October’s Theme: Bone Health
Well, it’s been a rather lovely month with some wonderful Autumnal sunny days to enjoy!
I’ve had a lovely month which ended with a 3 day event at Crieff Hydro in the company of Barbara O’Neill, a powerhouse of a woman, sharing her take on healing the body.
She believes, as do I, that the body has the power to heal itself given the right conditions.
As Slow September transitions to chilly October, our theme is changing to a seasonal and rather important topic, our skeleton and bones!
This is a topic we rarely talk about, but we really should as we lose bone mass rapidly once we hit the menopause, and we literally have no way of measuring our bone density, apart from if we break a bone and are over 60, then are referred for a DEXA Scan.
I have become a bit of an expert on bones since I had a DEXA Scan a few months ago which revealed I have Oesteoporosis. As expected I have decided to do everything I can to support my bones; I’ve learned so much useful information that I’ll be sharing.
Our bones are living tissue which can be rebuilt at any age, given the right nutrition and exercise, which is load bearing, impact & resistance training.
Walking, swimming and cycling do nothing to rebuild bones but there are plenty of exercises which do. Balance, posture and strengthening our core are all important too, to prevent falls and support our bones. Check out Dr Belinda Becks on YouTube for the Liftmor study proving that even with severe osteoporosis, with careful supervision, bone density can be increased.
Most folks think that bones are made of calcium alone but there are many minerals which make up bones & we need all of them! We also need vit D and vit K2 to escort the calcium to our bones, so like everything else in the body, it’s a complex scenario involving more than just minerals.
So I have first hand experience with rebuilding bones and will be sharing my own protocol over on the FB group this month. Bone building foods will be featuring highly, tahini, seeds, nuts, leafy greens, prunes and figs, wholegrains, beans and lentils and of course ferments, since gut health is involved in the metabolism of bones!
In good health,
Janice xx
