September 24, 2020 general

HBN’s mission is to help listeners and readers be healthy by nature by learning how to supply the body with everything it needs for optimum function and to limit excesses that gum up the works. That principle can be applied to any part of the body and so, today I focus on bone health. According to Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMed Info, “the present-day definitions of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis were arbitrarily conceived by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the early 90’s and then projected upon millions of women’s bodies seemingly in order to convince them they had a drug-treatable, though symptomless, disease.” Again, aging became an insurance billing code. Read More

Bone Drugs. Typically, in stark contrast to the HBN mission above, mainstream medicine treats every symptom, condition or unfavorable test result as a drug deficiency. For a very long time, naturopaths and nutritionists have believed that the common osteoporosis drugs interfere with the body’s normal bone remodeling (strengthening) system and that the drugs end up making the bones more brittle and more likely to break. This newspaper article adds more weight to that argument.

“Osteoporosis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency” That is the title of an excellent article by Suzanne Humphries, MD posted on the GreenMed Info website. [Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency.] She says, “It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with ‘osteopenia’ or ‘osteoporosis’ listening to their doctors and taking supplemental calcium and even problematic drugs called bisphosphonates. These are irrational, dogmatic, harmful approaches to the problem of degrading bone as we age.” She goes on to discuss how the excess calcium can end up in the arteries causing cardiovascular problems. Dr. Humphries recommends the nutrition that I would suggest for bone health beyond vitamin D: “Vitamin C, Vitamin K₂, magnesium and minor minerals such as [manganese], boron and silica.” Vitamin C is vital to help form the collagen matrix that holds the minerals in place. Vitamin K₂ helps get calcium out of the arteries where it causes trouble and into the bone where it is needed. Bone-building is a team sport!

Resveratrol for bones. There is more we can do for bone beyond supplying necessary basic nutrients and load-bearing exercise. A scientific human study is described as “24-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-period crossover intervention conducted to evaluate the effects of resveratrol (75 mg twice daily) on cognition, cerebrovascular function, bone health, cardiometabolic markers, and well-being in postmenopausal women.” Researchers found that “regular supplementation with 75 mg of resveratrol twice daily has the potential to slow bone loss in the lumbar spine and femoral neck, common fracture sites in postmenopausal women without overt osteoporosis.” They also noted that “the bone-protective benefit of resveratrol was greater in participants who supplemented with vitamin D plus calcium [as well as well as resveratrol].” As you probably know, my choice (and Sherry Rogers, MD’s) for resveratrol is Longevinex.

Gut ‘bugs’ should be helping. Our friendly bacteria are a key part of the control for virtually all systems in the body, so it should be no surprised that studies show they are involved in bone health. They also protect against leaky gut which is a risk for bone disease.  A scientific study showed that taking Dr. Ohhira’s probiotics increased bone mineral content by 32%.

Stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy is not suggested to treat diseases such as osteoporosis, but because these fantastic natural cells go where there is degeneration, inflammation, and other trouble, I’ve heard wonderful testimonials about improved bone health. Read more about Stem Cells. Check this linked page of our website for webinars and informative conference call. For a no cost, no obligation consultation call (972) 303-0683.