Sticks and Stones - and Fosamax, May Break My Bones
Written by
Irma Jennings, INHC
Uploaded
November 23
My friend and colleague, Dr. Lani Simpson - Author: Dr. Lani's No Nonsense Bone Health Guide, is my guest blogger this month.
There are many types of fractures; a stress fracture is one of them. A stress fracture can be a normal response to repeated stress upon normal bone. A good example of this is a stress fracture that occurs when an athlete who is preparing seven days a week for a triathlon or a backpacker carrying a very heavy backpack and walking for miles. These stress fractures are most commonly seen in the bones of the feet and ankles. However, stress fractures can occur almost anywhere in the body and they can be normal or abnormal, which can indicate underlying bone pathology.
A Big Smile For Strong Bones
Healthy teeth and healthy bones go together naturally. Have you noticed Skelly’s pearly whites? Dazzling!
Teeth aren’t bones but they have lots in common. Both are hard, white and full of calcium. (more…)
Skelly likes to say “a little bit of magic goes a long way.” It’s especially true for your bones when it comes to one little mineral whose name happens to mean “magic.” (more…)
Have you been cracking your bones with your teeth? Here’s what I mean by that…
Every time you eat something you make a choice to either build your bones or weaken them.
Here are 5 bone-busting foods to avoid and what to eat instead.
My bones (Skelly) and I love the summer. Next week we'll spend time with friends at the beach and get lots of bone-building sunshine. And we’ll eat plenty of brilliant fresh summer berries.
Even though berries are tiny, they pack a powerful punch when it comes to your bones. Their beautiful reds, blues, blacks, and purples tell you that they are full of natural antioxidants.
Fishing For Healthy Bones
My bones love fish for lots of reasons.
For one thing, fish is a great source of lean protein to make your bones flexible so they bend without breaking. And fish can also give you plenty of healthy omega-3 fats.
But my bones are also picky about what fish they eat. Because depending on where your fish comes from, you might be getting more than you bargained for.
These Cruciferous Vegetables Feed Your Bones and Heal Your Body
I have to tell you about a TEDx talk that blew me away. It’s a riveting story about a doctor taking control of her own health.
Terry Wahls is an MD and an athlete. But in 2000 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She followed all the advice that mainstream medicine had to offer. But her condition continued to decline rapidly until she was confined to a wheel chair.
That’s when she turned to food and functional medicine. Today she is out of the wheelchair, active, energetic, and free of MS symptoms.
(more…)I had such fun being interviewed by Dorothy Mullen, "Cooking for the Health of It" on Princeton TV.
Feeding my bones brings me tremendous joy.
However, teaching my clients a variety of bone strengthening foods....well that tickles my bones. My clients food needs are varied. My clients care about food and their bones and include vegans, vegetarians and paleo eaters.
You know by now that Skelly and I are big fans of leafy green vegetables. But there’s another family of veggies we love just as much for bone health – maybe even more.
Know why? These veggies can have almost 10 times the amount of calcium as milk does. And unlike milk they also have all of the other trace minerals a body needs for strong bones. In fact, they can have 10 to 20 times the amount of bone-friendly minerals as other vegetables.
