Why Olive Oil is Good for Your Bones
Written by
Irma Jennings, INHC
Uploaded
April 16
Guest Blogger, Margie King
Thanks to a pervasive advertising campaign involving milk mustaches, most of us grew up convinced that milk is essential for building strong bones. But it's time to bust that myth when it comes to your postmenopausal bone health with olive oil.
According to a new study involving olive oil maybe we should be sporting greasy green-gold mustaches instead.
(more…)In my bad old Wall Street days – before Skelly and I were such good friends – my idea of breakfast was a cigarette and a cup of coffee. As my Skelly likes to say, “We’ve come a long way, Baby!”
These days I take breakfast seriously. In a minute I’ll tell you about my favorite go-to morning food ritual.
Like me, chances are you grew up eating a ton of cold breakfast cereals like Frosted Flakes, Kix, and Rice Krispies. Maybe over the years you graduated to Special K, Fiber One, or even Kashi Go Lean.
Clients often ask me which breakfast cereal is best for your bones. My answer is always the same:
none of the above.
Before you Flush: You can be eating the best bone-healthy foods in the world, but here’s the thing. If you’re not digesting that food it will do your bones no good at all.
Your digestion breaks down food into the nutrients your body needs to absorb to build strong bones and do just about everything else.
How can you tell if your digestion is operating at full tilt?
When Skelly (the skeleton and bones that lives in us all) wants a special treat I pull out my recipe for kale chips. You see, kale is a superfood when it comes to building strong bones. Here’s why.
I spend a lot of time shopping and selecting the best organic ingredients I can find for bone-healthy cooking. My Skelly appreciates my efforts to keep her strong and healthy.
So the last thing I’m going to do is ruin those calcium-rich foods by cooking them in the wrong pots and pans. And by wrong, I mean Teflon and other non-stick pans.
Yeah, it’s nice to have an easy clean-up but not at the price of your health.
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.
