Paleo nutrition and bone health: what we can learn from our ancestors
As a nutritionist I can’t help but notice the contemporary shopping basket brimming with denatured, processed, and even synthetic foodstuffs. As an anthropologist I can’t help but recall that we...
Key minerals for bone health — manganese
Like zinc and copper, manganese is a trace element that can profoundly affect bone health. Yet for a long time it was one of the most overlooked nutrients, and to...
Key minerals for bone health — magnesium
Overall, magnesium assures the strength and firmness of bones and makes teeth harder. Since magnesium participates in an astonishing array of biochemical reactions, it’s no surprise that it’s essential for...
Other key nutrients for bone health — essential fatty acids (EFA’s)
Conventional wisdom tells us we should cut the fat in our diet, and indeed, too much of the wrong kinds of fat can be detrimental to bone health by decreasing...
Key minerals for bone health — chromium
Chromium helps to keep insulin activity in the body efficient, an effect that may be bone-protective in a couple of ways: by promoting the production of collagen by our bone-building...
Key minerals for bone health — calcium
Of all the minerals in the body, there is more calcium than any other. It makes up somewhere around 2% of our total adult body weight, stored mostly in our...
Key minerals for bone health — boron
Boron is another element on our list of 20 key nutrients that has been discovered only in recent years to be essential to bone health. The body requires boron for...
A path to better bone health for a better body
How many times during your busy day have you stopped to think about bone health? Most people would probably answer, “Not very often.” Bone health is often taken for granted...
Building bone at any age
It’s never too late to strengthen your bones. The author of Better Bones, Better Body explains what you can do now to help prevent osteoporosis later. (Adapted from an article...
pH and bones: the science
Many of the body’s organs and systems, particularly the kidneys and lungs, play important roles in maintaining proper pH. The lungs excrete acids as carbon dioxide, and they do this...
Bone health tips for underweight women
I’ve talked about how women who can’t gain weight are at heightened risk of osteoporosis and fracture. Just to quickly recap,...
Building Bone Strength at Any Age — Including 78!
One of the most important things about bone health is that it’s never too late to build your bone strength. That’s why I’m so happy to introduce you to Suzanne,...
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