So I started learning about gut healing and nutrient dense foods when I found out I had several cavities. I was convinced that I would not get cavities as I was such an avid brusher and flossser.
My mom has now broken 3 bones this year and her bone density scan showed significant bone loss since last year. She is very athletic, biking, running and weight lifting 5 days/ week. My mom just turned 56. My grandma also has bad osteoporosis.
My mom is seeing a hand therapist for her wrist break and one of the first questions that she asked was when she went grey. She said that that going grey in your 30's is an indicator for risk of bone loss (both she and my grandma were significantly grey in their 30's). I've asked several other practitioners and it seems to be a commonly known link.
It makes since to me that these are all digestion/nutrition issues. I have reason to believe that I don't have enough stomach acid (pink pee!) and I have been working to improve it without much luck. I have quite a lot of grey hair at 26, and I want to do what I can to keep my bones strong (and keep the brown hairs that I still have left
). I also want to help my mom keep her bones strong but no one has any advice for her other than to drink more milk (which she has for her whole life!).
She wants to take a calcium supplement (and she is very wary of supplements) but everyone is so adamant that it is important. What should she take and how can she help to make sure that it gets to her bones?
Any other advice or comments on the subject are also appreciated My sister and I are headed down the same road right now and want to do what we can to turn this around!
My mom has now broken 3 bones this year and her bone density scan showed significant bone loss since last year. She is very athletic, biking, running and weight lifting 5 days/ week. My mom just turned 56. My grandma also has bad osteoporosis.
My mom is seeing a hand therapist for her wrist break and one of the first questions that she asked was when she went grey. She said that that going grey in your 30's is an indicator for risk of bone loss (both she and my grandma were significantly grey in their 30's). I've asked several other practitioners and it seems to be a commonly known link.
It makes since to me that these are all digestion/nutrition issues. I have reason to believe that I don't have enough stomach acid (pink pee!) and I have been working to improve it without much luck. I have quite a lot of grey hair at 26, and I want to do what I can to keep my bones strong (and keep the brown hairs that I still have left
). I also want to help my mom keep her bones strong but no one has any advice for her other than to drink more milk (which she has for her whole life!).She wants to take a calcium supplement (and she is very wary of supplements) but everyone is so adamant that it is important. What should she take and how can she help to make sure that it gets to her bones?
Any other advice or comments on the subject are also appreciated
My sister and I are headed down the same road right now and want to do what we can to turn this around!
