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"A drop in bone density is a late finding in this whole process. Most of my patients with severe vitamin D and dietary deficiencies have normal BMDs, but they definitely don't have healthy bones. So don't wait to find out what your bone density is before taking action to build bone. The lower your vitamin D levels, the lower your bone mass and the higher your potential fracture rate. Norway's Tromso Study showed relationships among age, high PTH, low BMD, and high blood pressure in women. The older you are and the higher your PTH, the more likely you are to have low BMD and high blood pressure." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"When researchers compared hip-bone density of women getting 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day with women getting 2,000, they found that taking in more calcium improved bone density only slightly, and the risk of fractures was the same between the groups. You may need more vitamin D than you think. The study involved 400 IU doses of vitamin D, but new research suggests that 700 to 1,000 IU of vitamin D a day may be the ideal amount to prevent fractures. Where's the D?" - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Katherine Tucker of Tufts University in Boston compared diets and bone density of Framingham study adults who were sixty-nine to ninety-seven, and she found that the more animal protein people ate, the higher the bone density. Other researchers reached similar conclusions when they studied younger women. This information is at odds with the popular belief that eating too much protein will cause bone loss. Dr." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"The body adapts to regular exercise using this jaw tool with improved bone density in the teeth, just as walking improves leg bone density. This tool also firms up sagging jowls. I first met Victoria and Igor three years before this writing, and I must say that they look ten years younger now! I learned from her book that I had not been doing the diet correctly. For example, I was only taking about a fourth of the amount of greens 1 needed. I was also not getting nearly the optimal amount of fiber, which, as she details in her book, is crucial for eliminating toxins." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis is a general loss of bone density. The major cause of osteoporosis is the gradual loss of protein matrix tissue from the bone. This loss results in weakened bones, which can cause pain in the back and hips, loss of height, increased risk of fractures, and spinal curvature. The underlying mechanism in all cases of osteoporosis is an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) "This condition can lead to reduced absorption of supplemental minerals and bone density problems, including osteoporosis. þInsulin levels increase and fat is stored instead of being metabolized. This is due to the body mimicking what happens when malnutrition or starvation sets in. Interestingly, the body increases in acidity when malnourished; as a safety mechanism, insulin is overproduced, so that all available calories are stored as fat for future use. As a result, weight gain is common and weight loss becomes more difficult." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Boost bone density. Getting your calcium from food rather than supplements seems to be best for your bones. A study in Finland compared changes in bone thickness and density in two groups of 10- to 12-year-olds receiving the same amount of calcium. One group consumed calcium and vitamin D in the form of cheese, while the other received supplements. The cheese-eating group appeared to have the larger increase in bone mass. Lower risk of high blood pressure." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Bone density and bone metabolism are normal after long-term gluten-free diet in young celiac patients. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 94, 398-103. 16. Meyer, D., Stavropolous, S., Diamond, B., Shane, E., and Green, P. H. (2001). Osteoporosis in North American adult population with celiac disease. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 96, 112-119. 17. Fry, L. (1995). Dermatitis herpetiformis. Bailliere's Clin. Gastroenterol. 9, 371-393. 18. Zone, J. (2005). Skin manifestations of celiac disease. Gastroenterology 128, S87-S91. 19. Scala, E., Giani, M., Pirrotta, L., Guerra, E. C, DePita, O., and Pudda, P. (1999)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "A co-twin study of the effect of calcium supplementation on bone density in adolescence. Osteoporosis Int. 7, 219-225. 88. Dibba, B., Prentice, A., Ceesay, M., et al. (2000). Effect of calcium supplementation on bone mineral accretion in Gam-bian children accustomed to a low-calcium diet. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 71(2), 544-549. 89. Moyer-Mileur, L. J., Xie, B., Ball, S. D., and Pratt, T. (2003). Bone mass and density response to a 12-month trial of calcium and vitamin D supplementation preadolescent girls. J. Musculoskel. Neuron. Interact. 3, 63-70. 90. Rozen, G. S., Rennert, G, Dodiuk-Gad, R." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In addition to providing cellular cleansing and enhanced immunity, rebounding exercises the musculoskeletal system, protects and strengthens the cardiovascular and peripheral vascular systems, and helps restore bone density. It is a safe and easy-to-perform exercise for people of any age and in any physical condition. Use your rebounder at least once daily. Short, frequent rebounding sessions can be as beneficial as a single long one. WALKING OFF THE TOXINS Walking is one of the most accessible forms of exercise around." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"So don't wait to find out what your bone density is before taking action to build bone. The lower your vitamin D levels, the lower your bone mass and the higher your potential fracture rate. Norway's Tromso Study showed relationships among age, high PTH, low BMD, and high blood pressure in women. The older you are and the higher your PTH, the more likely you are to have low BMD and high blood pressure. The Women's Health Initiative Study showed increased bone mass in hips when women had been taking as little as 400 IU of vitamin D plus calcium." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "To measure your bone density, you can have an X-ray test that uses less radiation than dental X-rays. It determines the amount of mineral in your bones—your bone mineral density, also called BMD or bone mass. Your test result is called a T-score—a measure of how far above or below you are compared to your peak bone mass." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Bones Exercise increases bone density. Cancer As the New England Journal of Medicine teported in their May 1, 1997 issue, women who exercise regularly reduce theit risk of breast cancer by 72%. Strength Strength is not just for showing off in the weight room. It is essential as we get older. People who exercise regularly are far less likely to fall and break bones. Not only because the exercise has made them stronger, but also because the exercise gave them bettet balance and because the larger muscle mass cushions the bones better and protects them." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Up to one-third of men with type 2 diabetes have low levels of testosterone, which means they are at risk for loss of bone density and muscle tone, an increase in abdominal fat, and changes in mood and cognition, as well as reduced sex drive and erectile dysfunction. For many aging men who are deficient in testosterone, replacement to an optimal level can make a dramatic difference." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Calcium is the major ingredient of bones, so with the age-related decrease in calcium absorption, there is a decrease in bone density. Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) increases calcium absorption in the gut, which has led to the common practice of prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplementation together for the prevention of hip fractures. However, just because your bones will thin when you are in your sixties doesn't mean that taking calcium in your twenties or thirties will affect that." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Low levels of testosterone are associated with a number of adverse health conditions, including erectile dysfunction, loss of muscle tone, increased abdominal fat, low bone density, poor mood, and decreased cognitive function. We recommend that men with diabetes or prediabetes have their hormone levels checked, because of the relationship between low testosterone, abdominal obesity, and insulin resistance. The overall evidence suggests that synthetic progestogens like medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) are inferior to natural progesterone." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"When "estrogen" was started after three years, bone density was lower and then stabilized. Started Fig. 53: Estrogens Preserve bone density, But They Don't Restore It. after six years, bone density was still lower and stabilized at an even lower level. (The cross-hatched area represents the loss of bone density that would be expected if the women did not replace estrogen.) This study also makes another very important point about "estrogen" replacement that often gets lost. Look at Figure 5.3 again. While bone loss was stabilized by "estrogen" replacement, no bone was regained. " - John Morgenthaler and Jonathan V. Wright, Natural Hormone Replacement For Women Over 45 (Get the book.)

"I always recommend that women have a mammogram and bone density scan within a year of starting hormone support. A woman who is menopausal and not on hormone support will typically lose 3 percent of her bone mass each year. For this reason, I like to see where the bones are starting from to help advise about continuing therapies in the coming years." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "A year later off the hormones, she also developed some cramping with her periods, along with very dry eyes, and her bone density fell further, so she restarted estradiol and progesterone. Wendy continued on this regimen for another two years. As she approached her fifty-fifth birthday, her cycles became more erratic (she began skipping periods) and I told her to use progesterone every day if she started to miss periods routinely. By age fifty-seven, her periods ended even though she continued on cycled hormones." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Do they truly strengthen our bones, or do the bones just look better on a bone density test? Will these medications keep me safe from breaking my soon-to-be-eighty-year-old hip? Premarin was in, and twenty years later it's out; but then again it may be back in, but in little doses. Maybe I should just stay on my antidepressant and forget about everything else. So which way do you go? Hormones or hot flashes? Whom do you trust these days? Well, I say trust your common sense. Our bodies were not designed to follow trends. What is right for some is not right for others." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "If you have bone loss, and in spite of strength training, calcium, vitamins D and K, bone minerals, and estrogen and progesterone, your bone density doesn't improve after around a full year of sex hormone support, you may want to expand your hormone support to include growth hormone. You might also consider digestive causes (insufficient fat or protein absorption). If you have a history of uterine fibroids, I recommend getting a pelvic ultrasound to see if hormone use has caused any further growth of fibroids—which shouldn't happen if your support is well balanced. 4." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Strength training is one of the best ways to increase bone density in the spine naturally and prevent falls. Tai chi, a form of exercise often used by elderly Chinese that is becoming popular throughout the world, improves balance and cuts the risk of falls in half for people 70 years of age and older. Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is also essential: the daily goal should be 1200-1500 mg of calcium (usually no more than 1000 mg from supplements are needed), and 400 to 800IU of vitamin D. The cost of generic calcium and vitamin D is about $3.60 per month." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "All postmenopausal women should be exercising routinely, eating a healthy diet, taking calcium and vitamin D supplements, and decreasing their risk of falls. bone density tests are hardly needed to make these recommendations. If a fraction of the resources spent on the exaggerated risk of osteoporosis were invested in these other ways to improve women's health, hip fractures could be greatly reduced and overall health greatly improved." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "If you are a woman who has reached the age of 50 and has not yet had a bone density test, you are probably thinking about calling your doctor to schedule one as soon as possible. And you are probably comforted to know that there are a number of new medications on the market that can reverse age-related bone loss for women who have osteoporosis or who are at high risk of developing it. But you may want to read on before making the call. Most women were not even aware of the risk of osteoporosis before the early 1980s." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"A group of menopausal women were given magnesium hydroxide to assess the effects of magnesium on bone density. At the end of the 2-year study, magnesium therapy appears to have prevented fractures and resulted in a significant increase in bone density.27 The relationship between calcium and magnesium is dealt with extensively in the chapter on Calcium and Magnesium. Magnesium and Hot Flashes Many menopausal women suffer from heart palpitations associated with hot flashes. This can be helped by increasing your intake of magnesium." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"There was an increase in bone density and a redistribution of bone. Each group suffered the same number of new fractures, but the number of nonvertebral fractures at the hip was higher in the fluoride group. Fluoride users also had more fractures of the femur. Two-thirds of the users suffered severe side effects. He concluded that fluoride increased bone density, but made the bones too fragile. Except for the prevention of dental carries (controversial), supplementation with sodium fluoride is not recommended because there are much better and safer ways of effectively treating osteoporosis." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"BMD is a measure of bone density that is often used to diagnose bone health. If your bone density falls below a certain level, you may be at risk for osteoporosis. In practical terms, this means that if you have a low BMD, you are at a higher risk for a fracture.16-18 But there are some devilishly contradictory and confusing details in this great circus of osteoporosis research. To name a few: • A high BMD increases the risk of osteoarthritis.19 • A high BMD has been linked to a higher risk of breast cancer." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Those with the BB genotype lost mineral density and required higher calcium intakes to maintain their bone density. Those having one of each of the genes, noted as Bb, had bone densities that varied with calcium intake, that is, the higher the intake, the better the bone density. So, this means that some women might need additional dietary calcium intake after menopause but that a lucky few will not. Yet, it should be understood that control of bone mineralization (strength) is determined by more than calcium intake." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"In one study, a group of previously inactive postmenopausal women were able to increase their bone density by 5.2 percent in nine months by engaging in fifty to sixty minutes of weight-bearing exercise three times each week. At the end of twenty-two months, their bone density was up by 6.1 percent. In contrast, a similar group of women who did not exercise lost an average of 1.1 percent of bone density. ¦ Research on the use of natural progesterone cream has found that it can be very successful in helping postmenopausal women to regain some bone density." - Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND, Smart Medicine for Healthier Living : Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults (Get the book.)

"OSTEOPOROSIS: Though too much caffeine is a concern for bone health, a study found that older women who drank tea had greater bone density than those who didn't. BOOSTS INSULIN ACTIVITY: A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that black, green, and oolong teas increased insulin activity by about fifteen-fold in tests using fat cells obtained from rats. Tips on Using Tea SELECTION AND STORAGE: • All varieties of Camellia sinensis come in either loose or tea bag forms. • Out of all the forms of tea, instant tea has the least amount of catechins." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

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