate calcium levels prior to menopause. TREATMENT Diet: An excess of green leafy vegetables and adequate sources of protein, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains (such as brown rice, barley, quinoa and millet), nuts, sprouted seeds, beans and fermented dairy foods such as kefir and yogurt. Salads should contain lemon juice or cider vinegar to increase calcium absorption. Milk and dairy sources are not the best source of absorbable calcium and should not be increased in the diet. Physiotherapy: Sunbathing (15 minutes twice a week) Sea bathing. Daily exercise. Vitamin, mineral and nutritional supplementation: Vitamin B complex - 25 to 50 mg two to three times per day. Vitamin C - 1000 to 2000 mg two to four times per day. Vitamin D - 400 to 1000 mg per day. Calcium (citrate, aspartate, gluconate, amino acid chelated) - 800 mg twice a day. Magnesium - 400 mg twice per day. Pancreatic enzymes. Hydrochloric acid: with meals if stomach does not produce enough (see physician for determining need for this supplement) Cod-liver oil. Silica. Vitamin E - 400 to 800 IU per day. Natural estrogens help prevent calcium loss from bone. Natural progesterone helps restore calcium to bone. 7-isopropoxy-isoflavone (ipriflavone) 200 mg three times per day helps prevent loss of bone mass. Botanicals: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)* Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)* EXERCISES Weight bearing exercise should be continued throughout an individual’s life on a daily basis. Walking thirty minutes a day would be the minimum recommendation. Consult your physician to develop an exercise program suited to you individually.