ANTI-OSTEOPOROSIS FOODS
1. The word ‘osteoporosis’ means ‘porous bones’.
2. In this condition, the density and quality of bones deteriorate.
3. This causes fractures and a compressed spinal column, which affects posture and causes pain in the
spine and back, and impacts other organs and functions of the body when it worsens.
4. Difficulty in breathing, constipation, anxiety, nervousness, forgetfulness, physical and emotional instability, lower back pain, degenerative arthritis, loss of height, insomnia, bladder and kidney weakness, frequent urination, and dental problems are some conditions that accompany osteoporosis.
5. Bone density can be increased through wholesome nutrition, nature’s herbs, healthful activities and
nurturing home therapies.
6. To counter osteoporosis, eat whole foods high in calcium, Vitamin D, and the trace minerals manganese and boron.
7. Avoid refined food, excess salt, refined sugar, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, antibiotics, and anti-
inflammatory drugs.
8. Exposing 15% of your body – hands, face and arms – to 10 minutes of sunlight daily gives you a good
dose of vitamin D.
Foods high in calcium
1. Leafy vegetables like lettuces, spinach, beets, cabbage
2. Green vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower
3. Grain sources like black beans, urad, black gram, mung, chickpeas, soybeans
4. Others like dairy foods, carrots, oranges, dried figs, raisins
Foods rich in manganese
1. Cereals like oatmeal
2. Fruits and nuts like pineapple, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts
Foods rich in boron
1. Fruits and nuts like oranges, apples, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts
2. Others like soybean and honey.
1. The word ‘osteoporosis’ means ‘porous bones’.
2. In this condition, the density and quality of bones deteriorate.
3. This causes fractures and a compressed spinal column, which affects posture and causes pain in the
spine and back, and impacts other organs and functions of the body when it worsens.
4. Difficulty in breathing, constipation, anxiety, nervousness, forgetfulness, physical and emotional instability, lower back pain, degenerative arthritis, loss of height, insomnia, bladder and kidney weakness, frequent urination, and dental problems are some conditions that accompany osteoporosis.
5. Bone density can be increased through wholesome nutrition, nature’s herbs, healthful activities and
nurturing home therapies.
6. To counter osteoporosis, eat whole foods high in calcium, Vitamin D, and the trace minerals manganese and boron.
7. Avoid refined food, excess salt, refined sugar, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, antibiotics, and anti-
inflammatory drugs.
8. Exposing 15% of your body – hands, face and arms – to 10 minutes of sunlight daily gives you a good
dose of vitamin D.
Foods high in calcium
1. Leafy vegetables like lettuces, spinach, beets, cabbage
2. Green vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower
3. Grain sources like black beans, urad, black gram, mung, chickpeas, soybeans
4. Others like dairy foods, carrots, oranges, dried figs, raisins
Foods rich in manganese
1. Cereals like oatmeal
2. Fruits and nuts like pineapple, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts
Foods rich in boron
1. Fruits and nuts like oranges, apples, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts
2. Others like soybean and honey.