What You Should Know About Osteoporosis
by: Junji Takano
When you say "osteoporosis", we immediately think
it is caused by lack of calcium. Doctors will recommend you to take more calcium, vitamin D, and sun exposure or
sunbath.
However, the latest findings in various hospitals show that
the majority of osteoporosis patients are not caused by
lack of calcium.
Their bones are complete and absorbing calcium. So what is
wrong with them? CT scan results show no signs of osteoporosis, yet, the
patients easily suffer from bone fractures. What's going on?
Here, we came to know about a new strain of osteoporosis
that was discovered since about two years ago.
The most common type of bone fracture nowadays is "spinal fracture". If spinal fracture occurs,
the risk of death is eight times higher than any other type of bone fractures.
What is the reason that bones are weakening? Why do patients
suffer from broken spine?
It is an important factor to have
bone strength, not just bone density.. Bone collagen connective tissues are
also an important factor to create flexibility.
Many of us didn't realize this at first sight. In the past,
osteoporosis was viewed more on bone strength, and we never hear and realize
about these connective tissues.
To improve bone density, it's
a common knowledge to do regular exercise and have a
higher calcium intake like by eating calcium-rich dried fishes.
But now, we have to think of a new measure to maintain bone
collagen connective tissues to have enough flexibility. From this simple
measure, you may escape from the risk of death caused by fracture of spinal
bones.
To measure or determine strong bone and bone mineral density
are not as easy as what you may think.
Clinically, it has to pass various tests.
Well, what is the major cause that leads to reduction of
bone collagen connective tissues? Do you believe that it is because of high blood sugar?
The major component of bone, which is about one half of its
structure, is calcium, and collagen is the other half. Collagen fibres run
through hundreds of bone materials (calcium), and the bones that we know are
made.
You can imagine that the bone materials (calcium) are
somewhat bonded by collagen and kept with reasonable flexibility. However, when
blood sugar increases, the collagen will be joined as if there is an adhesive
cement around, and the bone will become brittle.
To avoid the increase of blood sugar, exercise is one of the best things to do. Aside from
it, we recommend you to take a balanced diet that
contains vitamin B12 and vitamin B6, and foods such as mackerel, sardines, clams,
folic acid, broccoli, spinach,garland chrysanthemum,
soybeans, and asparagus.
By taking these foods, you can have strong flexible bones.
3 COMMON MYTHS ON OSTEOPOROSIS
1. Myth: Young people should
not worry about osteoporosis.
Wrong. You will not realize
that you have osteoporosis until you have this condition in advanced stages.
That is why it is very important to begin proper nutrition and regular exercise
as early as childhood to promote healthy bones.
2. Myth: Only women get
osteoporosis.
Wrong. Although less common,
men can get osteoporosis, too. 20% of those affected by osteoporosis are men.
3. Myth: Drinking plenty of
milk will help you prevent osteoporosis.
Not entirely true. Even
though drinking milk is a good way to get calcium, it is not the only factor in
preventing osteoporosis. There are others as mentioned in this article.
About the author:
Junji Takano is a Japanese health researcher involved in
investigating the cause of many dreadful diseases. In 1968,
he invented PYRO-ENERGEN, the first electrostatic therapy device for
electro-medicine that effectively eradicates viral diseases, cancer, and diseases
of unknown cause.
