Osteoporosis

[Sally PB]

excessive sugar consumption increases urinary calcium excretion.

I don't eat a lot of sugar. (Honey is a different subject...) I have noticed that when I have a candy bar, I tend to pee a lot the next day. I just assumed it was my body trying to get rid of the sugar, since I don't eat much of it. I never thought about what else might be excreted in the urine.

Interesting...

 

[Sally PB]

this site told me what the numbers on a DEXA scan mean. I'll pay more attention to what the person who does the scan tells me next time I have one. Which I think is later this summer...? I'll ask at my next physical.

 

[saysfaa]

I think honey doesn't cause any of the problems sugar does except, maybe, too much means too many calories if one doesn't move enough to burn them.

 

[saysfaa]

This article says:

Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for resorbing old or damaged bone mass.

Osteoblasts create and deposit new bone mass

Osteocytes are the most common type of bone cell, but their function was unknown until recently; scientists thought they were merely a passive placeholder in the structure of bone.

Now it is known that osteocytes sense mechanical pressure on bones and receive hormonal messages about bone quality.

In response, they produce and release compounds that prompt the development and action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts.

They also release compounds into the bloodstream to send instructions to distant organs

The above is copy pasted from portions of the Save the Bones article linked above then tweaked a bit for readability

 

[Cebarmlds]

This article has some good information on calcium and magnesium.


https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/7-reasons-get-more-magnesium

 

[saysfaa]

Vitamin K does more than help with vitamin D. The linked article explains and gives some foods that provide it.

https://saveourbones.com/vitamin-k2...ood-glucose-levels-and-a-drug-that-blocks-it/

 

[saysfaa]

Did you decide to get it?

I bought it tonight... the $97 complete version.

Dh wasn't sold on the acidify/alkalizing premise or, really, any of the programs parts. He thinks I've probably already found all I need about how to eat, how to exercise, and such. He's equating it to consultants brought in to fix problems at work. He's seen quite a few and usually they tell you what you already know. Usually there remains a problem because, as Dave Ramsey says, it isn't about the math. Sorry for mixing metaphors.

I think that even if dh is right, it is still worth buying it because I can't afford to dink around anymore. I need all the pieces laid out in a coordinated program.

I've made some really, really significant changes in diet and exercise since that last doctor's visit a few weeks ago. But I'm afraid I might undermine the value of these changes by missing pieces..

My upper back and neck ache. As they have nearly all the time for the past few years. I think it is my spine deteriorating. I know the dowagers hump thing (basically, microfractures of tge spine) can happen without much pain. I don't think I can afford to miss even just a piece or two.

 

[Sally PB]

I think that even if dh is right, it is still worth buying it because I can't afford to dink around anymore. I need all the pieces laid out in a coordinated program.

I think that's a good idea. You might learn one thing, make one positive change, and that would be worth it, right there.

I've made some really, really significant changes in diet and exercise since that last doctor's visit a few weeks ago. But I'm afraid I might undermine the value of these changes by missing pieces..

Good for you! Good luck!

 

[Sally PB]

I think I'm due for a dexa bone scan this year. I know I didn't have one last year; not sure about the year before. I've made a few changes since the last scan.

I was trying to take a magnesium supplement, magnesium citrate. It gave me the runs, big time. Well, yeah, magnesium citrate is a laxative! I gave up on it. I read (maybe right here from you) that magnesium glycinate might work better, so I bought that, and it doesn't loosen me up as much.

I started taking a D3 supplement, and my D-level went from barely in the acceptable range to right in the middle.

And hubby and I have both been exercising more. I do more outdoor work in the summer with the garden. Digging, carrying, pulling a cart, lots of walking, and lots of up and down hills.

If I have a scan, I'm going to re-look up what the numbers mean. I've just gone by what the tech says, but I want to know more. Like with my blood work, I want to know the actual numbers. I have the book, "Your Blood Never Lies" about how to interpret all the tests, and it has been very informative.

 

[saysfaa]

...I've made a few changes since the last scan.

I was trying to take a magnesium supplement, magnesium citrate. It gave me the runs, big time. Well, yeah, magnesium citrate is a laxative! I gave up on it. I read (maybe right here from you) that magnesium glycinate might work better, so I bought that, and it doesn't loosen me up as much.

I started taking a D3 supplement, and my D-level went from barely in the acceptable range to right in the middle.

And hubby and I have both been exercising more. I do more outdoor work in the summer with the garden. Digging, carrying, pulling a cart, lots of walking, and lots of up and down hills.

Great!!!

If I have a scan, I'm going to re-look up what the numbers mean. I've just gone by what the tech says, but I want to know more. Like with my blood work, I want to know the actual numbers. I have the book, "Your Blood Never Lies" about how to interpret all the tests, and it has been very informative.

https://saveourbones.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dxa-scans/

It explains the scores and such.

But also some context. The short version from above article and others from the same organization: the scans measure only the density but density is less important than the structure of the bone.

Thank you for sharing the book title, I will read it too.