Many people believe that the primary cause of osteoporosis is the lack of calcium in their diet. However, in the overall picture, calcium is only a small piece of the puzzle. Though calcium supplements can certainly help, there are other dietary concerns that need to be examined.
Actually, the primary dietary cause of osteoporosis is the eating foods that are highly acidic in nature, such as refined white sugar, refined white flour, high-fructose corn syrup, soft drinks, cookies, candies, sweets, desserts, and anything containing sweeteners.
The over-consumption of these products causes the pH level in your blood to become very acidic. In an attempt to counterbalance this, your body reaches out for any calcium and magnesium it can find, and releases those into your bloodstream in an attempt to keep the pH level at a healthy balance.
Therefore, with every soft drink, candy, cake and goodie you indulge in, you are robbing your skeleton of its bone density. The calcium and magnesium the body harvests in an attempt to counteract this acidic environment gets passed through your kidneys, where it can also contribute to kidney stones and exits your body through your urine.
To prevent losing your bone mass to dietary causes, simply avoid consuming any white flour, processed sugars, added sugars, soft drinks, sweets, candies, breads, or any other ingredients that are made with refined carbohydrates.
In addition, certain superfoods, like broccoli, cabbage, celery and other dark green leafy vegetables help keep the pH balance in a healthy equilibrium. You need to get plenty of calcium and magnesium from healthy sources such as organic, plant-based vitamins. You also need to supplement your diet with various sea vegetables, which are naturally alkaline. Those include seaweed, kelp, and many others. Sprouts are also an awesome superfood choice.
Blueberries have been shown to shield the brain from stress, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Research has also shown that diets rich in blueberries significantly improved both the learning capacity and motor skills.
Avocados, though considered a fatty fruit,contribute to healthy blood flow and decreased blood pressure, lessening the chances of developing hypertension, which can lead to a stroke.
Deep-water fish, such as salmon is a wise, freshwater fish choice. It’s abundant in omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are essential for healthy brain function.
Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E, an important vitamin needed by your brain to stave off declining cognitive functions. Cashews, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower and sesame seeds and almonds are all great choices.
Whole-grain breads, brown rice, and oatmeal also contribute to a healthy brain by reducing the risk for cardiac disease. By promoting a healthy heart and improved blood flow, the brain is sure to thrive via excellent oxygen and nutrient delivery through the bloodstream. Complex carbohydrates also supply the brain with a steady stream of glucose that enhances brain function.
It’s important to avoid simple carbohydrates often found in junk food because the glucose gives the brain a short-lived sugar high, often followed by a crash that makes you feel hungry and tired.
Freshly brewed tea also has potent antioxidants, especially the class known as catechines, which also promotes healthy blood flow. Since black teas do contain caffeine it’s important to use it sensibly.
Dark chocolate has powerful antioxidant properties, contains several natural stimulants, which enhance focus and concentration, and encourages the production of endorphins, which helps improve mood. Again, moderation is the key.

Herbs have powerful medicinal properties as well as vast culinary uses. Seasoning your foods with garlic, parsley and oregano might seem like second nature but did you realize that by using these herbs you could be helping your health?

Although herbs are probably much safer than most pills you buy at the pharmacy, they can have side effects and need to be taken cautiously especially in conjunction with other medicines. Some herbs can cause reactions with medicines or render them useless. Therefore, you should consult a health care professional before undertaking any herbal treatment.

That being said, herbs, when taken carefully can often help relieve symptoms without the harsh effects that drugs have on your body. Some of our favorite herbs, that have great healing effects and taste good too are listed below.

Garlic

Garlic is a potent herb that has anti fungal and anti bacterial properties. It can be used to treat cuts and infections. It also has great antioxidant properties and is believed to help lower cholesterol as well as help with high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes. Garlic can be used to flavor most any meal but is most pleasurable in Italian dishes. To get the the most benefits from garlic, however it should be eaten raw – crush some garlic cloves and let them sit for 10 minutes before you eat them. If taken in excess, garlic may cause bloating, skin irritation, post operative bleeding, upset stomach, occupational asthma and body odor. If you have a bleeding disorder it is best to stay away from eating garlic.

Green Tea Extract

Green tea is well known to be a powerful antioxidant and health booster. It can reduce cholesterol as well as help prevent vascular clotting and is said to aid in the prevention of both heart disease and cancer. It also has antimicrobial properties which protect the digestive and respiratory systems as well as help to boost your immune system. It is said you should drink 3 to 5 cups a day and you can also take green tea in pill form. Too much green tea can cause dizziness, heart palpitations, headaches, irritability, loss of appetite, insomnia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Horse Chestnut

Horse chestunut is another herb that is full of antioxidants and helps support our circulatory system. It helps to stregthen the capillary cells and can help treat varicosity, phlebitis and hemorrhoids. It is also said to be excellent for wrinkle prevention.

Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle can help protect your liver as well as being used as a remedy for asthma, anthrax, bladder stones, dropsy, fever, piles, spasms, hepatitis and spleen and uterine problems. When takin in excess it can cause headache, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach upset, rash, headache, joint pain and impotence. Do not eat milk thistle if you are pregnant or nursing.

Oregano Oil

Oregano oil has anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties and can be used to treat anything from an earache to athletes foot. It can be soothing to the digestive system and can help relieve gas and bloating as well as urinary problems, swollen glands, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis and insect bites. Oregano oil is also a powerful pain killer – some say as powerful as morphine.

Parsley

Did you think parsley was just a garnish? Not so, this herb is a natural diuretic and packed full of nutrition. It is loaded with Vitamins C, A and B as well as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorous. In addition to boosting the immune system it is helpful for healing problems with the urinary system and kidneys and can be a great help in relieving water retention. One way to get lost of parsley in it’s best form (raw) is to cut a bunch up and mix it in with your salads.

Super Kelp

While you can’t grow it in your garden, Super kelp is an herb from the sea that is full of natural iodine and also has other helpful trace elements. Sometimes known as Sea Kelp or Sea Wrack, it is often a main ingredient in cures for obesity. It can also help cleanse your kidneys and stimulate your pituitary gland and thyroid to produce growth hormones.

By now we know which products are good for us and which aren’t, or so I hope. For example, dark chocolate has now been proven to be great for you, and things like Ephedrine and ephedrine type products have been proven to do more harm than help. I don’t know about you but, I’m constantly looking for more things that are good tasting yet healthy for me to take. Recently I found a few products that are good both beneficial to your health, inexpensive, and they taste good, so I wanted to just share a few of these products with you along with some information about the products such as benefits, ingredients, and “in the news” type deals.
The Healthy Energy Drink by DrinkAct is located at CashPeter, this company was established in 2005 by Paul Gravette and Mark McKnight as a web-based energy drink company. DrinkAct is full of vitamins, sugarless, healthy and inexpensive. This product not only is an energy drink but also a weight loss type of drink. The main ingredient is Epigallocatchin gallate also known as EGCG which is a main ingredient in green tea, which is said to have antioxidant attributes which get rid of free radicals that cause cell damage. Also, because it has green tea in it this makes it naturally decaffeinated. See this drink doesn’t hop you up and then make you crash like other drinks, it efficiently increases your energy without all the nasty side affects of other drinks. This product also contains guarana which is almost the same type of ingredient that is in chocolate. Needless to say this is the perfect drink if you’re looking to try something different but something that’s also going to benefit you health wise!
Stevia Drink Mix is placed as number two but a darn close number one. I have a personal love for Stevia it contains no sugar, zero calories, zero sugar, zero fat, no sodium and no carbs. Stevia is made from the Stevia plant which is known to be a beneficial natural food grade herb. It is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, but does not adversely affect normal blood sugar levels. Of course it also doesn’t have anything beneficial necessarily but it does taste good it’s not bad for you like other sugary “health” drinks and it’s inexpensive. By the way sugary and health drinks? They shouldn’t even be in the same sentence! Ingredients for the Stevia drink include Citric Acid, Fumaric Acid, Stevia Rebaudiana (Bertoni), Tartaric Acid, Natural Flavorings, and Natural Color, nothing fake about this guy! Do some research on Stevia, so you can see the full benefits!
Fortune Delight is made without any sugar, artificial ingredients, isolated chemicals or sweetener of any kind. Fortune Delight is a flavorful replacement for sodas, sugary vitamin waters, and high caffeine energy drinks. Plus, this herbal formula enhances the benefits of drinking plain water with natural antioxidants from whole food ingredients. Unlike most fake, enhanced vitamin waters, with Fortune Delight you get vital nutrients from nature, not synthetic, isolated vitamins or minerals manufactured in a lab. Natural antioxidants, like those in Fortune Delight, help the body fight premature aging by absorbing free radicals that can cause cell damage as you get older.
So, those are my top threes. I can’t possibly be sure if I would even add more to the list, simply because I know the drinks listed above very well. The first one got awesome reviews and is a true health drink. The Stevia one in general got good reviews but Stevia has been a product known to people for a long time that don’t want to use unhealthy refined sugars but want a sweet taste added to their drinks. And the fortune delight was actually recommended to me by the same person that recommended the Stevia product which was Dr. Young who makes the super greens (also an amazing product). Now as always you can view reviews online by simply checking out your favorite search engine and doing a product search. Be wary when you do this, however, because everyone is competition against everyone else. Use common sense where you can. If 500 people say type A drink is healthful and 1 person says it’s not, who do you think is the honest participant?!?

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