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MENOPAUSE AND OSTEOPOROSIS (4)
Author, Nita Bishop, Clinical Herbalist
Sardines, Anchovies and Caviar - BON APPETITE!
Diet is an equally important factor in bone health. There are myriad nutritious foods that provide bone nutrients. Contrary to the popularity that today's popular high protein diets are amazing, a diet which is high in protein can in fact induce a calcium deficiency. Fish, however, are very beneficial for bone health. Anchovies, caviar, herring, salmon (especially Pacific) are very high in usable calcium. Scallops and shrimp also contain calcium. So if you like fish, eat more. Sesame seeds (grind them up), almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pistachios, soy beans (and tofu), black beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, pinto beans, blackstrap molasses and many fruits (blackberries, currents, figs, goose berries, grapefruit, oranges, guava, papaya, rhubarb, etc.) are also excellent sources of calcium.
Nutritional studies have continued to be an important element in advancing our understanding of the causes and prevention of metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis.
Research efforts focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis are in progress and should provide improved strategies in the future. Halting the progress of osteoporosis before irreversible structural defects occur is key.
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Written by Nita Bishop, Clinical Herbalist.
Nita Bishop practiced as an herbalist in Phoenix, Arizona before entering the Naturopathic program at Bastyr University where she is in her third year of medical school. Ms. Bishop holds undergraduate degrees from Pepperdine University in Biology and English. Ms. Bishop has an extensive background in natural medicine and working with traditional healers and is actively dedicated to enthusiastically elevating the awareness and validation of herbal medicine via the lecture circuit.
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