Top 3 Reasons to Avoid Sugar

…imagine them acting like sandpaper on your bones. It’s not too far-fetched an analogy – sugar depletes your bones of key nutrients, specifically calcium, magnesium, and copper. I’ll explain. Calcium

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Bone Biomechanics: The Truth About Bone Strength And Why Osteoporosis Drugs Don’t Prevent Fractures (But May Actually Cause Them!)

…structural support, the skeleton plays some other fascinating roles as well. Calcium: Bones provide a source of calcium, releasing this mineral into the bloodstream and raising serum calcium levels when…

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4 Warning Signs That Your Body And Bones Do Not Like Milk

…inflammation, which increases fracture risk. Milk does contain a significant amount of calcium, but the irony is that milk is so acidifying that the calcium does not get absorbed. In…

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How A Round Winter Vegetable Can Build Your Bones

…your bones is calcium, of course. But what’s interesting is that the calcium-binding protein called osteocalcin depends on Vitamin K to form calcium bonds. Vitamin K also works in synergy…

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2 Surprising Ways To Use Butternut Squash (And Why Your Bones Need It!)

…Additionally, butternut squash is a plant source of calcium and protein, both of which are essential for building bone mass. Calcium is a building block of bone, and protein comprises…

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The Top 10 Bone-Healthy Foods that Have More Iron Than Meat

…body absorb higher levels of nutrients, such as Vitamins A and E, zinc, thiamin, calcium, and of course, iron. Just one cup of this Foundation Food contains 6 mg of…

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Latest Osteoporosis News: Outrageous DXA Scan Manufacturer And Big Pharma Link Revealed, Merck (Finally!) Loses Fosamax Lawsuit, Harvard Doctor Questions Milk, And More!

…cooked kale has more calcium than milk. Sardines, nuts seeds beans [sic], green leafy vegetables are all sources of calcium.’”3 (emphasis mine) You don’t need to drink milk to get…

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Important Update: Dirty Dozen And Clean Fifteen For The Year 2017

…you’ve experienced a kidney stone in the past). Spinach is rich in manganese, silicon, and Vitamin K, and the amount of calcium absorption the oxalates inhibit is quite small. So…

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Eat This Nut, Build Your Bones

…a study demonstrating that EFA omega-3 increases calcium absorption, reduces urinary calcium excretion, increases calcium deposition in bone, and improves bone strength by enhancing collagen synthesis.1 And a controlled study…

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3 Delicious Recipes Rich In An Often-Forgotten Bone Building Mineral

…supportive role in calcium, magnesium, and Vitamin D function. Research has shown, in fact, that a diet deficient in boron increases urinary output of calcium and magnesium. There were also…

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