About Osteoporosis

mk300 asked:


I tried finding an explaination on some websites but they didn’t give me any.

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Madeleine Innocent asked:


It’s not uncommon for people to get osteoporosis these days. Especially frail and prone to it are the elderly.

Before I start discussing the treatment of osteoporosis, I want to take you back to how you evolved.

Take a look at your teeth. Do they look more like cats teeth or horses teeth? You may not know what their teeth look like, so I’ll tell you.

Cats teeth are sharp and spiky. Horses teeth are flat and blunt. Which do yours resemble?

Cats are carnivores and rely heavily on meat to have a healthy life. Horses are herbivores and they need an exclusive diet of plant material to live in a healthy way.

You are an omnivore. But, judging by your teeth, you are at the herbivore end. Unlike dogs, also omnivores, whose teeth are very similar to cats, putting them at the carnivore end.

Those animals who digest plant material need long intestines, and sometimes multiple stomachs, as plant material can take a while to digest. Raw meat, on the other hand, digests quite quickly (as opposed to cooked meat). So exclusive meat eaters tend to have short intestines.

Your intestines are longer than the equivalent of cats and shorter than the equivalent of horses.

These two factors mean that you evolved on a diet of mostly plant material, but with meat occasionally.

Chimpanzees, our closest relatives, eat meat occasionally - from anywhere between once a week to once a month.

Where did the idea of eating meat two, even three times a day come from? Probably because it was a symbol of wealth.

I believe that this is one of the most important contributors to the prevalence of osteoporosis.

With this firmly in mind, the treatment of osteoporosis is suddenly crystal clear. Cut back on your meat consumption and increase your fresh fruit and veggies.

Putting it another way, meat makes you acid. Fruit and veggies make you alkaline. Your body pH should be slightly alkaline, for optimum health.

Natural treatment of osteoporosis can be as simple as changing your diet. Reduce your animal protein and up your fresh fruit and veggie intake. Green leafy veggies are especially dense in calcium in an easily absorbable and balanced form.

Supplements can be a good idea to ensure you are getting all the nutrients you need. But there are the good, the bad and the ugly supplements. How do you know which is good value for money and won’t harm?

Supplements should be in the form of a naturally occurring food, in perfect balance with all the other nutrients you need. Not in an isolated or synthetic mineral supplement which at best is a waste of money, and at worst can cause harm.



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Ninja MidgetChan™ asked:


I’ve been told that I am at a high risk of developing osteoporosis because I’m female, Asian, and I have a small body frame.

Even though I’m a young wushu athlete who consumes a fair amount of calcium daily, I’m still worried about developing osteoporosis when I get old. Does this mean as I get older, I should be exercising more than I do now?

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Keith Scott MD asked:


orosis, or the softening of bones, is a major health problem amongst middle aged and elderly population groups in developed countries. The fundamental cause of this degenerative disease is still somewhat uncertain and the common preventive advice given by health professionals and dieticians is to eat plenty of calcium rich foods such as dairy products.

Although hormonal changes in later life are known to have an influence on bone softening (as is the lack of gravity-resistance exercise such as walking, jogging or weight lifting) these factors alone cannot explain the increasing incidence of this serious disease.

Bone is an active, living tissue that is being formed, remodeled and shaped continuously in response to both physical and physiological influences on the body. Bone matrix consists primarily of calcium, magnesium and phosphate and is the material that makes up both the dense parts of the bone and the bone marrow framework.

Many people still believe that if one eats foods rich in these minerals and sufficient vitamin D then they will avoid developing osteoporosis. Epidemiological data suggest that this is not the case.

When it comes to bone health and disease the integrated processes that control its formation and resorption are just as important as the availability of vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and phosphate.

As mentioned earlier bone is a dynamic tissue the matrix of which is controlled by two main cell types: osteoblasts are bone cells that are responsible for the FORMATION of bone matrix while osteoclasts are modified white blood cells responsible for the RESORPTION of bone tissue.

These two cell types are controlled by a complex set of signaling hormones and proteins that respond according to the ever-changing physiological and pathological demands on bone tissue. If there are too many osteoclasts, or if these cells become overactive, they will resorb more matrix than the osteoblasts can produce. A predominance of osteoclast activity results in the bone becoming less dense - the principal characteristic of the clinical condition known as osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by the de-mineralization of bone matrix and may be associated with several specific diseases (such as hyperparathyroidism) and the long-term use of drugs such as corticosteroids. However the majority of those who develop osteoporosis DO NOT suffer from any of these diseases and generally have adequate intakes of calcium, vitamins and exhibit normal hormone profiles.

PHYTONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY IS A CAUSE OF OSTEOPOROSIS

There is more and more evidence to show that the principal cause of age-related osteoporosis is actually a deficiency of non-vitamin phytonutrients.

Epidemiological studies have shown that rural Chinese peasants who eat very little meat and dairy produce have extremely low incidences of osteoporosis. Moreover, their diets are rich in a wide variety of plant foods that provide high levels of polyphenols and other bioactive plant compounds as well as adequate amounts of calcium, magnesium and phosphate.

Recent research carried out by scientists at the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University shows that polyphenols from plums have a strong influence on the signaling mechanisms that control bone formation. Polyphenols are a group of compounds that give plants their rich colours and are therefore particularly prevalent in deeply coloured foods such as plums, berries and certain spices.

Although scientists have previously found that polyphenols help prevent a number of other degenerative diseases this is the first time they have been found to be of benefit in osteoporosis.

The researchers at Oklahoma State University discovered that, even in the presence of oxidative stress and systemic inflammation, polyphenols work directly on the signaling mechanisms that control bone metabolism. Their impact on these vital systems results in the inhibition of the bone-softening osteoclasts while enhancing the generation and activity of bone-building osteoblasts.

This fresh research is further confirmation of the importance of plant based phytonutrients to human health. These non-vitamin micronutrients have been shown to help many other conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, cancer, macular degeneration, diabetes and other degenerative diseases.

Several pathological processes such as oxidative stress and low-grade systemic inflammation are common to these diseases and accelerate aging. Similarly the development of osteoporosis is aggravated by oxidative stress and inflammation.

Since plant based antioxidants and other bioactive compounds have been shown to help the most prevalent of our degenerative conditions it is gratifying to know that one of the solutions to preventing yet another of these debilitating conditions is simply to eat more fruits (such as plums) and other foods (such as spices) that contain large quantities of bone strengthening polyphenols and related disease-fighting phytonutrients.

REFERENCES:

1. Dried plum polyphenols attenuate the detrimental effects of TNF-alpha on osteoblast function coincident with up-regulation of Runx2, Osterix and IGF-I J Nutr Biochem. 2009 Jan;20(1):35-44. Epub 2008 May 20. Bu SY, Hunt TS, Smith BJ

2. Dried plum polyphenols inhibit osteoclastogenesis by downregulating NFATc1 and inflammatory mediators.Calcif Tissue Int. 2008 Jun;82(6):475-88. Bu SY, Lerner M, Stoecker BJ, Boldrin E, Brackett DJ, Lucas EA, Smith BJ.

3. Antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid inhibits osteoclast differentiation by reducing nuclear factor-kappaB DNA binding and prevents in vivo bone resorption induced by receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Free Radic Biol Med. 2006 May 1;40(9):1483-93. Epub 2005 Dec 9. Kim HJ, Chang EJ, Kim HM, Lee SB, Kim HD, Su Kim G, Kim HH.

4.(Book)The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell Thomas M. Campbell II Howard Lyman

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anita gyle siler asked:


By the way my mother has osteoporosis but the Doctors have never said nothing about any holes in her bones.(AGE44)

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Kim asked:


According to a new study,People who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts. Would you be concerned about this?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090702/thl-vegetarian-diet-weakens-bones-edb91f1.html
@ Tina B…. I eat no meat, fish or eggs.

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camille t asked:


8)Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) has been shown to be one way to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women, however recent clinical trials have indicated there are dangerous increased risks of heart disease, stroke and various cancers associated with HRT. What is the single most important factor in reducing the incidence of osteoporosis in older women and when do women need to start being concerned about this?

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Taylaiirr asked:


Hello,
My mum has osteoporosis in the hip and doesn’t know if to rest or walk or what with it but it is hurting her sooo bad.

Should she just have th hip replacement??

Thanks in advance.

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faisal farrukh asked:


You should never ignore this disease for it may ultimately make you crippled. Most of them find it so difficult to walk a few steps as well. There are several reasons why this disease occurs. One among them is that as the body becomes older and older, the required minerals in the body no longer exist. Most important mineral for maintaining good bone health is calcium. When it falls below a certain level, the bones lose their strength altogether. You may get this disease because of an accident that you faced or because you are growing old. Treating this particular disease right at the beginning will reduce the risk of bone fractures. You can get completely cured if you identify your problem initially.

The bones tend to develop something similar to pores and crush easily. This is probably one of the reasons why older men and women cannot walk without a support. It becomes difficult for them to sit on the ground and then rise at once too. Here are some drugs that are used in treating osteoporosis.

Bisphosphonates: Over the period of existence, the cycle of elimination of old bones and replacement of new bones keeps happening. But with old age, the elimination phase seems to be more rapid than the replacement. This particular drug is used in curbing the development of bone narrowing cells that are responsible for this disease. These osteoporosis drugs prove effective when treating osteoporosis. Raloxifene: This is a kind of drug that is supposed to be used in treating those women who seem to have attained menopause. This has an estrogen effect on bone whereas stays out of breast and uterus. It can prevent the spine fractures. You can also prevent the occurrence of bone loss. Calcitonin: It comes in the form of nasal spray. It protects the bone by maintaining healthy level of calcium in the body. It is very effective in preventing the bone as well as spine fractures that may arise due to improper calcium levels. Teriparatide: Parathyroid hormone is a natural hormone that exists in our body. When it falls beyond a certain level, you can take it as a supplement in the form of teriparatide. This drug can be used by menopause women and men running the risk of breaking their bones due to excessive bone loss.

These are the osteoporosis drugs to treat osteoporosis effectively. Before you can try out a drug, get your doctor’s advice so that you can choose a drug that suits you best.



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Netta asked:


What would constitute long-term use? Also
if no problem results in ten years - are you safe?

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