Comments on: What the Oceans Can Teach You About Your Bones

By: antoinette kreutzer

antoinette kreutzer — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:44:10 +0000

.I live in the Netherlands and received the book within 2 weeks after ordering.I am also very pleased by the information and and support I get from Vivian and her team.

By: jacqueline rosenberg

jacqueline rosenberg — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:09:18 +0000

This is the one thing I did not realize is that previous fractures cause “melting” of the bones. About a year ago, I noticed that the fingers on the right hand were larger than the left. I broke my wrist when I was 5 years old, now 73. My doctor withdrew 30 cc of fluid from the right hand. My fingers are now equal size. He attributed this fluid from melting of the bone around the previous fracture. Now I have lost 3
in height from a sternal fracture. I was 5 6 in 6th grade, Now I am 5 6 1/2. This down from 5 9 1/2.

By: Tina Jablonski

Tina Jablonski — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:45:27 +0000

I am going to try the Dr. Barefoot / Bob’s best calcium suppose to be from pearls of the seas from Okinawa where people have healthy bones and no osteo. I think this ‘save your bones’ program has nothing against it. I don’t see where Dr. Vivian sells a particular calcium pill so I will try the above. The whole thing is so confusing ……….. and to buy a book to read up on it might make it even more confusing. I am 68 and very active I teach belly dancing since 1972 and still teaching. However my last bone density my back was minus 4 and hips minus 2.5 but it’s my understanding that the test does not show how strong the bones actually are. Anyway I will try the calcium listed above and let whoever is reading this what my next bone density shows. kindest regards, tina http://www.bellydancingwithtina.com

By: Carolyn Fetttes

Carolyn Fetttes — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:56:48 +0000

Hi there, have just posted a reply on this. Inner Glow Health Products sell this. http://WWW.innerglow.com.au. I live in Australia but they ship. You could try Nelsons or Ainsworths homeopathic stores in London too. I have started testing and started at 6.4 (quite acid) but am now up to 7.00, a much better balance. Good luck. Carolyn

By: Caroly Fetttes

Caroly Fetttes — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:52:56 +0000

I have found a good source of litmus paper for testing Ph levels, someone was asking about this. The company is Inner Glow health products. http://WWW.innerglow.com.au. They ship although like me they are based in Australia. I test each week either with saliva or urine. I started off quite acid at 6.4 and now am at 7.00. I think Vivienne suggests 7-7.4 as the ideal. Thanks again for all your hard work Vivienne, you so inspire me. I look forward so much to your emails, advice and support and love hearing from the community as well. I have also at last found a source of marine algae calcium and spoke the owner the other day, they get the algae from Iceland and Ireland. Wonderful. Best to you all. Carolyn

By: Vivian Goldschmidt, MA

Vivian Goldschmidt, MA — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:25:59 +0000

Connie, there’s such a wide variety of foods you can eat on the Save Our Bones Program (and no limit to the amount you can eat) that it should be easy to adjust for either weight loss or weight gain. You can add more complex carbs that pack calories, such as bananas, grapes, alkalizing beans, green peas, sweet potatoes, potatoes with peel, etc. And you can up the calories of the acidifying foods. For example, replacing chicken with beef. What also helps is having multiple snacks throughout the day.

If that doesn’t do it for you, you could try switching to a 70/30 alkaline/acid balance, to increase consumption of higher calorie foods (pasta, brown rice, bread, etc.).

By: connie

connie — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:24:29 +0000

A big problem for me, is that I am not able to maintain a healthy weight on the program. I have tried. I have little appetite and a high metabolism. When I went on the program, I dropped 5 lbs., and I didn’t have it to lose. I had to go back to my pbj’s just to stay afloat. Yes, I have tried whole meal and whey shakes. Not enough. Any help appreciated.

By: Jeanne Brilhante

Jeanne Brilhante — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:44:45 +0000

Hi Vivian,

I just got the results of my bone density test and everything is normal. I’ve been trying to eat 80% alkaline and 20% acidic, and it seems to be working. I even have a small salad for breakfast with eggs and 1 slice of whole grain toast. I like PAM OLIVE OIL SPRAY. It’s great instead of butter, and use it on baked potato along with Walden Farms dressing, (Zero fat, carbs and calories).
Checking into Phoenixnutritionals.com for absorbable biocomplete calcium recommended by Dr. Whiting: (888) 454-8464

Jeanne

By: Sally Rust

Sally Rust — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:14:49 +0000

I really would like to know if carbonated water, since it contains CO2, is safe to drink.

By: Sheryl Ann

Sheryl Ann — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:45:06 +0000

Well Harry, something is going on in our lakes, streams & oceans. And I’ll tell you, it’s not good. Ask any fisherman about his yields, ask seasoned divers about condition of the ocean’s floor, ask oceanographers about whales beaching themselves for no apparent reason & then get back with us about nothing being somehow amiss. Here in South Florida we can’t even eat the fish from our lakes & canals anymore due the fish being so contaminated.
Your comment makes it sound like the marine biologists are alarmists or liars. Maybe they’re right, but then maybe they’re wrong. I’d rather investigate what their take on everything is than to just bury my head in the sand & wish it away.
I’ll assume that you didn’t mean for your comment to sound so caustic.
BTW: Ostriches don’t bury their heads in the sand.