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January 18, 2005

Help For Osteoporosis

Two thirds of the 28 million Americans suffering from osteoporosis are women, more than breast, uterine and ovarian cancers combined. Unfortunately, as with these cancers, it can kill you. In fact, 50,000 die each year from post-fracture complications, and as many as one fifth of osteoporosis suffers end up in nursing homes. If you you don't know how to combat osteoporosis naturally and effectively, you can seriously shorten your life. Women are especially vulnerable to osteoporosis. At the time of menopause, bone loss can range from 4% to 8%.

92% of women over 45 do not know that collapsing bones in the spine, called compression fractures, are the most common consequence of osteoporosis. Yearly, 300,000 women suffer a hip fracture caused by osteoporosis and within a year one fifth will die. Half of the survivors never fully recover and require long term nursing care. Osteoporosis is not something you should ignore.

You don't have to suffer and die from osteoporosis. Once you learn what to do and what not to do, you can prevent and even reverse osteoporosis. Some of the remedies people take to fight osteoporosis, can even make it worse...

What you need to stop doing if you want to avoid or reverse Osteoporosis.

Stop drinking soft drinks as they are high in phosphorus and sugar. Phosphorus picks up calcium as it travels through the body and takes calcium out of the body as it is eliminated. This lowers blood calcium levels. To remedy this, the parathyroid gland restores calcium balance in the blood by pulling calcium from your bones. Consequently, excess phosphorus can directly lead to osteoporosis and excess phosphorus is what you get from soft drinks.

Avoid drinking too much milk and consuming too many milk products.

There is actually a study that concluded that women who drank two or more glasses of milk per day increased their risk of fractures compared with women who drank less than one glass per week, and that consumption of yogurt, cheese and other dairy products also increased the risk of fractures.

There are at least two reasons why milk products may lead to osteoporosis. First off, milk contains so much phosphate (phosphorus) that it actually leaches calcium out of the bones, causing it to have a negative effect on osteoporosis.

Secondly, milk has 8 times the amount of calcium as it does magnesium, and that ratio is way off. A two to one or better calcium to magnesium ratio is recommended, and sometimes if you have built up in you body loads of calcium, in all the wrong place, you may even need to take an absorbable magnesium supplement for a while to get rid of that excess calcium and make eliminate the magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is vital for moving calcium into the bones. It suppresses the hormone that tells your body to pull calcium from bones, and stimulates the hormone that tells the body to put calcium in your bones. Excess calcium prevents the absorption of magnesium and causes a magnesium deficiency. This leads to calcium being pulled from the bones, and all too often being deposited in soft tissue, where it can cause arthritis and arteriosclerosis.

Try to reduce stress.

Stress causes your body to produce cortisol and cortisol causes calcium to be pulled from the bones. Of course, it is not all that easy to reduce stress in this day and age, but we will tell you about a supplement in a few minutes, Natur-Leaf, that's been proven to get the immune system back in balance and reduce those levels of cortisol so that you can stop calcium from being pulled from your bones. By the way, prednisone is a drug that is commonly used to treat autoimmune diseases, asthma, and many inflammatory issues. Unfortunately, it blocks the absorption of calcium into the bones and osteoporosis may result from long-term use. Natur-leaf will give you the benefits you want from prednisone, of turning off the over-responding immune system that is causing inflammation and attacking the body, without the negative side effects. It is much more sophisticated and effective, though as it is not a drug, it takes longer before it starts to work.

So what can you do to fight osteoporosis?

Not only is it healthy for you in lots of ways, weight bearing exercise has been shown to improve osteoporosis. Of course, it's something you're going to have to do for a number of months to see benefits, but it is well worth doing.

There are a number of supplements that can help you reverse osteoporosis. That will work better than the typical calcium supplements you find at the pharmacy and health food store. That are definitely worth considering trying before going on some of the toxic drugs that are being used to fight osteoporosis. Did you know, one of those drugs has been shown to increase rates of bladder cancer in the people who use it? Research any drug your doctor recommends online first to read about what its side effects are. Let's start by taking a look at...

Breakthrough Supplements That Fight Osteoporosis

"Bone Active" Red Yeast Rice Extract

Red Yeast Rice Extract has the ability to regenerate bone tissue. Red yeast rice contains several different monacolins which, when tested, showed increased bone formation 2-3 fold! Bone Active Red Yeast Rice Extract is derived from a patented technology which tested many different strains of red yeast rice. Only the strain that is most effective and bone active is used in this particular Red Yeast Rice Extract. This is why it will actually help to build your bones. It enhances the body's ability to restore bone mass and is scientifically proven to build new bone.

How does this work? Old bones are continuously broken down and osteoclasts help reabsorb the broken down bone, and osteoblasts rebuild the bone. Osteoblast differentiation is enhanced by the BMP-2 gene. Red Yeast Rice contains several different monacolins (phytochemicals) that activate the promoter of the BMP-2 gene. When tested, the monacolins showed increased bone formation of 2-to 3-fold! A huge increase.

You can actually regenerate your bones. It doesn't just stop the loss of bone mass. Red Yeast Rice Extract actually promotes bone growth!

Red yeast rice, native to China, is a fermentation by-product of cooked non-glutinous rice on which red yeast has been grown. Many strains of red yeast rice were tested using different batches, suppliers, and fermenting methods, and the most bone active strain was identified. This is what is used in Bone Active Red Rice Yeast Extract. This particular type of red yeast rice does not cause infections or other health problems for certain people as it is strain that ferments on rice, as opposed to fermenting on animal tissue, and is then dried and ground into a powder.

How much should I take?

The normal dosage is 1 capsule once or twice a day. A healthy adult can consume up to 4 capsules daily.

Next, let's take a look at this issue of calcium and magnesium supplementation. It is all too easy to taking a calcium supplement that makes matters worse. This next supplement that gives you calcium, minerals and trace minerals in a unique form that is completely bioavailable and can do no harm.

UltraBioMinn Ionic Angstrom Mineral Concentrate

Minerals, especially calcium and magnesium, are an important piece of the puzzle in fighting osteoporosis. You've got to make sure your intake is enough to actually increase bone density, you must have the right ratio of calcium to magnesium so that you don't pull more calcium out of the bones, and the minerals have got to be in the right form or they will be poorly utilized, and may even cause other health problems.

If you have been supplementing with a calcium supplement that does not have enough magnesium, or if you eat a lot of cheese or milk, the end result is excess calcium combined with low magnesium. This is a potential lethal combination. Magnesium is needed to assimilate calcium into the bones. Yet the excess calcium deletes magnesium from the body, and you are not able to get the calcium into the bones.

Low magnesium can cause heart malfunction where it quits beating (and you die), rapid heartbeat, headaches, PMS, fatigue and low energy, insomnia, muscle cramps and spasms, stress and more. In addition, even though you suffer from osteoporosis, you may have excess calcium floating around in your body, being deposited in joints, around cells, in your arteries. So it ends up in places where you don't want it, and doesn't get into your cells because it is in the wrong form.

Calcium needs to be converted to a form that is usable by the body. Cells cannot absorb minerals if they are not in the right form. Cells are meant to absorb minerals from plants.

Unfortunately, most mineral supplements are basically crushed rocks that cells can't easily absorb. (And most don't have enough magnesium.) The result is not enough calcium gets into your bones, and too much gets into places where it shouldn't be. That's why we recommend that you use UltraBioMinn. It is the onlymineral supplement that is in exactly the form that plants have it so it is 100% assimilated by your cells.

The minerals in UltraBioMinn help your entire body come into balance by providing a combination of plant based, water-soluble minerals that are easily and completely assimilated by the body. Your bones will become stronger as your entire body heals.

All the minerals in UltraBioMinn are absorbed. Any excess calcium, if you already have too much calcium, will simply be excreted and not stored in soft tissue as your typical calcium is. Plants extract minerals from the earth and make them bioavailable to the human body. They create an electrical charge that is used to extract minerals from the soil. The minerals become water soluble in the plant tissues. They are broken down into small particles to be absorbed by cells. And become ionic angstrom minerals, which are the smallest size a mineral can be, so they are very easily absorbed.

What sets apart UltraBioMinn from all other minerals supplements is this.

Nature has given only one living creature on Earth the ability to extract bioavailable minerals from soil - plants. Other supplements grind up metallic minerals, they may even vaporize them, and then add them to water and call them ionic minerals. But all they are doing is trying to fool the body, it is still not natural.

UltraBioMinn takes minerals directly from plants, with amino acids and metabolic enzymes still attached. It supplies the body with minerals it knows how to use. You can't take too much of it - though go easy at first, it supplies so much magnesium that tripling up on the normal dose can act as a laxative. That's good, as you quite likely have too little magnesium in your body. Just don't start out taking a triple dose! The calcium to magnesium ratio of 313 to 256 mgs per serving.

I don't know of a better mineral supplement. One bottle will provide 2 servings a day for a month. Because it is so much better absorbed into your cells, you will actually be getting more calcium and magnesium than from taking much higher amounts in other supplements. And the excess won't end up in your soft tissues causing pain and disease like can happen with other types of minerals. By the way, there are other mineral supplements that are very highly absorbed, like Coral Calcium and Cal Mag Fizz. However, they are well absorbed only into the bloodstream. This does not mean that they are at all well absorbed into the cells and bones. This increased absorption is the UltraBioMinn advantage.

Natural Calm Magnesium Powder

If you know that you've overdone the calcium so much that you have no need for calcium supplementation at this time because you've got too much of it stored all over your body where it shouldn't be, then consider taking Natural Calm. It is a magnesium powder developed by noted magnesium researcher Peter Gillam so that is gives a higher level of assimilation than other magnesium products. (Not as high as you get with UltraBioMinn, but higher than other types of magnesium powders and pills.) That's because it is water soluble, assimilates instantly and works even in cases of highly impaired digestion. Thousands of doctors and health clinics use Natural Calm. Peter says that magnesium will handle a calcium deficiency as well as the magnesium deficiency itself. It does this by dissolving any excess calcium from the body, while helping any need calcium to assimilate.

Magnesium deficiency reduces energy levels, causes an inability to sleep as well as muscle spasms, cramps, tensions, causes nervousness and irritability, heart malfunction as the heart cannot relax between contractions, headaches, and worsens PMS. Taking it can also improve blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

If you are not sure whether you need extra calcium, take UltraBioMinn. Because the calcium in it is taken out of the body if it is not needed, you get the advantage of magnesium and trace elements along with extra calcium in case you need it.

Silica Plus Fixes Calcium In The Bones

Another mineral essential for bone formation and for the connective tissue is silica. Silica is present in your hair, nails, and skin and needed for flexible arteries. Silica is need for remineralization of bones and can aid in increasing cartilage between joints.

Unfortunately, silica is deficient in a normal diet and is difficult to assimilate as a supplement. Yet, supplementation of silica is vital for fixing calcium in the bones. It helps to increase collagen in growing bones, also beneficial in fighting osteoporosis. Vascular support is increased. Stronger veins help to keep blood flowing throughout the body and to the bones.

Stronger bones, hair, nails, and teeth are among the benefits of taking Silica Plus. Increased silica supports the immune system. And as silica is not well absorbed in your usual supplement forms, Silica Plus was developed to provide a source of silica which your body can easily assimilate. It is a formulation of Oxygen Elements Plus and a silica solution. Oxygen Elements Plus splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, increasing oxygenation and detoxification in your body. It works to take silica into cells, thereby increasing absorption of silica.

To use shake well and add eight ounces of water or juice and take after or during meals. Start with 6-10 drops and gradually increase dosage until you are taking 1/4 tsp. three times a day. In times of stress increase the dosage to 3/4 tsp.

Natur-Leaf Sterols and Sterolins

Stressful situations promote the release of cortisol, our stress hormone, which causes the secretion of immune factor IL-6. Abnormal levels of IL-6 are associated with osteoporosis, autoimmune disease, asthma, inflammatory diseases including arthritis, and more. Prednisone tries to deal with elevated IL-6 levels too. But it does so by suppressing the entire immune system, not just the part that should be suppressed. Thus it is not nearly as good as the sterols and sterolins in dealing with these health issues. In addition, it can lead to osteoporosis as one of its numerous negative side effects.

Chronic stress is so negative that it can promote and exacerbate most disease. Numerous studies have linked our ability to deal with stress to our susceptibility to the common cold and more serious diseases such as cancer. Adults who have recently lost a loved one, or been divorced or separated, tend to have the highest cancer rates.

Unrelieved stress weakens and suppresses our immune system, causing disease. Marathon running is one sport that causes consistent stress to the immune system and adrenal glands.

In a research study performed by Professor Bouic, plant sterols and sterolins were given to marathon runners in a double-blind trial. The treatment group was given plant sterols and sterolins prior to the run in the hopes of alleviating post-marathon sickness caused by declines in red and white blood cell counts. The placebo group showed immune suppression, a drop in DHEA and an increase in cortisol levels.

You don't have to be a marathon runner to experience stress and its negative effects. We experience a significant amount just living. It could be an underlying cause of your osteoporosis. Take Natur-Leaf to deal with this aspect of osteoporosis. A normal supplemental amount to take is 2 capsules a day. For therapeutic usage, when trying to reverse osteoporosis or fight an autoimmune disease, 6 to 9 capsules a day is suggested. Each bottle contains 60 capsules.

Vitamin D and Boron

These two nutrients are both needed to fight osteoporosis. You may be getting enough of them in a multi-vitamin, but for vitamin D, maybe not. Dr. Cees Vermeer fund that women who lose abnormally high amounts of calcium through their urine could cut the loss by up to 50 percent when they took vitamin D. The amount they took was much higher than the normal suggestion of taking 400 IU a day. It takes at least 40,000 IUs before vitamin D becomes toxic.

Dr. Robert Rowen, MD says that if you are over 60, you need vitamin D supplementation of at least 2,000 units daily. I have read other reports where MDs were recommending as much as 5000 IUs daily. So unless you are out in the sun a lot in the lower latitudes, without sunscreen, I can almost guarantee you are not getting enough. Vitamin D is a very important nutrient, the lack of which is connected up to numerous health conditions, from cancer to MS.

Vitamin K is also important in treating osteoporosis. It inhibits the loss of calcium from bones, and is needed to get calcium into bones. One study demonstrated a reduction in calcium loss by up to 50% in osteoporotic individuals.

Osteocalcin is a protein that binds to calcium and builds bones. It is vitamin K dependent. Lack of vitamin K leads to not enough osteocalcin being utilized - it remains free - so not enough calcium will get into your bones.

Astronauts suffer from osteoporosis, being in a weightless environment. In one study done on Russion cosmonauts, levels of free osteocalcin skyrocketed within 4 days. This means it was not being utilized. When one astronaut was given vitamin K during part of his mission, his levels returned to normal. When he stopped taking it, the high levels returned.

The best vitamin K supplement is an emulsified K as it is much better absorbed and is easy to take. Vitamin K supplementation is generally contraindicated in patients who are taking coumadin/warfarin. Pregnant women should avoid supplementation with vitamin K is doses exceeding 65 mcg unless directed by a doctor.

Boron has also been shown to reduce the loss of calcium and magnesium in the urine. It is in UltraBioMinn and probably in your multi-vitamin. Small amounts are needed. Probably 3 mgs a day for a small woman, 6 for a larger sized person.

CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) is an essential fatty acid that has been shown in numerous studies to aid in weight loss and help reduce body fat. Other studies show it is of value in fighting heart disease and cancer.Jenny Thompson, of the Health Sciences Institute says that it also " been shown to help reverse existing atherosclerosis, decrease progression of osteoporosis, and aid in the management of glucose and insulin levels." Making it a supplement well worth adding on to an osteoorosis fighting program.

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