Why Are Healthy Bones So Important?

Why Are Healthy Bones Important?

• A healthy skeletal system with strong bones is essential to overall health and quality of life
• Strong bones support us, are the framework for our muscles, and allow us to move
• Bones are a storehouse for vital minerals
• Strong bones protect our heart, lungs, brain and other organs

Your body stores almost all of its calcium in your bones. One of the functions of the skeletal system is it serves as a chemical “bank.” Here are some facts on how people deplete their bone resources:

1. People who do not get enough sunlight and do not supplement with vitamin D do not replenish their calcium stores.
2. Heavily salted foods (bacon, salami, smoked salmon, prepared soups, salty snacks, and other processed foods) interfere with calcium absorption.
3. The phosphoric acid in the colas that you drink block calcium absorption. The body uses your bone bank minerals to maintain the alkalinity of your blood and other bodily systems.
4. The caffeine in coffee, in energy drinks, and in soft drinks depletes your calcium.
5. Alcohol damages the bones.
6. Girls and boys who do not get enough calcium in their diets have begun the process of bone depletion.
7. People who do not engage in weight bearing exercises lose bone mass (Paraplegics and wheelchair bound individuals are especially at risk).
8. Post menopausal women are at risk of losing bone resources.
9. Some medications, such as those used to control arthritis and asthma, reduce bone mass.
10. Obesity, smoking, and people on strict diets cause early onset of bone loss.
11. Pregnancy and breast feeding depletes bone resources.
12. People who do not get enough calcium rich foods or bio-available forms of calcium are not replenishing their calcium stores.

The office of the US Surgeon General and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that approximately 34 million Americans over the age of 50 are estimated to suffer from decreased bone density; that bone and joint disease are a leading cause of disability for over 16 million adults in the US; that approximately 66 million adults report chronic joint symptoms. (Sources: Bone Health Facts and Osteoporosis Risk Factors)

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The Problem

• Problems occur when bones release more calcium than they take in.
• Once bone density decreases to a certain level, its structure can no longer hold calcium, regardless of how much is taken in through food and supplements.
• Absorption studies have shown that only 10% of the calcium taken from most supplements actually enters the cells.
• If our bones are not rebuilding, they will deplete themselves of important nutrients. The result is the bones become weak and much less effective in supporting the rest of the body.

The Solution

Our bodies produce a variety of essential chemical that control every function. These chemicals can only be formed in the body itself. As we age and deplete our nutrients in various ways, the body produces less of these important chemicals. The result is degenerative disease. Bio-replenishment is a new approach to supplementation, providing a delivery system to enhance the synthesis of these essential bio-chemicals. (Bharadwaj S, Naidu AG, Betageri GV, Prasadarao NV, Naidu AS Milk ribonuclease-enriched lactoferrin induces positive effects on bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]Osteoporosis Int 2009 Jan 27.)

Diane Quaadman, an international wellness consultant, and I interviewed Dr. A. S. Narain Naidu, a medical microbiologist with more than 20 years of experience studying antimicrobials. You can listen to this interview by going to a previous post,  Rebuild Your Bones Using Nutrients That Your Body Normally Produces.