20 key bone building nutrients — an overview
How do you eat food and somehow end up with strong, living bone? It sounds almost magical. But bone is living tissue—constantly being built, remodeled, and repaired. And just like...
pH and your bones — why an alkaline diet makes sense
Table of Contents Toggle pH Levels and Your Body pH basics* What pH means to your health What we are talking as far as alkalinity, the alkalizing diet, and pH...
The next big bone drug: big bang or little whimper? 5 questions to ask when evaluating bone building drugs
The next big new bone building drug has hit your doctor’s office. Impressive claims that the drug reduces fractures by 73% are being tossed around. But bisphosphonates were once touted...
How to reduce the risks of physical inactivity
With about 26% of the adult population sitting for more than eight hours a day the risks of physical inactivity taking a toll on your body are real. If you’re...
How much vitamin D should you take in the winter time?
Table of Contents Toggle Vitamin D: Winter check-up to keep levels optimal Have you had your vitamin D levels tested recently? How much vitamin D to take varies greatly How...
Can I reverse osteopenia? 5 natural steps for stronger bones
If you’re among the millions of people who’ve been told they have osteopenia, I know it can be confusing and scary. But you’ve come to the right place. I am...
Top 10 myths about osteoporosis
Are you frightened by what you hear about bone loss and osteoporosis? You certainly don’t need to be! That’s because much of what we’re told about bone health is actually...
What a diagnosis of osteopenia means for you
“Osteo” means bone and “penia” indicates a state of being low in quantity. The term osteopenia refers to a bone density which is somewhat less, but not excessively less, than...
How to speed fracture healing
Table of Contents Toggle 6 Steps for Healing Broken Bone (Fractures) Faster Physiology of fracture healing The nutritional demands of healing 5 nutritional steps to accelerate fracture healing 1. Provide...
Natural bone health with our Alkaline diet
When it comes to improving bone health, very little you do matters more than improving your acid-alkaline balance with an alkaline eating plan. Even if you exercise and limit toxins,...
Rethinking the causes of osteoporosis
It’s often suggested that the major causes of osteoporosis in women are low calcium intake and lower estrogen levels at menopause. A cross-cultural perspective, however, shows that this is not...
Deep breathing for bone health
Ancient health practitioners in Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine considered breath (prana in the Vedic system and qi in TCM) so important to health that they developed very specific breathing...
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